Tufts University Diet & Nutrition Letter articles from September 1996

Tufts University Diet & Nutrition Letter archives from September 1996

Restaurants ordered to back menu claims. (proof needed for items designated as healthy foods by May 1997 according to ruling by judge)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1996... You're sitting in a restaurant perusing a menu when you come across an entree called "light" lasagna. You ask how many calories and grams of fat it contains, but your server says that information is not available. Sound shady? A federal...

For carpal tunnel syndrome, skip the B6. (high amounts of vitamin not shown to have any effects at relieving symptoms, and may be harmful)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1996... Walk into just about any worksite, and chances are somebody either has or knows someone with carpal tunnel syndrome--that painful tingling in the fingers and wrist that can afflict typists, supermarket cashiers, musicians, meat cutters, or...

'The 5 Day Miracle Diet': a case of smoke and mirrors. (diet book)
September 1, 1996... "I don't like to focus on numbers and weight goals," Adele Puhn told us when we interviewed her about her new best-seller, The 5 Day Miracle Diet (Ballantine Books, New York, $22). But that's exactly what she does throughout the book. Even in...

Bugs in the berry patch? (tracing source of Cyclospora infections)
September 1, 1996... Strawberry growers are in the red. California farmers, who produce 80 percent of the country's strawberry supply, lost some $20 million after public health officials warned consumers in June that several outbreaks of foodborne illness appeared...

"Just do it" isn't enough: change comes in stages. (behavior psychologist James Prochaska)(Interview)
September 1, 1996... The release earlier this summer of the Surgeon General's report entitled Physical Activity and Health certainly was well intended. But its advice was far from ground-breaking. Americans had heard it before in countless other official reports:...

The 6 stages of change. (behavior modification)
September 1, 1996... There are 6 stages of change, according to behavioral psychologist James Prochaska, PhD. You need to know which stage you're in to move forward effectively, because each one requires different strategies. Below is a brief description of the...

Who's minding the food supply? (quiz about the responsibilities of government agencies) (includes addresses for agencies)
September 1, 1996... It's often said that the United States has the safest food supply in the world. But who in government is keeping it that way? See if you can match each item below with the government watchdog organization that oversees it (underneath in blue)....

A new look at fish oil for treating Crohn's disease. (includes information on the disease)(Brief Article)
September 1, 1996... Physicians have long been hopeful that because fish oil is known to decrease inflammation, it might help forestall flare-ups of Crohn's disease--a chronic problem characterized by intermittent episodes of intestinal inflammation. Symptoms...