Vitamins, additives and nutrition BLOG

Research presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology shows how rats respond to sugar binges just like they would respond to morphine, cocaine or nicotine.

“Our findings with lab rats show that intermittent access to sugar can lead to changes in the brain and behavior similar to those caused by drugs of abuse,” said Bart Hoebel, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Princeton University. Read the rest of this entry »

As Obama continues to name his choices for various cabinet positions, one of the most important nominees is still undisclosed: Secretary of Agriculture. As New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof suggests points out in his op-ed piece today, the Secretary of Agriculture should really be called the Secretary of Food. Agricultural policies affect more than farmers. These policies affect all of us and are closely tied to our health care costs, Read the rest of this entry »