July 2013

By Betty Murray Mediterranean food is brain food, according to a new study in Spain. The study followed more than 1,000 people over the course of six and a half years and found that participants who ate a Mediterranean diet and supplemented their diets with extra nuts or olive oil performed better on cognitive tests […]

By Betty Murray Hot dogs are among America’s favorite summer foods. They are a staple of America’s pastime, baseball. Every year, Americans consume an estimated 20 billion hot dogs. (That equals 70 hot dogs per year per person!) On Fourth of July alone, Americans consume a collective 150 million hot dogs. That’s a lot of

By Betty Murray “Pink slime,” has found its way to the forefront of discussion about the health of American foods, especially foods served in school cafeterias. Pink slime is low-fat filler used in processed meats. But what exactly is pink slime made of, and should you be concerned? Pink slime is lean, finely-textured beef. It