What Do You Do with 14 Truckloads of Unwanted Atkins Products?
With the low-carb trend losing steam, at least one manufacturer
has found a market for its unsold products. This spring, Atkins
Nutritionals donated 14 truckloads of energy bars, shakes, and
breakfast mixes to food banks in Appalachia, including one that
helps families of federal inmates.
Doctors Calculate Effect of a Healthier McDonald’s
Menu
Emory University School of Medicine researchers calculated that
if the next 100 billion McDonald’s burgers served were veggie-based
instead of beef, fast-food junkies would avoid 500 million pounds
of added saturated fat. And they wouldn’t have to worry about
getting enough fiber either. The soy patties would provide 1 billion
more pounds of roughage.
Spencer E, Frank E, McIntosh, N. Potential effects of the next
100 billion hamburgers sold by McDonald’s. Am J Prev
Med. 2005;28:379-81.
 Dr Pepper: The Medical Soft Drink
The American Diabetes Association has a new funding partner. Cadbury
Schweppes Americas Beverages, the bottler for Dr Pepper, 7 UP,
RC Cola, and A&W Root Beer, among other well-known brands,
is helping to fund ADA’s educational programs with a three-year,
multimillion dollar alliance. Cadbury Schweppes claims its calorie-free
products will help people manage their diabetes.
ADA news release, April 21, 2005.
Location, Location, Location
The wrong address can be hazardous to your health. A new study
finds that neighborhoods with the highest ratio of fast- food outlets
have higher rates of heart attacks than areas with fewer outlets.
Mortality is more than twice as high.
 Why Not Just Go Veg?
With obesity at an all-time high, pharmaceutical companies are
spending billions searching for a cure they can bottle. Some 200
anti-obesity drugs are currently under development, reports MedMarket
Diligence, a health care research firm. The perfect treatment has
so far been elusive. Wyeth is expecting to spend $21 billion on
lawsuits related to fen-phen, the diet drug that was pulled off
the market in the late 1990s after it was shown to cause heart
problems.
I Scream. Period.
The average American eats—believe it or not—22 quarts
of ice cream and related frozen desserts per year. Now, a company
called Frutarom hopes to boost those numbers. The ingredients company
has introduced a new line of products, ranging from natural fruits
and flavor extracts to aloe vera, that manufacturers can use in
hopes of turning ice cream into a “functional food.”
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