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For The Love Of Food
by Darya Rose | Feb 25, 2011
For The Love of Food
Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup.
This week we finally have definitive proof that the Biggest Loser and Dr. Oz are pure evil. It was just a matter of time. Also, a thought provoking piece on food prices, more condemning news for diet soda and a new recipe search tool from Google.
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Links of the week
- Is Food Too Cheap? <<If the price of food actually matched the cost of producing it, our food culture may look very different. (Huffington Post)
- The Biggest Loser destroys participants’ metabolisms. <<I understand why people like this show, I really do. But it’s bad for humanity because it destroys the bodies and minds of people who are just trying to be healthy and happy. Still skeptical? Read this. (Weighty Matters)
- Dr. Oz – so corrupted by fame he even sells himself out <<I can’t believe it, but Dr. Oz beat out Rush Limbaugh’s attack on Michelle Obama’s physique for today’s BS of the week. I haven’t trusted the man behind the curtain since he sold out millions of Amercians on RealAge (plus the dude wears scrubs on tv, isn’t that George Clooney’s job?). And guess what, he even has 2 strikes today. (Weighty Matters/The White Coat Underground)
- Drinking Diet Soda Increases Risk of Vascular Events By 61 Percent << I know, you can’t make this stuff up. (Treehugger)
- Increasing Triglyceride Levels Linked to Greater Stroke Risk <<More evidence that triglycerides, not cholesterol, are most important in heart health. (ScienceDaily)
- Google unveils new recipe search tool <<Google wants to be your go to spot for recipe search. Give it a whirl! (Google)
- Today’s Lab Rats of Obesity: Furry Couch Potatoes <<Fascinating article. Interesting points: monkeys on high fat diet didn’t start getting metabolic syndrome until high-fructose corn syrup was introduced. Also, one of the fattest monkeys was on the American Heart Association’s diet. Oops. (New York Times)
- Markedly Higher Vitamin D Intake Needed to Reduce Cancer Risk <<What I am not yet convinced of is that supplements are the answer. But for now, it seems to be all we have. (ScienceDaily)
- Chinese Fake Organic Grain Certifications…And Worse. <<This is why I never eat anything imported from China, and why I stopped drinking soy milk 2 years ago. (Treehugger)
- Vitamin-boosted black quinoa salad — Salade au quinoa noir vitaminée <<I had a similar flavor combination at my favorite restaurant last week and it was divine. I really want to try this. (La Tartine Gourmande)
What inspired you this week?
Hi Darya- Can you elaborate on why you no longer drink? Is it because of the origin of grains used to make hard liquor? Would you say wines that are made from US grapes are a safer bet? Why or why not?
Thanks and happy friday 🙂
Haha, I drink like a fish. I said I stopped drinking soy milk!
I never knew that about Dr.Oz. I see him in the summers when he is on vacation in Turkey and every TV channel tries to get him on their morning shows for women.
Boy, do the men hate that guy .. messing around with their daily habits by putting ‘ideas’ into women’s heads 🙂
The Google Recipe search is going to be a great tool, thanks. Allrecipes.com is so restrictive.
I like Dr. Oz, but only about half of what he says interests me. I think he’s done a lot to teach mainstream America about healthy food choices. Something as simple as eating whole grains is not well known to the average Joe. Thanks to Oz, people obtain that information.
The diet soda link… Seems to be more correlational than anything else? I don’t see any causal information in that article. Would you agree? Seems like there could be many factors that could contribute?
Also, why no more soy milk? I just stopped doing skim milk in my coffee cause of things I’ve read, now you’re not drinking soy milk? Seems like I change my habits back and forth every few months because of what I read!
Yes, the soda link appears correlational (the study isn’t published yet, so I haven’t read the details), however there are ample studies saying it isn’t beneficial compared to regular soda and evidence is mounting that it is bad in it’s own right. But you’re correct that the link is still circumstantial.
I stopped drinking soy milk because I liked Silk but then they started importing their “organic” beans from China. I couldn’t find another brand I liked enough to switch, so I just gave it up. Plus it is just one more processed product I don’t need. Soy beans are fine, but there’s plenty of evidence that processed soy products are not good for you (except the fermented kind).
HI Great articles,
I especially like the cooments on OZ, the scrubs do not do it for me, nor does his info.
Anyhoo, as a former teacher and shrink check out my site for some tips on overcoming and avoiding childhood obesity at home.
ENJOy the goodness that awaits
Randi