The Rubber Stamping of the Guidelines

In just a few weeks we will be ready to release the film. I wanted to share an excerpt from an interview we conducted last year with a really fascinating researcher by the name of Adele Hite MPH RD. This interview is included in the special features of the DVD. I thought it was a pretty interesting… [Continue Reading]

Eating a “Normal” diet…

It saddens me how often I hear about diabetics that wish they could eat a “normal” diet. “Normal” compared to what? The Standard American Diet? A huge majority of Americans eat a diet that is completely abnormal and unhealthy. For many the longing for a normal diet, is in fact a longing for the diet… [Continue Reading]

Staggering Statistics Regarding Kids’ Food

A recent study out of PLoS One aimed to quantify the percentage of calories coming from various sources in kids’ diets.And while no doubt dietary recall sucks, the authors looked at calories from, “grocery stores, fast food restaurants, full-service restaurants, school cafeterias, and “other”. The “other” category included foods or beverages from someone else or as a… [Continue Reading]