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Entries by Michael F. Jacobson from 06/2009

Hey Waiter! There's a Megacalorie in My Stew!

| Posted 06.11.2009 | Healthy Living
Read More: Healthy Eating, Obesity, Menu Labeling, Nutrition, Cspi, Restaurant Meals, Healthy Living News

The restaurant industry had resisted calorie labeling for years, but the future is clear: consumers, want nutrition information when they're ordering at restaurants.

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Packaged Deceit: How Dietary Supplements and Fortified Foods Fool You

| Posted 06.18.2009 | Healthy Living
Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Bayer, Cancer, Multivitamin, Fortified Foods, Functional Claims, Prostate, Cspi, One a Day, Health, Wellness, Healthy Living News

For years, Bayer has marketed its selenium supplements to men as a way to prevent prostate cancer. But the evidence that selenium prevents prostate cancer is as skimpy as Paris Hilton's bikini.

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