Why Does ConsumerLab Refuse to Answer Our Questions?
We asked them about their dubious business practices, but we have received nothing but stony silence in return. Help us learn what they may be hiding—Action Alert!
14 Apr
2015
07 Apr
2015
Federal Dietary Guidelines Being Criticized Even by Government Cronies
Yale scientists don’t get it right either! The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC), run jointly by the USDA and Health and Human Services, has been working on releasing its 2015 report about what our diet should look like. This is revised and updated every five years. We covered this recently because the committee finally came around to […]
07 Apr
2015
NY Attorney General—and Now Thirteen Other AGs—Take Their Assault on Supplements to Congress
They seem determined to treat supplements like drugs. Problem is, no one will pay billions for FDA approval, and most of your supplements will disappear from the shelves. Major Action Alert!
07 Apr
2015
Federal Dietary Guidelines Being Criticized Even by Government Cronies
Yale scientists don’t get it right either!
31 Mar
2015
What Will the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Endorse Next? Candy?
The AND seems to be proving its own lack of credibility by endorsing Kraft Singles—and then claiming it’s not actually an endorsement. State-based Action Alerts! Last week, the New York Times reported that Kraft Singles—the individually wrapped slices of “cheese product” popular in school lunches—were the first product to boast the AND’s new “Kids Eat Right” label. The label […]
19 Mar
2015
Daily Show Skewers Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) recently announced that it was partnering with food manufacturers and ascribing the label “Kids Eat Right” to certain foods. The qualifications for obtaining this label- donating to AND.
03 Mar
2015
Will We Allow Big Pharma to Patent and Control Natural Products?
Behind the scenes, the pharmaceutical and biotech industries are trying to change the law—to benefit no one but themselves. Major Action Alert! Big Pharma in general—and biotech in particular—are having trouble coming up with new-to-nature molecules they can successfully patent and turn into blockbuster medicines. They know the healing power of natural substances. But natural substances […]
17 Feb
2015
The Dietetics Monopoly’s Cozy Relationship with Big Food—Now in Australia Too
Conflicts of interest are nothing new for dietetics associations, to the shame of many sincere and dedicated dieticians. An important report from Michele Simon shows massive problems with the Dietitians Association of Australia.
02 Feb
2015
Two Clinical Trials for Fruit Juice? That’s What the FTC Was Demanding!
In breaking news, the DC Appeals Court says that would be unconstitutional. But the rest of the decision in the POM Wonderful case was disappointing.
23 Dec
2014
On Balance, 2014 Has Been a Good Year for Natural Health—Thanks to Your Activism and Support
We couldn’t have done it without you, and the help of other health advocacy organizations. Much more remains to be accomplished in 2015. Nutrition Facts Panel FDA proposed a new 109-page set of rules for revising nutrition and supplement labels. It included a provision that would have banned the word “folate” from supplement labels, even though […]