Processed Food: Behind the Advert

Yoni Freedhoff does some sterling work here!

https://t.co/NmTjixBFHc

You Are Never Alone

The Gut Bacteria Living Inside You (INFOGRAPHIC) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/10/gut-bacteria-infographic-microorganisms-bugs_n_4576256.html

Fructose: The Bittersweet Sugar

A very interesting discussion on fructose from BBC Radio 4's Inside Health:

• If you believe the headlines fructose is "addictive as cocaine" , a "toxic additive" or a "metabolic danger". So how has a simple sugar in fruit got such a bad name and is there any evidence behind the accusations that it has caused the obesity epidemic? Meanwhile, a new health claim approved by the European Union promoting the benefits of fructose containing foods or drinks, comes into force in the New Year. So where does the truth lie? Dr Mark Porter talks to leading world experts to sift through the evidence.

Treats Making Pet Monkeys Diabetic

I love the bit about the inappropriateness of feeding processed and 'human' foods to the monkeys!

BBC News - Treats making pet monkeys diabetic http://bbc.in/1lh45re

Lakers go 'Real Food'

Nutrition in the NBA:

• ...they avoid sugar, processed foods and unhealthy oils – vegetable, canola, corn and other chemically engineered cocktails. It's more nuanced than that, and Shanahan has sold the Lakers on the science to back it up.
  "She's not pushing supplements on us," Lakers point guard Steve Nash said. "It's all natural foods. There's nothing processed; nothing unnatural. ... Although it is a bit of an extreme diet compared to the traditional diet, what works in its favor as far as a safeguard is that it is a natural diet."

Risky Business

Eat real food!

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/12/22/us/spike-in-harm-to-liver-is-tied-to-dietary-aids.html?partner=rss&emc=rss∣=tw-nytimes&_r=0

A Pioneering Supporter of Real Food

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/12/17/health/a-lifelong-fight-against-trans-fat.html?_r=0