Fear of Gluten: Justified or Hyperbole?

T-shirt by John Warfel  The anti-gluten movement reminds me of the low-fat craze that took hold in the early eighties. Like fat was, gluten now seems to be the root of all evil. But is it? Science or Hoopla? Even when fads are based in science, there are many manufacturers waiting in the wings to […]

Should junk food be taxed?

When I was a little girl, I have vivid memories of walking to the local convenience store with my granddad in tiny Gadsden, TN  just so he could buy me a Coke. Nothing tasted better than that bottle of sugary syrup, and that insignificant, yet cherished, time with my “Nannanny” will always have an imprint […]