Q: How safe is irradiated produce?

I heard that the FDA is going to allow some vegetables to be irradiated in order to kill bacteria. How will this affect the nutritional content of the produce?

Q: Is it more healthful to exercise before you eat or after?

Q: School is starting soon. Is there any hope that school food will ever improve?

The difference between perception and reality can be significant. Take, for example, the diets that so many Americans subject themselves to. Everyone thinks they're doing the right thing by reaching for the products that are "low fat" or "no fat."

But as I've told you for years, in spite of the jihad being waged against it, fat is good for you.

When Michele Obama planted her organic garden, some considered it an act of subterfuge as unpatriotic as supporting Honda instead of Ford. "Fresh foods grown conventionally are wholesome and flavorful yet more economical," wrote the Mid- America CropLife Association. "If Americans were still required to farm to support their family's basic food and fiber needs, would the U.S. have been leaders in the advancement of science, communication, education, medicine, transportation and the arts?"

Good question -- or so thought other food industry honchos who joined in the mud-slinging.

What are we feeding our kids?  It was bad enough to know that many popular children’s foods are loaded with high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), now we find out that the HFCS is contaminated with the toxic metal mercury. 

Q: At my last physical, I had a borderline high LDL cholesterol reading. My doctor wants to put me on a statin drug but I really don't want to go down that path. Are there any alternatives?

The Food Standards agency has issued a statement in response to the outpouring of outrage over its study demonstrating that the nutritional value of organic foods is, on average, equivalent to that of conventional foods.  In defense of the study results, the CEO of the agency says...

Monosodium glutamate (MSG) has long had a prominent spot on the list of dietary no-no's, at least among the health conscious. By definition, MSG is simply processed free glutamic acid combined with sodium to form monosodium glutamate. But it is the glutamic acid component of MSG that is the neurotransmitter that causes nerves to fire, and that is what creates problems for many who consume it.