Monthly Archives: February 2010

One out of three children in America is now diagnosed as obese. As if this is not enough bad news, it is not the whole story. Kids who develop weight problems at an early age have also many other disadvantages […] Read more »

No matter where you stand politically, sometimes you have to marvel when you see how free markets work. What Morgan Spurlock, the film maker of “Super Size Me,” could not achieve with his anti-fast-food crusade, is happening now: McDonald’s has […] Read more »

As people find themselves strapped for cash, they cut back on discretionary expenses. Particularly eating out at fancy restaurants has been reduced from habitual to occasional to rare event. Eating at home is back big time. Sales of cook books […] Read more »

With health care reform finally behind us, we are going to see many brand new legislative provisions that will affect all our lives in some ways. Not all are equally controversial. One that has received very little attention concerns new […] Read more »

A recently published study by Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital has suggested that the moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages may help especially females to prevent weight gain. According to this research, women who drank regularly some alcohol when they were […] Read more »