How America Gets Its Drink and Snack On

The United States Department of Agriculture has released some data on the when and how of American eating. The article itself is loaded with graphs a fascinating look at food stamps, television habits, age and primary and secondary eating. This will be a great source of later data.

Sugar Smacks!

Cereal Is Dope by InternetsCelebrities is a funny (but not for kids) look at the nutritional content of American Cereals. While the content is light it gives out a few devastating facts about cereal. For example, the cereal industry uses enough sugar in a year to cover 3 pounds for everyone in the United States. Also, the average cereal eater has about 160 bowls over the course of a year.

Get Fit with Virtual Gym Buddies

Gyminee offers long term weight, exercise and nutrition tracking tools. It also offers encouragement to get fit through social networking and virtual gym buddies.

Obesity is Stabilizing in France

Good news on the weight gain front in the big hexagon.

Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.

This New York Times article that covers the history of nutrition, discusses what it really means to be food and gives some sound advice about choosing what foods to eat. Micheal Pollan is the author of books suck as the Omnivore's Dilemma and The Botany of Desire.