The Way to a Parent’s Wallet is Through the Kids (CC) Christina Kennedy/Wikipedia Recently, I posted a defense of San Francisco’s new “Happy Meal” ordinance stipulating that any children’s fast food meals that come with … [Read more...]
Proven Health Tips Encyclopedia
27 December, 2010
Proven Health Tips Encyclopedia 242 pages Price: … [Read more...]
Top 10 Kid and Teen-Focused Lab Notes of 2010: School Lunches, Teen Sex and Smoking Toddlers
25 December, 2010
This post features the top 10 kid and teen-focused Lab Notes of 2010. This year, school lunches, teen sex and smoking Indonesian toddlers resonated most with our readers. Check out the full list below: (CC) Flickr/Jeffrey Pott Jamie Oliver’s … [Read more...]
Test-Driving the Dukan Diet, Part 2: The Dukan Diet “Online Slimming Coaching” Program
22 December, 2010
Editor’s note: Continuing from last week, Marissa describes her experiences preparing for the Dukan diet, focusing on the online component of the program. Read future installments in our Diet Guinea Pig archives. Over the weekend, I … [Read more...]
EXCLUSIVE: Patricia Bundchen Denies Gisele Bundchen Dukan Diet Claims to CalorieLab
20 December, 2010
(CC) Flickr/Tiago Chediak Yesterday, we posted an article about the Dukan diet and named Gisele Bundchen, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Szohr and Carole Middleton as some of the diet’s celebrity devotees. This morning, we received an e-mail from … [Read more...]
The Latest Word on the “Sugary Soda Tax” Concept
19 December, 2010
Hint: The Word is Not “Brilliant” (CC) Flickr/Eric Jusino New data have arrived on the subject of taxing sugary soft drinks, and the question of whether that would have a serious impact on the nation’s aggregate weight. The … [Read more...]
Seventeen 500 Health & Fitness Tips: Eat Right, Work Out Smart, and Look Great! (Seventeen Magazine)
18 December, 2010
Seventeen 500 Health & Fitness Tips: Eat Right, Work Out Smart, and Look Great! (Seventeen Magazine) With Seventeen's great workouts and nutrition advice, any girl can get in super shape in time for spring break-without resorting to unsafe or … [Read more...]
Lab Notes: FDA: Avastin Shouldn’t Be Used for Breast Cancer; Safety Risk from Tessalon Liquid Cough Capsules
17 December, 2010
On our Lab Notes page CalorieLab’s editors select and rank the day’s essential health news items in real time. Readers can suggest, vote and comment on items. Below are brief summaries of yesterday’s (December 16, 2010) Lab Notes … [Read more...]
Lab Notes: FDA Taking Another Look at Amalgam Dental Fillings; The Biology of Political Ideology Seen in the Eyes
15 December, 2010
On our Lab Notes page CalorieLab’s editors select and rank the day’s essential health news items in real time. Readers can suggest, vote and comment on items. Below are brief summaries of yesterday’s (December 10, 2010) Lab Notes … [Read more...]