By JULIE SCELFO of the New York Times
Published: December 23, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/24/dining/24chem.html
WEEKS after its own advisory board accused the Food and Drug Administration of failing to adequately consider research about the dangers of bisphenol-A, found in many plastic baby bottles, plastic food containers and metal can linings, the agency has agreed to reconsider the issue.
The F.D.A.’s draft risk assessment [...]
Childhood Obesity: Advertising Is Part of the Problem
From Dr. Mercola at
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/12/13/simple-change-could-reduce-obesity-in-u-s-by-20-percent.aspx
According to a new study, a ban on fast food advertisements in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent. In addition, the study reports that eliminating the tax deductibility of television advertising would also result in a reduction of childhood obesity.
The study’s authors [...]
Nutrition Claims for Many Children’s Foods Are Misleading
Thursday, December 04, 2008 by: David Gutierrez, staff writer of Natural News
http://www.naturalnews.com/025000.html
(NaturalNews) Most of the food products made specifically for children are unhealthy and non-nutritious, even though the majority claim to provide some health benefit, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Calgary, Canada, and published in the journal Obesity Reviews.
The [...]
High Fructose Corn Syrup
It was strange the other night on TV. During a TV program, a commercial came on in which a couple is on a picnic. The woman takes out a popsickle and the man says, “Don’t eat that.” The woman says, “Why?” and the man says, “Because it has high fructose corn syrup.” The woman then [...]
Make no mistake: advertising is propaganda, especially when aimed at children
Statement of CCFC’s Susan Linn on the FTC Report: Marketing Food to Children and Adolescents: A Review of Industry Expenditures, Activities, and Self-Regulation
The Federal Trade Commission’s report paints a frightening picture of American childhood immersed in sophisticated, integrated marketing campaigns for food and beverages. The food industry exploits every technology and technique at its disposal [...]
