/oss/taxonomy/term/1010/all en /oss/article/nutrition-you-asked/what-does-processed-food-actually-mean <hr /> <p><em>Shira Cohen is studying Nutrition at the School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition at 平特五不中, specializing聽in聽Global Nutrition.聽</em></p> Fri, 21 Jun 2019 16:00:00 +0000 Shira Cohen, Student Contributor 7805 at /oss /oss/article/health-quackery/pharmacies-blur-line-between-sense-and-nonsense-0 <p>I was technically on vacation but when I saw the words 鈥渋ntegrative pharmacy鈥�, I knew I had to take a look.</p> <p><span>I was in Vancouver for a science communication conference and decided to spend two extra days exploring the city. What this means for a skeptical science communicator like me is to stay away from anything that might trigger an idea, any bit of pseudoscience that would turn my vacation into a work day. No dice. I was eating lunch, turned my head and, outside the window, I could see the sign.</span></p> <p><span>鈥淧ure Integrative Pharmacy.鈥�</span></p> Thu, 26 Apr 2018 19:00:00 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 7043 at /oss /oss/article/controversial-science-food-health/hot-diggety-dog <p>I have a confession to make. I like hot dogs. I couldn't eat 62, like Matt Stonie the winner of the Nathan's hot dog eating contest on July 4, 2015. But I could pack away one. Maybe two. In these days of nutritional correctness, that makes me feel as if I鈥檓 admitting to some criminal activity. At the risk of riling people devoted to subsisting on alfalfa sprouts, algae, tofu and diverse supplements, let me assure you that it is possible to occasionally indulge in hot dogs and still have a healthy diet.</p> Tue, 07 Jul 2015 12:35:25 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2274 at /oss /oss/article/quackery/radithor <p>It seems hard to believe now, but in the 1930s a 鈥渕iracle cure鈥� which actually contained radioactive radium was widely promoted in North America by William J.A. Bailey, an ex auto-swindler. Radithor was claimed to 鈥渟timulate functional ability, lower metabolism, correct imperfect nutritional processes and eliminate toxic waste.鈥� What it did was poison people. Bailey charged a dollar a day for the product, a staggering amount at the time.</p> Mon, 13 May 2013 16:10:04 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1935 at /oss