http://nutritionwonderland.com An in-depth guide to the world of nutrition Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:58:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://nutritionwonderland.com/wp-content/themes/nw_theme/images/NW_Logo_v2.0_144x56px.jpghttp://nutritionwonderland.com400156Nutrition Wonderland is an in-depth guide to the world of nutrition. http://nutritionwonderland.com/2010/03/book-review-the-fluoride-deception-by-christopher-bryson-water-fluoridation/ http://nutritionwonderland.com/2010/03/book-review-the-fluoride-deception-by-christopher-bryson-water-fluoridation/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:04:37 +0000 John Serrao http://nutritionwonderland.com/?p=1313 “The Fluoride Deception” by Christopher Bryson. His work paints a picture with enough intrigue to be nominated for an Oscar but remains deftly aware of itself long enough to stay away from hyperbole – most of the time at least. ]]> http://nutritionwonderland.com/2010/03/book-review-the-fluoride-deception-by-christopher-bryson-water-fluoridation/feed/ 0 http://nutritionwonderland.com/2010/02/gmos-does-regulation-ensure-safety/ http://nutritionwonderland.com/2010/02/gmos-does-regulation-ensure-safety/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:21:59 +0000 Christie Wilcox http://nutritionwonderland.com/?p=1276 http://nutritionwonderland.com/2010/02/gmos-does-regulation-ensure-safety/feed/ 6 http://nutritionwonderland.com/2010/02/gmos-frankenfood-or-evolutionary-advance/ http://nutritionwonderland.com/2010/02/gmos-frankenfood-or-evolutionary-advance/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:22:40 +0000 Christie Wilcox http://nutritionwonderland.com/?p=1255 http://nutritionwonderland.com/2010/02/gmos-frankenfood-or-evolutionary-advance/feed/ 1 http://nutritionwonderland.com/2010/01/childhood-obesity-lunch-parents/ http://nutritionwonderland.com/2010/01/childhood-obesity-lunch-parents/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:28:17 +0000 Christie Wilcox http://nutritionwonderland.com/?p=1222 hot topic in health circles, even to the point of being called an epidemic. Experts estimate that 20% of children between the ages of 6 and 17 are overweight, predisposing them to terrible diseases like diabetes and heart disease. Why have the world's children ballooned over the past hundred years? (photo by photomequickbooth from flickr).]]> http://nutritionwonderland.com/2010/01/childhood-obesity-lunch-parents/feed/ 14 http://nutritionwonderland.com/2010/01/california-first-state-to-ban-trans-fats/ http://nutritionwonderland.com/2010/01/california-first-state-to-ban-trans-fats/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:05:39 +0000 Christie Wilcox http://nutritionwonderland.com/?p=1205 ban restaurants from using trans fats in restaurants.]]> http://nutritionwonderland.com/2010/01/california-first-state-to-ban-trans-fats/feed/ 0 http://nutritionwonderland.com/2009/08/plastic-troubles-phthalates-and-plasticizers/ http://nutritionwonderland.com/2009/08/plastic-troubles-phthalates-and-plasticizers/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:43:14 +0000 John Serrao http://nutritionwonderland.com/?p=1017 http://nutritionwonderland.com/2009/08/plastic-troubles-phthalates-and-plasticizers/feed/ 1 http://nutritionwonderland.com/2009/08/major-issue-series-plastic-trouble/ http://nutritionwonderland.com/2009/08/major-issue-series-plastic-trouble/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:33:12 +0000 John Serrao http://nutritionwonderland.com/?p=989 bisphenol a.]]> http://nutritionwonderland.com/2009/08/major-issue-series-plastic-trouble/feed/ 0 http://nutritionwonderland.com/2009/05/sports-drinks-good-or-bad/ http://nutritionwonderland.com/2009/05/sports-drinks-good-or-bad/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 17:30:18 +0000 Christie Wilcox http://nutritionwonderland.com/?p=585 http://nutritionwonderland.com/2009/05/sports-drinks-good-or-bad/feed/ 4 http://nutritionwonderland.com/2009/03/cuba-heartdisease-policosanol/ http://nutritionwonderland.com/2009/03/cuba-heartdisease-policosanol/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:00:09 +0000 John Serrao http://nutritionwonderland.com/?p=321 Cuban Institute for Research on Sugar Cane Derivatives (ICIDCA) was formed and began studying - as you might imagine from the name - products that could be derived from sugar cane. They found one compound - called policosanol - that showed promise. This is that compound's story.]]> http://nutritionwonderland.com/2009/03/cuba-heartdisease-policosanol/feed/ 6 http://nutritionwonderland.com/2009/02/stevia-controversy/ http://nutritionwonderland.com/2009/02/stevia-controversy/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:25:30 +0000 John Serrao http://nutritionwonderland.com/?p=250 we covered the history of saccharin (another artificial sweetener) and the science behind rebiana, the latest sweetener in both Truvia and PureVia. Now, in our final view of Truvia and PureVia we take a look at the political history of stevia - the base of rebiana, opinions of some of the major players in this debate and offer our final views on the subject.]]> http://nutritionwonderland.com/2009/02/stevia-controversy/feed/ 87 http://nutritionwonderland.com/2009/02/truvia-purevia-past-future/ http://nutritionwonderland.com/2009/02/truvia-purevia-past-future/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:42:54 +0000 John Serrao http://nutritionwonderland.com/?p=152 Truvia and PureVia that are being released into the American food supply in the first half of 2009. They are derivative of a naturally sweet plant called Stevia, which has been used around the world for quite some time now to sweeten drinks and native dishes. But before we dig deeply into the science around the new Stevia-based sweeteners, we think it would instructive to learn the history of synthetic sweeteners in America - as the past is usually the best predictor of the future.]]> http://nutritionwonderland.com/2009/02/truvia-purevia-past-future/feed/ 11