Two “Hoodia” Supplements Banned in 10 California Counties
Not only did the manufacturer of the supps in question make unsupported claims for Hoodia in its products… it also neglected to include the Hoodia at all! According to a press release from the Santa Cruz County DA’s office: Prosecutors from Santa Cruz, Napa,...
read moreThe Physician’s Committee For Irresponsible Advertising Strikes (Out) Again
I’m about as sympathetic to vegetarians and vegans as it’s possible for a committed omnivore to be – an assessment that I think the vegetarian/vegan athletes I’ve advised over the years would agree with. If folks want to give up meat/animal products for...
read moreMary Elizabeth Williams Speaks for Me
…concerning Paula Deen’s announcement that she has type 2 diabetes. Deen meets the criteria for a perfect storm of risk factors. She turns 65 on Thursday; she admitted last fall she smoked a pack and a half a day. She will also deep fry anything, and I mean...
read moreAcai Scammers Fined $1.5 Million
Last year, I made note of a court order suspending sales of certain acai berry supplement products. The defendants were making over-the-top, unproven weight loss and “detox” claims, offering phony “free trials,” and – of course – adding...
read moreCSPI Claims Food Colorings are Deceptive
And I agree… Tropicana Twister Cherry Berry Blast has no cherry juice. Nor does it have any berry juice. Despite the pictures of cherries and berries on the label, this drink gets much of its dark red color from the controversial dye, Red 40. The Center for Science in the...
read moreDukan’s Dumb Idea
I haven’t written much about the Dukan Diet, primarily because it’s a hybrid of the old Stillman and Atkins diets. In other words, it’s not very original. I imagine it works, just as its predecessors did. I also imagine that it suffers from the same issues...
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