China, Food and Fireworks

Every day, the world (at least as defined by health) gets smaller, doesn’t it? Take the straight trade line between China and the U.S. Let’s look at just two exports. The first accounts for a startling 75% of all sales in its category worldwide, with peak usage timed to celebrations around the world. What is […]

Taking Control of Your Salt Intake

This week’s Health Politics program is about taking control of your salt intake. But that doesn’t just mean removing the saltshaker from your dinner table. Only 15% of the average person’s salt intake comes from the saltshaker. 10% occurs naturally in foods, and a whopping 75% is put into our daily diets by the food […]

Puck Weighs In on the Food Wars

Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck has decided he can’t sit on the sideline of the “Food Wars” any longer. The owner of 3 food enterprises — that “fed more than 10 million in 2006” — is throwing his weight behind fundamental reforms in food production. He believes that “food conscience” and “food quality” go hand-in-hand. Harnessing […]

« go back