Nutrition Labels Are a Bad Joke, Designed to Mislead, Not to Inform

'There’s been a great deal of focus on nutrition labels lately. In the EU, the question was whether to have the “more complicated” type or ones that look like traffic lights with stop and go symbols, supposedly designed to be easier for the public to understand. And now, McDonald’s has gotten into the act by providing nutrition information about their products.

All of this misses the real issue. Foods are made of ingredients, some natural and some chemical, and those ingredients come from different sources. What we need to know is what’s actually in our foods, not some governmental pseudo-health or public relations agency’s take on it.

There are many ways to look at nutrition, but what could be more important than what’s in the foods we buy, where it comes from, and how it’s grown?'


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The Early Show: Should the government subsidize junk food?

'With rates of obesity, diabetes, and nearly every other major health problem rising each year, why has the United States decided to heavily subsidize junk food? Farmers around the country choosing to grow healthy crops like chard, broccoli, and spinach simply do not have the government funding that those growing massive amounts of corn and soy beans (of which above 90% of each are genetically modified) do. Does the U.S. government really think that fruits and vegetables are not as important as grains which are used mostly for processing harmful food items? It may be time for a policy change.'

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Food Industry Is Now Calling Junk Food 'Healthy' - Why Could That Be?

'Smart is the new cool thing. There's a smart car, cities now tout smart growth, and you can buy a smart refrigerator. Now comes another breakthrough: Even your breakfast cereal has gotten smart.

At least that's what we consumers are being told by a group of major food corporations that are hoping to cash-in on the growing public concern about nutrition. Your concern is their concern, they say, so these eager-to-serve marketers have launched a snappy food labeling campaign to guide your nutritional choices. They've designated hundreds of their food products as being not just tasty, zesty and zowie -- but also good for you.'

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