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Of the dozens of responses to the Memos on MSG, most readers reported the types of symptoms commonly attributed to MSG along with some interesting physical responses. Several people responded that they had always heard to avoid MSG, so they have. I thought one particular comment was interesting: upon looking at the foods that contain […]
I hope you took the time to read the Norwegian Children’s Rights in Sport document; if not, please do, especially the Plan for Development. The focus is on making sure the child is safe and secure no matter their abilities. The goal is for all kids to develop the joy of learning sports by having […]
At the last Winter Olympic Games, which country won more medals than any other? The U.S.? China? Russia? No, it was Norway—a record 39 medals. How does a country with about five million people outperform countries such as Germany with 80 million, Canada with 35 million, or the U.S. with 325 million? As you might […]
In my travels, I stay in a lot of hotels and speak in many venues from convention centers to hotel ballrooms. No matter the season, I can count on there being a team of kids staying in the hotel. I don’t mean professional teams; I mean kids’ teams from baseball and softball, gymnastics, volleyball, and […]
The scientific paper about nutrition education programs from South America was an opinion piece derived from a student’s dissertation defense. It addressed nutrition labels in Brazil: the labels were too focused on the caloric content instead of the ingredient information. The paper gives an example of two foods that have 97 calories but are vastly […]
One of the problems today with public nutrition education programs is that there’s an important element that would prefer it not be done. In fact, food manufacturers are doing all they can to avoid any approach that may impact sales of high-fat, high-sodium, high-sugar, and highly processed food. I get it—they want to sell as […]
I recently read a couple of articles, one from a newspaper and another from a journal, that talked about South American countries and how their governments should deal with the obesity epidemic and how some are approaching this issue. There may be lessons we can use here for us in the U.S. and other parts […]
The question is simple: do we avoid all sugary drinks, including fruit juices? The best I can come up with is to withhold judgment and don’t get excited about it for now. Let’s take a look at what the concerns of the researchers were and then my concerns. Researchers’ Concerns The first is that the […]
In Tuesday’s Memo, I reviewed the methodology of the NutriNet-Santé study in France. As I suggested, it was solid. The sugary drink choices included fruit juices, sodas, sugar-sweetened hot and milk beverages, sports drinks, and energy drinks. In terms of the data collection, I can’t think of anything they could have done better. Turning to […]
Sugar has been in the news with the publishing of the latest results from the NutriNet-Santé study from France. The headlines of press releases suggest that drinking as little as four ounces of a sugary drink, including fruit juice, per day was related to an increased risk of getting cancer. Sugary drinks of all types […]
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