6 Food tricks you’re falling for today

US News & World Report, 2/13/15 This article address myths of the food advice – including ‘carbohydrates make you fat’ and ‘mutigrain is rich in whole grains.’ Unfortunately, refined carbs/white bread, doughnuts and pasta continue to be in the crosshairs of avoidance.

5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Gluten

Health, 2/5/15 A recent poll found that nearly 30% of U.S. adults say they’re trying to go gluten free, and Googling the term generates more than 95 million results. If you’re on the gluten free bandwagon, either because you must avoid gluten due to celiac disease, or because you think you may be gluten intolerant, here are […]

Is fat the sixth basic taste?

Food Navigator, 2/6/15 Should fat be recognized as one of our basic tastes, alongside sweet, sour, salty, bitter and umami? A new paper in the journal Flavour reviews the evidence.

Experts skeptical of so-called “natural” sweeteners

The Bulletin, 2/5/15 Nutrition experts agree that choosing a sweetener is a confusing task. Given all the different sources of information on the subject — many of them conflicting — it’s sometimes hard to know who to trust, especially with marketers throwing around words like “natural” and featuring leaves on their packaging.

Innovation opens new doors for oatmeal category

Food Business News, 2/3/15 A recent study from researchers at Harvard University found that individuals consuming at least 33 grams of whole grains a day cut their risk of premature death by 9% compared with those who barely ate any whole grains. This finding was positive news for the hot cereal industry, where 33 grams […]

Researchers Say When You Eat Each Day May Be Crucial to Weight Loss

The Wall Street Journal, 2/2/15 Most diet advice focuses on calories and nutrients, but new research suggests that when you eat may be just as important. That’s one conclusion of a new study by Dr. Satchidananda Panda, an associate professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, in La Jolla, Calif. Mice that were forced […]

President Obama Proposes Stand-Alone Food Safety Agency

The Daily Meal, 2/3/15 As part of his new 2016 budget proposal, President Obama has presented a plan to consolidate the food safety inspection duties that are currently split between the FDA and the USDA into an entirely new agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, according to Reuters.