Worried About Sugar Consumption?

Worried About Sugar Consumption?

Americans weigh more this decade than they did the last ten years, but fewer adults say they want to lose weight. 28% of Americans said they weighed 200 pounds or more between 2010 and 2109- a four point jump from 2001-2009, according to a new Gallup poll. Still fewer...
A Tale of Two Oil Companies

A Tale of Two Oil Companies

The divergent fortunes of the two largest Latin American oil companies. The situation at Petrobras was dire in 2015. It was being used by the Brazilian government as an ATM effectively and its debt had grown to $128 billion, the largest of any oil company in the...
MILK

MILK

Milk.   Studies have found milk is actually a better hydration agent than water. Despite this, the volume of milk consumed in the United States has fallen 37 percent from 30 years ago. In fact the US has lost over 1,000,000 dairy farms since their heyday back in 1940....
COAL

COAL

Coal, it once was considered a salvation, but now it is demonized. One of the fallouts of the 1973 OPEC oil embargo was to spur coal usage in the United States. It was available in the US and plentiful, so why not? President Carter pushed its use in 1977, asking for...
More Nutrients In Your Food

More Nutrients In Your Food

More nutrients in your food. Look to the past, not the future. As any kid knows, most food that is “good” for you generally doesn’t taste that good. Brussel sprouts come to mind. I was reluctant as a kid to taste them, but put a little mayonnaise on them and they are...
SUGAR

SUGAR

It is not the Amazon that is in trouble, it’s the Cerrado. The attention of the world has been drawn to the Amazon, but an area that is home to 5% of the planet’s plants and animals, the Cerrado is disappearing faster. The Cerrado, a “mosaic” habitat made up of...