Aspartame, the “miracle sweetener” that started life in a lab as an anti-ulcer drug, has been renamed again: Aminosweet. In 1965 chemist James Schlatter, working for GD Searle & Co, mixed two naturally-occurring amino acids, aspartic acid and phenylalanine, and the new substance had a sweet taste. Roll on approval as a food additive –… Continue Reading
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Category Archives: Healthism
Measuring Fitness – Rant Warning!
Man I’m feeling *so* cranky sitting here reading a couple of blogs that it’s time I started making some noise about this nasty distortion! Backstory: I bought the wondermachine, a Thermomix, a few months ago – finally. I’ve wanted one for a couple of years and if you read my blog regularly you know that… Continue Reading
Loving Your Body Makes You Fatter?
It was very disappointing, distressing even, that maybe the most ‘famous’ body image advocate, Jess Weiner, recently spoke about how ‘loving her body made her ill’. Other than mentioning it I am not going to address it really, others have spoken at length about it. But what’s changed my mind is a couple of conversations… Continue Reading
Body Fat Is Bad?
How much body fat is too much? Is all body fat bad? What’s the diference between good body fat and bad body fat?… Continue Reading
Step In, Step Up, or Step Away?
Phew – this is such a loaded question on such a loaded topic. Because its seems like we’re all encouraged to have an opinion on other people’s weight and size. Most people though are way too ‘polite’ to tell people to their face what that opinion is. And, way too polite to call anyone on… Continue Reading
The Calorie Balance Equation
When we’re working so hard to manage our bodies, we get caught up in beliefs that might slow us down – the calorie balance equation is one of them! It’s also the one most often trotted out by the weight loss industry, who don’t want us to know the truth…… Continue Reading
