Some Cereal Makers Market The Most Unhealthy Product To Children

A new Yale study says U.S. cereal manufacturers aggressively market the least healthy of its cereals to young children. The worst offenders, according to the study, are Kellog, Quaker and General Mills. The study finds that cereals marketed by these companies to children...

U.S. Warned of Sugar Shortage

Do you have a sweet tooth for chocolate bars, cereals, cookies, gums, sodas, and juices? If so, you better watch out! Several giant foo producers warned the Obama government that the U.S. could be facing a severe sugar shortage unless the import quotas are increased....

Indian Plant Helps Maintain Blood Sugar and Cholesterol Balanced

" The extract of an Indian plant called Gymnema sylvestre helps maintain blood sugar and cholesterol at normal levels. The new extract, OmSanA, is a concentrated form of Om Santal Adivasi (OSA), the active compound found in the G. sylvestre leaf. The extract is offered in...

Sugar Is Back on Food Labels, This Time as a Selling Point

"By KIM SEVERSON Published: March 20, 2009 Sugar, the nutritional pariah that dentists and dietitians have long reviled, is enjoying a second act, dressed up as a natural, healthful ingredient. From the tomato sauce on a Pizza Hut pie called “The Natural,” to the...