It has happened again: a beverage manufacturer has been hit between the eyes with a spotlight and everyone is talking. This time it is all about Pepsi and their caramel coloring. While this synthetic ingredient is surely no good...
Fish can be a wonderfully healthy and delicious meal when prepared properly. However, not all fish dinners are created equal. Long John Silver's Big Catch meal, for example, is loaded with trans fats and chemicals, which greatly outweigh the...
If you planted nothing else in a container on your back deck this summer but Swiss chard, also known as silverbeet, you would be doing your body a huge favor. This not-so-common vegetable is vitamin-packed and has crisp, green...
The Center for Public Interest (CSPI) has reduced its safety rating of Splenda, a common brand name for the artificial sweetener sucralose, from 'safe' to 'caution.'
This downgrade follows an Italian study which has linked sucralose consumption to an increased...
If you are on a public water line, it is likely that your household water supply is loaded with chlorine. Chlorination has been around for nearly 100 years.
In the early 20th century, it was first used by Great...
If you think that those tasty Pringles stackable chips are made from real potatoes, you need to think again. They are actually a mixture of rice, wheat, corn and potato flakes.
When mixed together with water, this forms a...
Now that the hot weather has arrived, there is nothing quite so refreshing as a cool smoothie. Smoothies are a fabulous way to combine all of your favorite fruits and even veggies for a boost of energy that can...
We have good news and bad news. The bad news is that genetically modified salmon is nearing FDA approval, and seems very close to becoming part of America's food supply. The good news is that a couple of national...
Don't be fooled by the labels - those cartons of so-called '100 percent orange juice' that you buy in the grocery store are usually not simply squeezed oranges and water.
Thanks to the highly complex and loophole-filled labeling laws in...
Anytime you eat outside of your own home or consume food that you have not prepared yourself you are, in fact, taking a health risk. How do we ever know for certain if food is safe or prepared in...
