The Checkup Archive: Is That Right?
Is that right? La Creme: 100% dairy, 0% shame
I don't have a horse in this race, as I don't see why anyone would dump creamer of any kind into a perfectly good cup of black coffee.
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Jennifer LaRue Huget
| March 4, 2011; 7:00 AM ET |
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Is that right? White bread versus whole wheat -- again
As I wrote in this week's "Eat, Drink and Be Healthy" column, the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010 suggest that we increase our intake of whole grains by allowing those more healthful grains to elbow out the refined grains -- like white bread -- we consume in overabundance. Turns out that notion is hardly a new one.
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Jennifer LaRue Huget
| February 25, 2011; 7:00 AM ET |
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Is that right? Menu calorie labels can curb obesity?
Offering calorie information on fast-food menus is the law of the land now, with the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, which requires fast-food and other chain restaurants to display calorie counts for the foods they sell. The idea, of course, is that people are overeating because they're not aware of how many calories are in a Big Mac, and once they are properly informed they'll choose the salad instead. But does it really work that way?
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Jennifer LaRue Huget
| February 18, 2011; 7:00 AM ET |
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Is that right? Drinking diet soda increases stroke risk?
I don't typically report on research that's not yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal. But the provocative study about diet soda and stroke risk presented this week at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles has generated enough confusion to warrant some attention here.
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Jennifer LaRue Huget
| February 11, 2011; 7:00 AM ET |
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Is that right? The beef over Taco Bell meat
Does Taco Bell's meat filling contain enough beef to be called "beef"? That's the question raised by a California woman who has hired an Alabama law firm to file a class-action lawsuit (this article contains a link to the PDF) against the fast-food company. Her beef: The meat filling the chain uses in its tacos, burritos and other Mexican-inspired fare, she says, doesn't contain a high enough percentage of actual beef to be legally labeled "beef" according to USDA standards.
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Jennifer LaRue Huget
| January 28, 2011; 7:00 AM ET |
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Is that right? McDonald's oatmeal is 'a bowl full of wholesome'?
McDonalds restaurants across the land (not just the limited number involved in last year's launch) are serving Fruit & Maple Oatmeal, not just at breakfast time, but throughout the day. You can order it with or without brown sugar and light cream; I skipped both when I had my first cup of the stuff, this morning after yoga class. I say first cup, because I plan to get it again.
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Jennifer LaRue Huget
| January 21, 2011; 7:00 AM ET |
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