Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Health Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Today's Paper Advertisement Supported by ByJan Hoffman July 24, 2018 Bison and chickpeas. Wild boar and sweet potatoes. Kangaroo and lentils. These are just a few of the spectacularly popular selections of “grain-free” dog food that have deluged the pet food market in recent years. Dense with exotic proteins, teeming with legumes favored by health-conscious humans, they are promoted as delicious as well as nutritious — better for gluten-sensitive bellies, closer to the ancestral, protein-rich diets of the Yorkie’s savage forebears. But earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration announced that it is investigating a link between these diets and a common type of canine heart disease. The condition is dilated cardiomyopathy, or D.C.M., in which the heart weakens and becomes enlarged. Symptoms include fatigue, … [Read more...] about Popular Grain-Free Dog Foods May Be Linked to Heart Disease
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Possible Link Between Grain-Free Dog Food and Heart Disease, F.D.A. Says
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Health Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Advertisement Supported by ByJan Hoffman July 24, 2018 Bison and chickpeas. Wild boar and sweet potatoes. Kangaroo and lentils. These are just a few of the spectacularly popular selections of “grain-free” dog food that have deluged the pet food market in recent years. Dense with exotic proteins, teeming with legumes favored by health-conscious humans, they are promoted as delicious as well as nutritious — better for gluten-sensitive bellies, closer to the ancestral, protein-rich diets of the Yorkie’s savage forebears. But earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration announced that it is investigating a link between these diets and a common type of canine heart disease. The condition is dilated cardiomyopathy, or D.C.M., in which the heart weakens and becomes enlarged. Symptoms include fatigue, difficulty … [Read more...] about Possible Link Between Grain-Free Dog Food and Heart Disease, F.D.A. Says
Blog Public health matters Putting healthier food environments at the heart of planning
Our local surroundings have a large impact on us and we live in an environment that can inadvertently encourage unhealthy behaviours – eating more and exercising less. Factors affecting our choices can include access to active travel and availability of green spaces, as well as the density of fast food outlets. Many of our streets are saturated with fast food outlets, selling food such as chips, burgers, kebabs, fried chicken and pizza. The sheer density of these outlets may make it easier for us to consume too much, too often – and the fact that most outlets have no or limited nutrition information in store can make informed choices difficult. Excess calories are the root cause of the obesity problem While not all fast food is unhealthy, it is typically high in saturated fat, salt and calories. Excess calorie consumption is the root cause of the obesity crisis, with overweight or obese children consuming up to 500 extra calories per day, depending on their age and … [Read more...] about Blog Public health matters Putting healthier food environments at the heart of planning
Anthony Bourdain used food to explore serious issues
Anthony Bourdain, the celebrity chef turned food evangelist who died Friday, had a profound impact on America's food culture. And even before he became a television star, he had displayed a gift for elevating the experience of eating while irreverently knocking down the white-tablecloth pretensions that surrounded fine dining. Bourdain, whose early career was spent working in kitchens across Manhattan, shot to stardom after his memoir, "Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly" became a best-seller. The book stayed at No. 1 on the New York Times best-seller list for nearly a year. Soon after, Bourdain left his post at the helm of Brasserie Les Halles to become a TV ambassador to global eating, and spent the next 15 years producing a series of shows that combined travel and culinary adventure. Bourdain also wrote prolifically, launched a series of travel guides and supported younger chefs through his imprint, Anthony Bourdain Books. "He definitely made … [Read more...] about Anthony Bourdain used food to explore serious issues
Researchers challenge claims that sugar industry shifted blame to fat
In recent years, high-profile claims in the academic literature and popular press have alleged that the sugar industry paid scientists in the 1960s to play down the link between sugar and heart disease and emphasize instead the dangers of dietary fat. In a new article in the journal Science, historians at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the City University of New York challenge those claims through a careful examination of the evidence. The article focuses on the interpretation of documents unearthed in historical archives about sugar industry funding of Harvard nutrition scientists in the 1960s, which some experts have identified as "smoking gun" evidence that the sugar industry successfully meddled in science and "derailed" the course of dietary policy. The claims have come amid a shift in focus in nutrition from fat to sugar, with warnings about the artery-clogging risks of butter and beef taking a backseat to new efforts to tax sugar-sweetened … [Read more...] about Researchers challenge claims that sugar industry shifted blame to fat