The American Medical Association Doesn’t Want You to Read This

They say a blog is like a shark – feed it or it dies. I want to explain why the frequency of my posts has declined. Unlike many blogs, the posts I write are not about things that happened 15 minutes ago. While at times I write opinion posts (admittedly more so in recent months), what I really would rather be doing is sharing interesting ideas, research and information that will help you take the best possible care of yourself.

But just because I’m not here as often doesn’t mean there’s not a lot already on the site for you to keep coming back to read. (I know exactly how long visitors spend on the site, gentle readers, and you have not read most of what is already here.) I am confident there is useful information on this site that you have not yet explored. Read this post if you want to know what is keeping me from writing more blog posts these days.

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“Smart Choices” Food Labels Dishonored in Maverick Health Hall of Shame

This week I am introducing the first of two new categories to my Areas of Focus on the blog – the Maverick Health Hall of Shame and the Maverick Health Hall of Fame. (Next week I will introduce the first Maverick Health Hall of Famer.)

“Smart Choices” is a shameful food labeling campaign bought and paid for by giant food processers. It is a sham and so deserves its place of dishonor in the Hall of Shame. In these days of contentious debate about health and health care reform I want to do what I can to bring fame to those doing good work and shame to those trying to bamboozle us for a quick (or big) buck.

After reading this post if you want to protest this food labeling deception you can sign a petition at this link.

Read on to see why this is SO shameful.

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