Who should worry about this? And will consumers learn even less about what they are eating?
Month: January 2011
USDA Wants to Update Nutrition Standards for School Lunches? Great Idea! —Except for the Terrible Nutrition Plans and the Glaring Conflicts of Interest….
And will kids now be given even more genetically modified foods in their school lunches? It may well happen—unless we take action now!
Weight Loss Update: FDA Panel Recommends Making Lap-Band Surgery Available to 12 Million More People
The procedure may help more people shed the pounds. But it will also fill the coffers of surgeons, hospitals, and a global specialty pharmaceutical company.
ANH-USA to File Health Claim for Vitamin D—and It’s All Thanks to You! (Plus a Vitamin D Update)
In addition to this exciting announcement, we have some troubling news to report: more conflicts of interest over the IOM’s vitamin D report, and more evidence from a top Harvard expert that the IOM recommendations fly in the face of good science. What is really going on here?
Survey Results: Supplements, Diet, and Exercise Top the List of “Alternative” Therapies!
Our readers’ Top Ten integrative therapies list shows that we’re not as “alternative” as the mainstream would portray us.
Live Long Live Well
A recent analysis of causes of death and longevity in the U.S. by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was eye-opening. For those born in the U.S. in 2007, their expected age span was 77.9 years. The most recent analysis revealed an unexpected decline; those born in 2008 could expect to live 77.8 years.… Continue reading Live Long Live Well
An Important Update on IV Vitamin C
After our Action Alert on the FDA’s move against intravenous vitamin C, a number of rumors have sprung up. Today we want to sort through the confusion.
GE Alfalfa’s Devastating Environmental Impact Statement—and USDA Still Wants to Deregulate!
The USDA is ready to deregulate GE alfalfa, even though the EIS raises grave concerns. There’s still time to stop it—if we act quickly!
Action Alert—Now the FDA Is Going After Vitamin C!
The FDA has just notified one pharmacy that it will no longer be allowed to manufacture or distribute injectable vitamin C—despite its remarkable power to heal conditions that conventional medicine can’t touch. Please help reverse this outrageous decision!
The “Food Safety” Saga: Our Job Is Just Beginning
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act had more twists and turns than a big-city sewer system. Unexpected passage of the legislation at the very end of the lame duck Congress does not bring the story to a close. The fight goes on.