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24 Jul 2010 17:54

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Biz: Is Coca-Cola’s Vitaminwater really all that good for you?

  • NO in fact, it’s just non-carbonated sugar water source
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05 Sep 2009 00:45

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Biz: The new definition of healthy food is perhaps a bit too broad

  • These are horrible choices … It’s a blatant failure of this system and it makes it, I’m afraid, not credible.
  • Harvard School of Public Health Nutrition Department Chair Walter C. Willett • On the food industry’s “Smart Choices Program,” which allows marketing to go on healthy food. Problem is, the healthy food includes such good-for-you staples as mayonnaise, Fudgesicle bars, Cocoa Krispies and Froot Loops. In the case of Froot Loops, the food meets the guidelines for fiber and Vitamins A and C, but doesn’t exceed the guidelines for fat, sodium and sugar. Even so, a box of Froot Loops is made up of 41% sugar. • source
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13 May 2009 23:34

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Biz, U.S.: Cheerios’ health claims are a little too blatant for the FDA

Cheerios claimed in too big of type it was heart-healthy for the FDA’s liking. General Mills says the claims of healthiness are accurate. source
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