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By Bob Condor

As the DHB pointed out in a previous entry, Michael Jacobson and other highly engaged folks at the Center for Science in the Public Interest have been fighting the good (food) fight for three decades.

They always find something new and important to er, put on our plates.

This past week CSPI served up artificial dyes that still remain in many foods, calling the dyes “the secret shame” of both food manufacturers and federal Food and Drug …

By Bob Condor

Spikes in your blood sugar tend to be most associated with diabetes and weight gain. But a 2008 study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition validates previous findings that not controlling blood sugar can lead to short-term memory loss. The higher your blood glucose level, the harder it is to remember facts and names.

It appears the brain is part of the sugar crash (instant energy for a while, then a mind and body freefall) …