http://dir.salon.com/topics/nutrition/?source=rss&aim=nutrition en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT By Todd Levin Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/15/charles_atlas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/15/charles_atlas/index.html?source=rss Forget Wii Fit and Perfect Pushup suction cups. To get in shape, I went back to the original fitness guru -- "the world's most perfectly developed man." Andrew Leonard Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/25/guatemalan_nutrition/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/25/guatemalan_nutrition/index.html?source=rss Protein shakes doled out 35 years ago pay economic dividends down the line. Somewhere, Adam Smith is pleased By Craig Seligman Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/01/08/pollan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/01/08/pollan/index.html?source=rss The polemical sequel to "The Omnivore's Dilemma," Pollan's new book shows how processed foods are making us fat and sick -- and why eaters must revolt. By Anastacia Marx de Salcedo Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2007/10/03/breakfast_cereal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2007/10/03/breakfast_cereal/index.html?source=rss The food industry processes the life out of our flakes and puffs, then sponsors studies boasting of their health benefits. Isn't it time to rebel against breakfast cereal supremacy? By Eli Rosenberg Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2007/08/23/farm_billqa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2007/08/23/farm_billqa/index.html?source=rss Congress just handed petroleum- and chemical-guzzling industrial farms five more years of wrongheaded subsidies, but chef Dan Barber says sustainable, organic food will yet prevail. Carol Lloyd Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/24/vegans/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/24/vegans/index.html?source=rss Does the New York Times' blockbuster Op-Ed lambasting vegan parents go too far? By Sarah Karnasiewicz Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2007/03/06/swanson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2007/03/06/swanson/index.html?source=rss Heidi Swanson, author of the new cookbook "Super Natural Cooking," chats about the unsung pleasures of spelt and chard and her crusade to make healthy food hot. By Anastacia Marx de Salcedo Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2007/01/30/annies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2007/01/30/annies/index.html?source=rss Annie's Homegrown Macaroni & Cheese is the pantry staple of harried, organo-hipster parents everywhere. But is it any healthier than the day-glo noodles of our white-bread childhoods? By Catherine Price Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2006/10/17/omega_3/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2006/10/17/omega_3/index.html?source=rss Pumped into foods from yogurt to pizza, omega-3 fatty acids, made from fish, are being hyped as an elixir for heart disease and depression. By Oliver Broudy Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/06/23/chocolate_snobs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/06/23/chocolate_snobs/index.html?source=rss Like wine, luxury chocolate now has connoisseurs who tout its "mouthfeel" and "terroir." Bring back "melts in your mouth, not in your hand"! By Mary Elizabeth Williams Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/04/26/feeding_kids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/04/26/feeding_kids/index.html?source=rss I know I should only feed my kids organics and deny them fructose. But shouldn't they learn the value of a good hot fudge sundae? By Ira Boudway Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2006/04/08/pollan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2006/04/08/pollan/index.html?source=rss "The Omnivore's Dilemma" author Michael Pollan on how Wall Street has driven America's obesity epidemic, the misleading labels in Whole Foods, and why we should spend more money on food. By Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/05/31/huckabee_and_weight/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/05/31/huckabee_and_weight/index.html?source=rss Mike Huckabee, Arkansas' newly skinny governor, weighs in on the humilation of being fat, why government shouldn't police our grease, and whether he's planning to diet his way to the White House. By Rebecca Traister Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/05/11/low_carb/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/05/11/low_carb/index.html?source=rss Salon persuades four foodies to open wide for some unappetizing low-carb foods spawned by the Atkins-South Beach craze. By Maria Russo Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2001/02/08/schlosser/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2001/02/08/schlosser/index.html?source=rss "Fast Food Nation," a stomach-churning critique of the health and labor practices of the burger business, argues that Americans should change their dietary habits. Good luck. By Hank Hyena Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/08/21/hyena_essay/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/08/21/hyena_essay/index.html?source=rss I learned how to transform funky spunk into delicious joy juice -- but ultimately decided not to. By Jack Boulware Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/2000/04/25/infertility/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/2000/04/25/infertility/index.html?source=rss Zinc and selenium are better for you than beer and potato chips. By Jack Boulware Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/2000/04/10/fat_chinese/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/2000/04/10/fat_chinese/index.html?source=rss A growing number of spoiled only children are obese, and may face diminished future sex lives because of it. By Christopher Scanlan Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/02/25/retire/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/02/25/retire/index.html?source=rss Just because I turned 50 doesn't mean I want to retire. By Dawn MacKeen Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/log/2000/01/24/umami/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/log/2000/01/24/umami/index.html?source=rss Scientists find evidence of long-sought "fifth taste." By Laura Fraser Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/food/feature/2000/01/07/vegetarian/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/food/feature/2000/01/07/vegetarian/index.html?source=rss It's anti-social, not necessarily healthful -- and besides, meat tastes good! By Steven A. Shaw Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/12/24/eating_fat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/12/24/eating_fat/index.html?source=rss Food is unhealthy only if you stress over it. By Liz Krieger Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/09/30/diet_coke/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/09/30/diet_coke/index.html?source=rss Why can't I make it through a day without my diet soda fix? By Mary Roach Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/col/roac/1999/06/18/clif_bars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/col/roac/1999/06/18/clif_bars/index.html?source=rss Can a Mounds addict find happiness with a women's nutrition bar? By Dawn MacKeen Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/log/1999/06/01/zinc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/log/1999/06/01/zinc/index.html?source=rss Vegetarians may not be getting enough zinc -- or lovin'.