CSPI: Hold the salt
After suing the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to compel the regulation of salt content in foods, the Center for Science in the Public Interest is also urging the agency to mandate that restaurants disclose on their menus the sodium content of every item.
The genes behind picky eaters
Picky eaters can be a pain. But scientists have begun to recognize that genes are to blame for the behavior of some finicky diners.
To truly understand a country’s culture, one need not look much further than the foods people eat and the manner in which they are prepared, served and consumed. As with other countries around the world, food in India is more than just sustenance—it carries a far deeper meaning. Food is also instrumental to rituals and traditions, religious beliefs and the bringing together of the family unit.
Requests for gluten-free menu items are not coming only from those with gluten sensitivities anymore. Americans have gotten it into their heads that a gluten-free diet is a healthier way to eat. As of January, 2013, almost one-third of U.S. adults say they want to cut down or be free of gluten in their diets, according to The NPD Group, which has been tracking the eating habits of Americans since 1976.