Children are increasingly overweight in many countries around the world. Overweight kids can lead to health problems in childhood, and even more as they age. Fast food is one of the most heavily advertised product categories that targets children. Studies … Continue reading →

I just put in a fence around one section of my garden to keep out turtles; the rest of the garden is protected by a high fence to keep out deer. Those are the primary pests I have to deal … Continue reading →

It is currently popular for consumer pressure groups to condemn modern agricultural, food production and food processing methods (and admittedly the food industry has brought some of this on itself). How easily it has been forgotten that food technology advances, from canning … Continue reading →

  The importance of health insurance was recently pointed out in a recent World Health Organization paper entitled “Management of diabetes and associated cardiovascular risk factors in seven countries: a comparison of data from national health examination surveys“[1] It found … Continue reading →

In general, the food industry understands that the sensory quality of a food or beverage is its most important attribute. The healthfulness of foods tends to increase in importance as people age and also as they must deal with health … Continue reading →