Center for Science in the Public Interest

Mind-Boggling Nutrition Guidance? You Betcha'!

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Processed Food, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Healthy Living Health News, Katz, Onqi, Nutrition Profiling, National Consumers League, Supermarkets, Nuval, Diet, Kelly Brownell, Grocery Manufacturers Association, Groceries, Nutrition Guidance, Fmi, Nutrition, Dr. David Katz, Consumers, Food Industry, Nutrients, Public Health, Healthy Living News
David Katz, M.D.

The National Consumers League, claiming to represent consumers' interests, issued a press release this week announcing they had submitted a complaint to the FDA, asking the agency to banish NuVal from the nation's supermarkets.

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The One Gold Medal We Don't Want to Win: U.S. Leads the Way in Breeding Antibiotic-Resistant Disease

Andrew Gunther | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotics, Norway, E. Coli, Pink Slime, Lftb, World Health Organization, Olympics, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Natural Resources Defense Council, Union of Concerned Scientists, Public Citizen, Fda, Food Animal Concerns Trust, Growth Promoters, Food News
Andrew Gunther

We use more antibiotics per kilogram of meat produced than any other nation in the world -- and we use 12 times as much as the country using the least, Norway.

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Trans Fat: Hiding In Plain Sight

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: American Heart Association, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Trans Fat, Trans Fats, Trans Fat Ban, Fda, Food and Drug Administration, Cspi, Slidepollajax, Trans Fats Foods, Trans Fats Food, Bad Fats, Trans Saturated Fats, Diet and Nutrition, Healthy New Year, Saturated Fats, Healthy Living News
Michael F. Jacobson

The Center for Science in the Public Interest has asked the Food and Drug Administration to get rid of partially hydrogenated oil altogether. In the meantime, avoid products like these.

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Do We Need An Official "Food Day"?

The Huffington Post | Sarah H. Lee | Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Michelle Obama, Halloween, Family Dinner Download, Family Dinner Table Talk, Nyc Health, Breastfeeding, Dinner Download, Food Day 2011, Food Day, Parents News

This week's Family Dinner Table Talk, from HuffPost and The Family Dinner book: Yes, we all know it's Halloween -- a weekend of costumes, fake spid...

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PHOTOS: The First Annual Food Day

Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, October 24, Food Day October 24, Terrific 10, Food Day Goals, Food Day, Terrible 10, Food News

In preparation for the first annual Food Day, created by the Center For Science In The Public Interest (CSPI), HuffPost Food showcased the "Terrible 1...

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Celebrating Nutrition on America's "Food Day"

Danielle Nierenberg | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, High Blood Pressure Prevention, Healthy Diet, U.S. Food Day, Affordable Food, Sustainable Farming, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity, Food News
Danielle Nierenberg

Promoting safe, healthy and affordable food is only one aim of Food Day. The organizers also want to support sustainable, humane farming, and fair trading conditions.

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Senate Votes To Save Potatoes In Schools

AP | By MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Education News, Center for Science in the Public Interest, School Lunches, Potatoes in School, Childhood Nutrition, Starchy Foods, School Breakfasts, Susan Collins, Ucla Center for Human Nutrition, School Lunch Funding, Potatoes, Health, Nutrition, US Senate, School Lunch Potatoes, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, Usda, US Department of Agriculture, Video, Education News

WASHINGTON -- The Senate threw its support behind the potato Tuesday, voting to block an Obama administration proposal to limit the vegetable on schoo...

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The 10 Best Aspects Of America's Food Scene

Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Terrible Ten, Food Day October 24, Terrific Ten, Terrible 10, Terrific 10, Food Day, America's Food Scene, Cspi, Food News

On Friday, we brought you the "Terrible 10," which comprised the worst aspects of America's food scene. For today, we decided to brighten up your Mo...

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Meatless Monday: Food Day October 24 -- Countdown To Eating Real

Ellen Kanner | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Arlo Guthrie, Michael Pollan, Morgan Spurlock, Pasta, Ellie Krieger, Alice Waters, Slow Food USA, Earth Day, Alice's Restaurant, Lentils, Food Day, Kale, Green News
Ellen Kanner

You can help meet every one of Food Day's goals with one single choice -- eat less meat. Jobs, health, education, the environment and ethics all converge at the end of our forks.

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The 10 Worst Aspects Of America's Food Scene

Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Food Day October 24, Terrible Ten, Food Day, America's Food Scene, Cspi, Terrible 10, Food News

The first annual Food Day is October 24; it aims to bring Americans from all walks of life together to "push for healthy, affordable food produced in ...

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Why You're Eating More Calories Than You Think

Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Serving Sizes, Ice Cream, Pam, Fda, Coffee-Mate, Canned Soup, Serving Size, Food News

When using PAM cooking spray, do you only spray it for a fraction of a second? According to the nutrition label, that fraction of second has zero calo...

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The 'Dishonorees' Of The 2011 Xtreme Eating Awards

Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Xtreme Eating, Calories, Xtreme Eating 2011, Fatty Foods, Extreme Eating, Chain Restaurants, 2011 Xtreme Eating Awards, Xtreme Eating Awards 2011, Food News

The Center for Science in the Public Interest has released this year's "winners" of the Xtreme Eating Awards. [pdf] The awards dishonor fatty and calo...

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Curb Your Extremism, Restaurants

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Healthy Living Body, Calories, Nutrition, Chain Restaurants, Denny's Fried Cheese Melt, Xtreme Eating Awards, Denny's, Cspi, Calorie Counts, Healthy Living News
Michael F. Jacobson

"Everything in moderation" is usually used to justify serving (or consuming) one of those bad foods. But there is nothing moderate about most of the choices at sit-down restaurants like Applebee's, The Cheesecake Factory and Denny's.

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Coke Turns 125: Why I'm Not Celebrating

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 07.05.2011

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Coca-Cola, Coca Cola Anniversary, Coca-Cola Anniversary, Coke Anniversary, Nutrition, Weight Loss, Coca Cola, Coke, Child Obesity, Cspi, Home News
Michael F. Jacobson

Today, "liquid candy" -- non-diet carbonated soft drinks -- is the single largest source of American calories, providing about 7 percent of calories

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McDonald's: Endangering Americans For 56 Years

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 06.15.2011

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Tax Day, McDonald's, French Fries, Obesity, Fast Food Health, McDonald's Nutrition, McDonalds Nutrition, McDonalds Obesity, McDonald's Obesity, April 15, McDonalds Anniversary, McDonald's Anniversary, Mcdonalds, Fast Food Nutrition, Big Mac, Ray Kroc, Happy Meal, Home News
Michael F. Jacobson

In the 56 April 15ths that have passed by since Ray Kroc's dream became a reality, McDonald's has coarsened our palates, expanded our waistlines, clogged our arteries, and brainwashed our children with toy-based marketing.

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I'm With Stupid: Bad Parents Unhappy About Happy Meals

Todd Hartley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Grimace, Hamburglar, California, Mayor Mccheese, McDonald's, Lawsuits, Ronald McDonald, Happy Meals, Cheeseburgers, Comedy News
Todd Hartley

I am, admittedly, not the best parent in the world. Oh, I try, but I'm lazy and not very bright, so sometimes things don't work out exactly as planned...

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The Next Big Thing For Food Labels

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Labels on Food, Reading Labels, Reading Food Labels, Nutritional Food Labels, Nutritional Labels, Labels for Food, Fda, Cspi, Home News
Michael F. Jacobson

The food industry wants to come up with its own front-of-package labeling system before the Food and Drug Administration comes up with one for them.

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Ben & Jerry's No Longer Fudging the Truth

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Food Labeling, Ben & Jerry's, Cspi, All Natural, Health, Ben and Jerry's, Ice Cream, Healthy Living News
Michael F. Jacobson

The FDA should devise a reasonable definition for which ingredients can be called "natural." It won't make your Phish Food any better for you, but it'd make the supermarket a more honest place.

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Say It Ain't So: Ben & Jerry's To Stop Calling Its Ice Cream 'All Natural'

Wallet Pop | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Unilever, Ben & Jerry's All Natural, All Natural, Vermont, Ben Jerrys, Ben & Jerry's, Cspi, Food Labels, Food Labeling, Food News

Ben & Jerry's, once a small Vermont dairy operation known for its all natural ingredients, is stripping the claim "all natural" from its packaging und...

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In The Public Interest : Food Safety Delays Make Us Sick

Elizabeth Hitchcock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Food Recall, In the Public Interest, Consumer Federation of America, Wright Egg Farms, Hillandale Farms, Public Health, Harry Reid, Food Safety, Salmonella, U.S. PIRG, Food Safety Modernization Act, Fda, E. Coli, Politics News
Elizabeth Hitchcock

Last week, I met an extraordinary eighth grader from Henderson, Nevada. Rylee Gustafson may be only 13 years old, but she got excused from school to...

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College Graduates Drink More, Poll Finds

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, College Graduates Drink More, Binge Drinking, David W. Oxtoby, Gallup, J. Patrick O'Brien, Drinking Rate, College Graduates, College News

According to a recent poll, college graduates drink more than those with a high school degree or less. Gallup.com reports that 67 percent of people...

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Why We Need to Limit Salt in Packaged Foods

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Salt, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Sodium, Health, Restaurants, Institute of Medicine, Hypertension, Cspi, Healthy Living News
Michael F. Jacobson

Cutting sodium levels in packaged and restaurant foods in half is predicted to save 100,000 lives and tens of billions of dollars in health-care expenses each year.

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Consumer Group Threatens To Sue McDonald's For 'Unfairly And Deceptively' Marketing Happy Meals To Children

AP | MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Are the toys in your child's Happy Meal making him fat? The Center for Science in the Public Interest says they are. The Washingto...

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9 Most Misleading Food Labels (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Travis Walter Donovan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Organic Food, Natural, Food Politics, Green, Slidepollajax, Food, Misleading Food Labels, Green Living, Natural Foods, Whole Grains, Cspi, Food Labels, Green News

We believe in helping consumers make good choices about what they are eating, for themselves and the environment. Unfortunately, many food companies u...

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A Soda Tax Is a Good Policy to Reduce Obesity in the United States

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Soda Tax, Governor David Paterson, Obesity, Cspi, Soda, Health Obesity, Health, Health Diabetes, Diabetes Soda, Healthy Living News
Michael F. Jacobson

Though Paterson's proposed penny-per-ounce tax would be the highest tax yet on soda pop, the taxes themselves are nothing new. In fact, the state of New York has had a sales tax on soft drinks since 1965.

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