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Published: 03/28/11

Drinking Tea Helps Weight Loss, Study Shows

By  not in system - AOL News
Drinking Tea Helps Weight Loss, Study Shows

Forget the latest diet and exercise trends. The secret to burning fat might be as simple as sitting down with a nice cup of tea. Tea contains high levels of compounds that combat the absorption of fat, Japanese scientists have found. These compounds, called theaflavins and thearubigins, stopped weight gain when given to rats on a high-fat diet, the journal Nutrition reported this month. Getty Images A new study shows that tea can help promote weight loss -- but only if you leave out the milk and sugar. There is a catch, though: no milk or sugar in the tea. Proteins in cows' milk ...

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Published: 01/31/11

New Dietary Guidelines Call for Less Salt, Sugar, Solid Fat

By  Lisa Flam - AOL News
New Dietary Guidelines Call for Less Salt, Sugar, Solid Fat

With the new year here and Americans everywhere trying to lose weight, the federal government's new dietary guidelines released today call for cutbacks in salt as well as in calories from added sugar and solid fats like butter. The guidelines, which come out every five years, tell people 51 and older, all blacks and people with hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease to cut their salt intake to 1,500 milligrams, or a little more than half a teaspoon a day. The recommendation for sodium applies to about half the U.S. population; everyone else should be limited to less than ...

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Published: 01/20/11

Wal-Mart Pledges to Put Healthier Food in Grocery Aisles

By  Dave Thier - AOL News
Wal-Mart Pledges to Put Healthier Food in Grocery Aisles

Wal-Mart, the nation's largest retailer and grocery, announced today that it is continuing its push toward healthier food with a five-year program to reduce sodium, fat and sugar content in the chain's in-house brands and to encourage suppliers to do the same. First lady Michelle Obama joined Wal-Mart executives in Washington as part of her ongoing campaign to promote healthy eating. She said the announcement has "the potential to transform the marketplace and help Americans put healthier foods on their tables every single day," according to USA Today. Wal-Mart has been working for a few ...

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Published: 12/10/10

Stinky Feet? Use Tea as Foot Deodorizer

By  Monica Garske - AOL News
Stinky Feet? Use Tea as Foot Deodorizer

(Dec. 10) -- 'Tis the season to curl up with a nice cup of hot tea. You can drink it. Or soak your feet in it. Or use it to disinfect your sweaty yoga mat. The brewed beverage is surprisingly versatile and has many different home uses, says tea expert Diana Rosen, author of "Meditations With Tea" (Citadel). Rosen told AOL News that perhaps the weirdest use for tea is as a soothing foot soak. Getty Images You may think tea is just for drinking, but the beverage has many other weird uses. She said tea -- especially the type with a light scent to it -- acts as a "natural deodorizer." When ...

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Published: 10/27/10

Corn Syrup -- More High Fructose Than We Thought?

By  Dave Thier - AOL News
Corn Syrup -- More High Fructose Than We Thought?

(Oct. 27) -- For years, nutritionists and industry officials alike have considered the merits of high-fructose corn syrup with one key fact in mind: At a chemical level, it has nearly equal levels of fructose and glucose. As it turns out, that may not be true after all. A new study published in the journal Obesity measured the amounts of different types of sugars in 23 kinds of drinks sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup. And they found that several brands contained corn syrup made up of 65 percent fructose, not 55 percent, which has been the commonly cited statistic until now. The ...

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Published: 09/21/10

Are High-Fructose Corn Syrup Concerns Overhyped?

By  Katie Drummond - AOL News
Are High-Fructose Corn Syrup Concerns Overhyped?

(Sept. 21) -- High-fructose corn syrup isn't making Americans fat. Or at least not to a greater extent than the other varieties of sugar we scarf down in increasingly excessive quantities. That's the bottom line from a myriad of food writers and health experts, after the Corn Refiners Association last week encountered widespread media ire over efforts to change the product's name to simply "corn sugar." Even Surge Desk joined the fray, noting that the CRA's name-change master plan was spurred by "negative connotations among American consumers, who have come to associate the ingredient with ...

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Published: 09/22/09

Corn: A Story With More Than One Kernel of Truth

By  Domenica Marchetti - Politics Daily
Corn: A Story With More Than One Kernel of Truth

After my most recent rant -- I mean post -- on cheap food, I received a very nice response from Audrae Erickson, the president of the Corn Refiners Association, seeking to clear up any confusion about government subsidies and corn, and to allay any concerns about the sweet nature of corn sweetener. Ms. Erickson posted a short reply in the comments section of my original post, and then followed up with a more detailed reply in an e-mail. Her message reminded me that there are always (at least) two sides to a story. For instance, among the points she made is this one: "Manufacturers of corn ...

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