Tufts University Diet & Nutrition Letter articles from July 1991

Tufts University Diet & Nutrition Letter archives from July 1991

How to lose weight without eating less. (benefits of low-fat diet)
July 1, 1991... True or false? The only way to lose weight is to eat bird-sized portions of food. False. Shedding pounds does not have to entail self-deprivation and counting every last calorie day after day, week after week. In short, it does not have to...

Bottled water's image muddied. (General Accounting Office report on lax standards of Food and Drug Administration for industry)
July 1, 1991... Last year it was the Perrier incident. Traces of the toxic chemical benzene accidentally slipped through a filter system and into the French bubbly," prompting a recall of 160 million bottles. This year's source of concern about the safety of...

Don't get burned by tanning pills. (side effects of canthaxanthin, ingredient in pills)
July 1, 1991... A 20-year-old woman appeared at her doctor's office with a reddish-brown tint to her skin and complained of headaches, fatigue, easy bruising, and weight loss. The problem: aplastic anemia, a particularly severe blood disorder that requires...

The breakdown of the family meal. (includes information on food preparation for one) (Special Report)
July 1, 1991... Think June Cleaver, mother of Wally and the Beav in "Leave it to Beaver," and probably the last "person" to come to mind would be Roseanne Conner, mom to Becky, Darlene, and D.J. in the present-day sit-com "Roseanne " But take off June's...

Rigorous testing for food additives. (quiz)
July 1, 1991... It often makes consumers nervous. Reading the ingredients lists on food labels, they feel as if they need a PhD in chemistry to figure out what is being put into their groceries-and then their bodies. Among the biggest concerns? Food...

Kernels of wisdom. (popcorn nutrition)
July 1, 1991... Plain popcorn rates nutritionally as a first-class snack that provides fewer than 20 calories a cup, just a trace of fat, and no sodium whatsoever. It even has a couple of grams of fiber. In other words, for under 100 calories you can eat 5...