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Bleeding Edge Nutrition Research

August 6th, 2009

This post is strictly for the fitness/nutrition geeks.

All sorts of neat-o research studies.

Enjoy

The Nutrient-Rich Foods (NRF) Index is a new, objective, science-based way to measure the total nutritional quality of foods and beverages…link to the research, Nutrient Rich Foods Coalition
Urban Farming? - Will Allen – creator of Growing Power, FoodCycles – Toronto’s Urban Garden
Millions Of U.S. Children Low In Vitamin D – Increased risk of bone and heart disease – all due to sunscreens and a fear of the sun? - link to the research
More Evidence Of Fish Oil’s Heart Health Benefits – There is mounting evidence that omega-3 fatty acids from fish or fish oil supplements not only help prevent cardiovascular diseases in healthy individuals, but also reduce the incidence of cardiac events and mortality in patients with existing heart disease. link to the research
Caloric Restriction reduces the risk of Breast Cancer - link to the research
If you have an overweight child who has overweight friends, you need to read this
Social Stress leads to visceral/belly fat which leads to heart disease - link to the research
Gut hormone CCK has an insulin like effect on blood sugar - link to the research
Traditional Gender Roles aren’t dead yet – Women Eat Less when they Eat with a Man - link to the research
High-fat, High-sugar Foods Alter Brain Receptors - Researchers report that either continuous eating or binge eating a high fat, high sugar diet alters opioid receptor levels in an area of the brain that controls food intake - link to the research

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NYC Food Police: Keeping New Yawkers safe from the evil Big Mac

May 8th, 2008

Newsweek reports that as of this past Monday, New York City’s health department began ticketing restaurants that haven’t complied with the new law requiring them to post calorie counts on their menus.

By the end of Monday, five restaurants had been ticketed. The perpetrators: Dunkin’ Donuts, McDonalds, Popeye’s, Sbarro and TGIFridays.

Lucky for them that the citations were little more than warnings. They carried no fines, because a federal judge had said the city could not impose fines until mid-July. When imposed, the fines will range from $200 to $2,000.

And what about those rebels that refuse to go along with this by-law? While the New York State Restaurant Association has taken the city of New York to court over this issue, the restaurateurs themselves seem to be falling into line.

And just to make sure they do, the form that the city gave to the offending restaurants carried the warning that the health department “expects that the conditions will be addressed promptly.” The form cautioned that “any recurrence of these conditions could result in further action being taken.”

Maybe they should call in McDonaldland’s former Chief of Police, Big Mac.