#Sugars

An investigative report from Public Eye and the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN): “How Nestlé gets children hooked on sugar in lower-income countries.” Nestlé’s leading baby-food brands, promoted in low- and middle-income countries as healthy and key to supporting young children’s

Fruit juices were not a problem when I was growing up. Ancient history: Juice was so expensive—it was freshly squeezed from several oranges—that we couldn’t afford to drink much of it,  Juice glasses were 6 ounces. This was long before cheap concentrated juice appeared in supermarkets, let alone

The USDA has released its latest data on sugar production and the 20-year downward trend continues. The chart is based on data from the USDA Economic Research Service’s (ERS) Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System, Availability means total amount produced, less exports, plus imports; it is

Hand Cardullo writes in Forbes: 87% Of Sweetened Products Contain Added Sugars Only, Study Finds.    That seemed interesting.  But then I got to the sub-headline: New Georgetown University report cites need for more low- and no-calorie sweeteners. As public health officials clamor to remove added

Halloween is about candy, no?  Here are four thoughts on the topic. I.  From CagleWorld.com II.  From The CandyStore.com. III.  From Consumer Reports: What 100 calories of Halloween candy looks like.    IV.  From my son Charles, who forwarded this, I know not from where: Enjoy the