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Monthly Archives: April 2012

27 04, 2012

Honey…It’s Sugar

By Rosanne Rust|2023-03-09T12:19:53-05:00April 27th, 2012|Food Facts, Food Trends, Wellness|Comments Off on Honey…It’s Sugar

While I was at the Experimental Biology conference earlier this week, I had the chance to have some great scientific conversations about a hot topic: sugars. One interesting conversation was with a student. She firmly believed that because honey contained "some nutrients", it would be a superior choice [...]

25 04, 2012

Panel of Experts Discuss Sweeteners at Experimental Biology 2012 Meeting

By Rosanne Rust|2022-11-08T15:09:05-05:00April 25th, 2012|Food Facts, Uncategorized|13 Comments

I was a consultant to the Corn Refiner's Association when this posted, but my thoughts and opinions are my own. I'm back from the Experimental Biology 2012 conference in San Diego. The session: "Fructose, Sucrose, and High Fructose Corn Syrup: Relevant Scientific Findings and Health Implications" created quite [...]

16 04, 2012

Pink Slime – It’s What’s for Dinner?

By Rosanne Rust|2023-03-09T12:19:52-05:00April 16th, 2012|Food Facts|1 Comment

I am attending the Pennsylvania Dietetic Association meeting this week and had a chance to gather some facts about beef. Since there's been news over the past month about "pink slime", I thought I'd share the facts. Lean, finely textured beef (LFTB) is the product undergoing fire lately, [...]

12 04, 2012

Is going gluten-free the new “Hollywood Diet”?

By Rosanne Rust|2023-03-21T12:36:33-04:00April 12th, 2012|Uncategorized, Weight Management|Comments Off on Is going gluten-free the new “Hollywood Diet”?

When celebrities lose weight, or gain weight, it's news. Recently the buzz has been about how thin Miley Cyrus has become, linking her weight change to a gluten-free diet. I'm sure you've noticed, that over the past one to two years, grocery stores are setting aside special display [...]

3 04, 2012

Juicey Sugar

By Rosanne Rust|2012-04-03T18:51:36-04:00April 3rd, 2012|Food Facts, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Juicey Sugar

I recently had a conversation with another mom who told me that her pediatrician recommended choosing orange juice over apple juice "because apple juice has way more sugar" than other juices. I told her this wasn't quite true. While cranberry and grape juices are a bit higher in [...]