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Controversial yes. Effective no. Believe it or not this is actual advertising for a gastric bypass surgery center. Equating obesity with suicide bombers is not only in poor taste, but bad business. If you thought this was bad, it only gets worse. [Read more →]

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Pepsi announced that they were going to launch a Diet version of their flagship sports drink Gatorade “for athletes when they are not breaking a sweat.” Although a diet version of a the competing sports drink Powerade did not fare well, Pepsi states that they created Diet Gatorade in response to consumer demand. [Read more →]

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Krispy Kreme launched a “whole wheat donut” earlier this year. Incredibly it is being pitched by the company as an “alternative for health conscious consumers with the benefits of 100% whole wheat and only 180 calories.” Hmmm… Seems like they forgot to mention that their “healthier” donut also comes packed with 3.5 grams of transfats and 10 grams of refined sugar.

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A large systemic review to be published in the American Journal of Public Health , links soft drink consumption with greater calorie consumption and body weight. The review concludes “recommendations to reduce population soft drink consumption are strongly supported by the available science.” [Read more →]

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Teens attempting to lose weight are more likely to skip breakfast and binge eat, which may explain why these teens are also more likely to gain weight according to a new study from the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Most teens choose short-term dieting strategies, such as fasting, smoking, and skipping meals over more effective long-term strategies, such as greater veggie and fruit consumption along with more exercise. [Read more →]

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Do you really want to know that the Wendy’s chicken club sandwich you just ate weighs in at 650 calories, and that you just washed it down with another 430 calories from a medium chocolate frosty?

Apparently this is “too much information” for Wendy’s, White Castle and Quiznos which have decided to pull down all nutritional and calorie information from their stores and websites serving the NYC area. This is in reaction to NYC Dept of Health’s new calorie-disclosure regulation, to take effect July 1, which requires restaurants, serving standard portion sizes, to post calorie-counts on menu boards. [Read more →]

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