Lois Smithers's Articles

The Food Industry's Greed: How Misleading Omega-3 Labeling Undermines American Health
There's an Omega-3 travesty a-foot and if the American consumer doesn't become aware of it very soon, they'll unfortunately know first hand the day inflammation rears its ugly head - and according to Harvard, for 3 out of 4 Americans, it already has.
Omega 3's, EPA DHA and ALA -Where Are You Getting Your EPA DHA From? Restaurants, Grocery Stores?
The link to our excessive intake of Omega 3 ALA being the culprit behind the rise in chronic inflammation and diet-related disease is researched and established.
Omega 3 Microencapsulation - Not In My Orange Juice - The Newest Development To Cash In
In an effort to add Omega 3 from the right source (fatty fish) to our grocery store products, the latest attempt to cash in on the Omega 3 band wagon is microencapsulated Omega 3 fish oil in of all things, orange juice (Tropicana), butter (I Can't Believe It's Not Butter) and yogurt.
Omega 3 Seed Oil - How Are We Getting So Much Of It? Food and Drug Administration, American Heart Association
It should be no surprise 40% of our trans fat consumption is coming from commercial baked goods which is defined as cakes, cookies, crackers, doughnuts, pies and bread, 8% fried potatoes, 4% shortening and 5% popcorn and chips.

Lois Smithers's Articles