July 1, 2009
Written by: Dick Hanneman
"Healthy Choice" marketer ConAgra Foods announced publication today of a new study in the American Journal of Health Promotion that shows how unbalanced has been the debate on salt reduction. Using data from the National Center for Health Statistics, National Academy of...
June 26, 2009
Written by: Dick Hanneman
Today, the US House of Representatives will vote on a "cap-and-trade" climate change bill embodying the mindset of Al Gore's "inconvenient truth" argument. Thus, today's Wall Street Journal editorial, a last-gasp attempt to deflect the Democrat's legislative steamroller on Capitol Hill,...
June 23, 2009
Written by: Morton Satin
Canada is currently in the midst of a national initiative aimed at reducing the sodium content of the diets of Canadians. It has appointed a Multi-stakeholder Working Group on Dietary Sodium Reduction (Sodium Working Group) to oversee this process....
June 20, 2009
Written by: Dick Hanneman
Everyone knows prevention is better than remediation. That's true of removing snow and ice from roadways, preventing mineral deposits on hot water appliances or avoiding personal accident or injury. In health, that translates to preventing disease or treating the afflicted....
June 19, 2009
Written by: Dick Hanneman
Being pro-environment is good politics. And lessening man's "footprint" is a major policy objective. Some companies are playing the angles to capitalize on environment-related business opportunities, some with subsidies, some hoping for help from highly-placed friends. Whether it's getting subsidies...
