Even Cooked Sausages Can Harbor Salmonella
Salmonella bacteria are found in a significant proportion of cheap sausages and might not be killed even if the links seem fully cooked, British researchers warned on Tuesday.
( BY STEPHEN PINCOCK, Reuters, 09/10/2002 11:02 AM PDT)

Boiling down the new food, exercise advice
Having trouble digesting the government's new 936-page primer on how to eat right to stay healthy? Here's the short version: Eat more fiber - in the form of whole-grain cereals and breads, fresh fruits, vegetables and beans - and you've grasped the essence of what it intends, says Katherine Tallmadge, a Washington-based nutrition counselor and spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association.
( By Maria Gallagher and Art Carey, Inquirer Staff Writers, 09/09/2002 06:51 AM PDT)

Diet report calls for more exercise
People who want to stay healthy need to exercise for at least an hour a day - double the previous workout recommendation - according to new dietary guidelines on fat, protein and carbohydrate intake.
( RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, Associated Press Writer, 09/06/2002 06:40 AM PDT)

Starchy Diet Linked to Pancreatic Cancer--Study
A diet high in white bread, white rice and potatoes puts women at much higher risk of pancreatic cancer--especially if they are overweight and do not exercise much, researchers reported on Tuesday.
( BY MAGGIE FOX, Reuters, 09/04/2002 07:25 AM PDT)

McDonald's to use new oil to reduce trans fatty acids
McDonald's plans to use a new cooking oil for french fries and other fried foods that it says will do less damage to your diet.
( LIZ AUSTIN, Associated Press Writer, 09/03/2002 11:24 AM PDT)

Summit debates modified food, famine
The debate is no longer academic. Genetically modified foods mean life or death for millions of starving Africans.
( By JOSEPH B. VERRENGIA, Associated Press, 09/03/2002 06:33 AM PDT)

Art Carey | An iron man rues America's softness
Bodybuilders are artists whose medium is perishable. They are sculptors who work in flesh. Their goal is to achieve an exaggerated ideal. It is ever elusive not only because more is never enough (whether it be muscle, veins or cuts), but also because the body - the raw material of their art - is decaying even as it is growing.
( By Art Carey, Inquirer Columnist, 09/03/2002 06:42 AM PDT)

The Politics Behind an Overweight America: Talking with Dr. Marion Nestle
There are many theories about how to thin down a fattening America. Dr. Marion Nestle, Chair of the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at New York University, has some pretty dull advice for us on this count: Eat less, and eat well. Though it sounds simple, and even smug, Nestle acknowledges just how hard it can be to follow this advice.
( 08/28/2002 09:07 AM PDT)

Bulk of kids' liquid intake is high-cal sodas, juices
More than half of the average American child's daily liquid intake now comes in the form of sugary sodas, juices and high-calorie drinks, researchers report.
( Reuters, 08/28/2002 07:20 AM PDT)