Snacks (page 22)

Two researchers in the areas of obesity and psychology have a new recommendation for slimming Americans down: reduce the variety of food choices that are available in this country. Researchers…

A story in USA Today argues that today's behavior-oriented health problems can only be solved by creating "change on several levels - the individual, family, community, and society." On the societal level, Kelly Brownell (our favorite fat-tax advocate) tells USA Today that the best way to combat obesity is with regulation on food ads, along with government taxes and subsidies encouraging healthier foods. "Even taking soda machines out of schools," he says, is necessary to combat our "toxic food environment."

Prompted by a study showing that Hawaii’s teens are twice as obese as the national average, a conference on “Childhood Obesity in Hawaii” was held last week in Honolulu.

The Washington Post’s Health Magazine took a good look at something called the “glycemic index” yesterday. The World Health Organization has made recent news by insisting that a food’s…

Will eating too much fat slow your mental development? Should the government levy special taxes on fatty foods? Despite the lack of any evidence that a low-fat diet can help…

Apparently, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel thinks that it's a swell idea to let the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) tell you what to eat and drink when you're eating out. Before you let the nannies do your thinking for you, learn the truth about CSPI from www.cspiSCAM.com.

Valentine’s Day and Easter Sunday will never be the same, if the nannies can help it. The folks at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) have…

The Columbus Dispatch places the blame for growing obesity rates on restaurant portion sizes. We agree with restaurant owner Peter Danis: "I don't believe that restaurants in general are a cause of an unhealthy diet or of people being overweight. People have to be smarter about how they can eat."

Neal Barnard, president of the animal rights group Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, says, “There are things I would like to eat. I would love to go back to my…

“If the Agriculture Department can tell us what can be served in schools, how long will it be before they decide what can be sold in supermarkets?,” asks Washington Times…