American Diet

Why It's So Hard Not To Be Fat

Christina Pirello | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living


Christina Pirello

Fat, sugar and salt; the triple threat to our waistlines... and health. Mere decades ago, the food industry made a conscious choice to seduce the Amer...

Jane Brody, Wrong on Nutrition

Dr. Jonny Bowden | Posted 04.03.2009 | Style


Dr. Jonny Bowden

I have a love / hate relationship with the New York Times. On the one hand, there's David Brooks and Gail Collins. On the other hand, there's Jane ...

New York Health Chief Wages War Against Hidden Salt

NYTimes.com | Kim Severson | Posted 02.28.2009 | Living


When the food company executives had finished lunch, Dr. Frieden made his pitch: Over the next five years, identify the foods that are contributing th...

Healthy Reading

Hillary Newman | Posted 01.14.2009 | Entertainment


Hillary Newman

Just finished The China Study by T. Colin Campbell and Thomas M. Campbell. I was originally turned on to the book by Michael Besancon, VP of Whole Fo...