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  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    7-Eleven Introduces Slurpee Lite Free Slurpee Day

    7-Eleven is introducing a new low-calorie, sugar-free Slurpee at its stores nationwide this week. The offering targets women in their 20s who have bought into the whole "skinny girl" hoopla. Right off the bat, we see a couple of problems with this move. One, we weren't aware that anyone over the ag ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Lawsuit Seeks Federal Ban on Foie Gras

    And the foie gras wars continue: According to Courthouse News, the Animal League Defense Fund and other animal rights organizations filed a lawsuit this week against the U.S. Department of Agriculture for continuing to permit the sale of foie gras. The lawsuit claims that the federal agency's failu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 5/7 - 5/11

    In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "I was never trying to make a statement about vegetarianism at Ubuntu, I was just trying to showcase the best ingredients I had available." Q & A With Jeremy Fox: Paper or Plastik, Prefabs, His New L.A. Restaurant Life Post- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    Black Licorice Found to Fight Diabetes

    The cure for diabetes might be ... candy? Scientists have discovered that licorice root, the raw material for licorice candy, may be effective in treating type 2 diabetes, The Atlantic reports. A research team at the Max Plank Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin, Germany, has identified a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    Domino's Introduces (Sort of) Gluten-Free Crust

    Domino's is proud to be the first national pizza delivery chain to introduce a gluten-free pizza crust for their "choice consumers." There's just one little hitch: They can't guarantee the pizza is actually gluten-free. So it's not recommended for those with celiac disease, but rather, only for tho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    Is Sugar Toxic? Research Says Yes

    We hope everyone knows by now that sugar is bad for you. But just how bad? Is it merely empty calories we have to spend an extra hour at the gym to sweat off? Apparently, no. A research team from the University of California, San Francisco says it's so bad it should listed as a toxic substance. W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Paula Deen and Her Brother Bubba Accused of Sexual Harassment

    Whether she's hiding a three-year-old type-2 diabetes diagnosis, inking deals with pharmaceutical companies for diabetes drugs or dropping two pants sizes, Paula Deen is riding an unpredictable public relations roller coaster with the media this year. And now, Deen is back in the headlines: a former ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    Cleo Berry, Los Angeles Actor With 2 Legs, Photoshopped Into Diabetic Amputee by NYC Health Department

    It's one thing to wake up to a heroic graphic design of your face on the cover of TIME, a la Sarah Mason of Occupy L.A. It's another to wake up to an unflattering (and even more unflatteringly manipulated) photo of yourself on a New York City billboard, and all over the Internet, posing as a fat gu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    TSA Officers Confuse Insulin Pump for Gun at LAX, Declare 'Security Breach'

    This morning's big TSA blunder at LAX was kind of the opposite of cupcakegate -- call it diabetesgate. Here's what happened, according to the Los Angeles Times: A woman with an insulin pump on her person was screened with one of those privacy-infringing porn machines the TSA likes to call "advanced ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    5 Paula Deen Desserts Not to Try if You're Diabetic: Or, Adventures in Schaden-fried

    Given Paula Deen's recent announcement about her Type 2 diabetes diagnosis and her partnership with Novo Nordisk, we thought we'd follow up our 5 Paula Deen Holiday Recipes We Don't Want To Try with a few more recipes we would suggest diabetics (and health-conscious eaters in general) stay away from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    Food News Roundup: Kobawoo House, Paula Deen Has Diabetes How Much Bacon Increases Your Risk of Cancer

    Flickr/Andy Ciordiaa bacon weave​CBS News: Pancreatic cancer risk increases with every 2 strips of bacon you eat. (Good to know.) Gastronomy: More fun at Kobawoo House in Koreatown. Eater LA: La Cachette Bistro closes for good. OC Weekly: Paula Deen announces she has diabetes and is now a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2012

    Barbara Morrison

    Flickr/Andy Ciordiaa bacon weave​CBS News: Pancreatic cancer risk increases with every 2 strips of bacon you eat. (Good to know.) Gastronomy: More fun at Kobawoo House in Koreatown. Eater LA: La Cachette Bistro closes for good. OC Weekly: Paula Deen announces she has diabetes and is now a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    Drug Users to Get Fresh Needles Without Prescriptions Under New California Program

    Jared Cuffe​Looks like you'll be able to get fresh needles, no questions asked, at your local pharmacy soon. Good news, right Courtney? (We kid). The pro-marijuana Drug Policy Alliance is happy that Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law SB41, which will allow you to get your favorite drug-delivery ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    Hard Liquor Increases Risk of Pancreatitis

    Guzzle & NoshLiquor bottles behind the bar at 1886 in Pasadena.​Candy may be dandy but liquor is quicker, especially when it comes to increasing your risk of pancreatitis. Drinking just 4 cl. (centilitre) of hard liquor, the equivalent of 1.35 US fluid ounces (or a little more than a typical 1 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    Diet Sodas Make You Fat, Study Finds

    Flickr/GoodNCrazy​ They may be calorie-free, but diet sodas can still make you fat, apparently. A 10-year study by the University of Texas, San Antonio has found that diet sodas can actually make you gain weight, especially in the stomach area, the London Daily Mail reports. The beverages and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Scientists Discover Obesity "Master Switch" Gene: And No, It Does Not Control Your Car Window

    Flickr/Jeremy Brooksa drive-thru window view​ Yesterday Reuters reported that scientists have found a so-called "master switch" for obesity. And no, it is not the lock button on your car door window. Although given that the line of cars recently stacking up to order drive-thru at the first br ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Employee At Jerry's Deli In Westwood Contracts Hepatitis A: Customers Warned

    jerrysfamousdeli.comNot the employee in question.​If you ate a sandwich at Jerry's Famous Deli in Westwood between Nov. 18 and 24, you might want to get a hepatitis A vaccination. Turns out an employee there got the hep. And he was making sandwiches Nov. 18, 21, 23 and 24. Yummie sandwiches. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 9/13-9/17

    In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Ovine: It means sheeplike. Food writers don't use that one nearly enough." Top 10 Food Words We Love. "A professional knife sharpener is a beautifully atavistic profession, not unlike being a cobbler or a Shaker chairmake ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    New Cookbook: The Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef, Not Just For The Gluten Free

    ​So many gluten-free cookbooks have the word "diet" slinking around somewhere on the cover. Presumably to catch the eye of those who might not have celiac disease but actually (really?) enjoy constantly running from one restrictive eating treadmill to another. A doctor-prescribed limited diet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2010

    The 13th Step: Researchers Find That Chocolate Can Save Your Liver

    Valrhona chocolate​ Your favorite 12 Step program just got a new step: chocolate. Reuters reports that Spanish researchers have found that eating chocolate after meals decreased abdominal blood pressure, which can reach dangerous levels in patients with cirrhosis of the liver. In other words, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    L.A. County In Relatively Good Health

    ​The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health this week touted a study that concluded L.A. county has "one of the lowest per capita death rates in the state, ranking 14th out of the state's 58 counties," according to a statement from the department. "This report underscores that our col ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 7, 2010

    THESE TWO NIHILISTS WALK INTO A BAR

    ​The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health this week touted a study that concluded L.A. county has "one of the lowest per capita death rates in the state, ranking 14th out of the state's 58 counties," according to a statement from the department. "This report underscores that our col ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 29, 2009

    Fun With Johnny Cakes

    ​The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health this week touted a study that concluded L.A. county has "one of the lowest per capita death rates in the state, ranking 14th out of the state's 58 counties," according to a statement from the department. "This report underscores that our col ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2009

    BEWARE OF GLITTER

    ​The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health this week touted a study that concluded L.A. county has "one of the lowest per capita death rates in the state, ranking 14th out of the state's 58 counties," according to a statement from the department. "This report underscores that our col ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    Lila Downs Cancels Santa Monica Pier Show

    Elena Pardo​Oaxaca singer Lila Downs has canceled her Thursday night performance at Santa Monica Pier. In her place will be the Lowrider Band. Last week we profiled Downs, and were greatly looking forward to her show. Here's the announcement: August 23rd, 2009 It is with much regret that we ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 23, 2008

    There Will Be Blood Sugar

    Elena Pardo​Oaxaca singer Lila Downs has canceled her Thursday night performance at Santa Monica Pier. In her place will be the Lowrider Band. Last week we profiled Downs, and were greatly looking forward to her show. Here's the announcement: August 23rd, 2009 It is with much regret that we ... More >>

  • LA Life

    June 12, 2008

    Susan Partovi

    Medicine woman

  • Columns

    May 22, 2008

    Sugar Highs and Lows at Hollywood's Cupcake Challenge

    If you give a guy a cupcake ...

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2008

    Guantanamo Detainee Mysteriously Contracts AIDS

    Fresh air for prisoners at Guantanamo Abdul Hamid al-Ghizzawi, a Libyan meteorologist currently designated an "enemy combatant" and imprisoned by the U.S. government at Guantanamo Bay, has mysteriously contracted AIDS inside the notorious compound. According to his lawyer Candace Gorman, Al-Ghizz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2006

    Lisa D'Amato Likes Balls, Jason Bentley "Not Sure" About Elephants

    I wasn't at Banksy's Barely Legal opening party last night, but I did bump in to OBEY artist Shepard Fairey later on at La Cita downtown, and he told me all about it. He said that it was 'amazing' (not an unexpected response from Fairey, who believes Banksy to be one of the most important ... More >>

  • News

    April 20, 2006

    The Jock's Itch

    Petros Papadakis

  • News

    July 29, 2004

    Letters

    Petros Papadakis

  • Columns

    March 25, 2004

    In the Lap of Lobbyists

    Petros Papadakis

  • News

    January 16, 2003

    Our Bodies, Their Solutions

    The rise and fall of one more fad diet

  • Columns

    October 10, 2002

    Pharm Phresh

    Frankenfoods II

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