Food Information - July 24, 2008

Study: Lying Can Keep The Weight Off

August 2, 2005 - Topics study, diet, obesity, child and food
Doctors are trying every angle to win the war on obesity, but a new study out of University of California at Irvine is going to leave many wondering just who to believe when giving advice on dieting.

A team led by psychologist Elizabeth Loftus is trying a new method to lose the bulge 1 in 3 Americans are carrying around their waist: Lying

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FDA Orders Recall Of Child Medicine

August 2, 2005 - Topics fda, medicine, child, food and cough
Perrigo Co. says it is voluntarily recalling four types of liquid pain, cough and cold drops packaged with syringes that could prove inaccurate when measuring doses for children.

The company declares the recall will cost about $2 million

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FDA Recalls Perrigo Co. Infant Oral Meds

August 2, 2005 - Topics fda, infant, food, cough and child
A recall of infants' oral drops made by the Perrigo Co. has been announced by The Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

In a news release Monday, the FDA said the drops come with a syringe that could make it confusing for parents to give their children the proper dose, leading to overdose

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Dieters Respond To Power Of Suggestion

August 1, 2005 - Topics diet, child, chocolate, research and study
Researchers are using the power of suggestion to help people stay away from fatty foods.

A new study found that people could recall a false memory of becoming sick from eating strawberry ice cream as children, and later avoid the food

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Sesame Allergy Cases Increase

July 29, 2005 - Topics allergy, asthma, allergies, europe and australia
Researchers at Michigan State University find reports of sesame allergies growing significantly since the first case was reported in 1950.

Despite its popularity, scientists say research and public awareness on sesame allergy are very limited

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