Americans spend more than $40 billion on weight loss per year, according to the PBS special report, “Diet Wars.” From low-carb to low-fat and beyond, we’ve become a culture obsessed with the diet. If it promises thin thighs, a taut tummy and an overall slimmer you, someone, somewhere, has probably tried it sometime in history. From the Cookie Diet to The Atkins Diet to South Beach, we are constantly re-inventing what and how we eat. A new survey of more than 500 registered dietitians revealed what consumers are and are not likely to be eating and what diet trends are […]

On November 6, Californians will have the chance to vote on a ballot initiative about genetically engineered food. California Proposition 37, if approved, would require labeling on “raw or processed food offered for sale to consumers if