Health and Safety Tips for Your Summer Vacation (2008)
By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Publish Date : Monday, May 19, 2008
Whether you are traveling around the world or relaxing at home, a safe, healthy vacation will add to your enjoyment. Here are some health and safety tips to keep in mind when planning your summer vacation.  Read Full >>

Dr. Ruth Kava on Modern Food Processing
By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Publish Date : Thursday, December 27, 2007
Dr. Ruth Kava. First, the name 'genetically modified' food is really a misnomer, because virtually all our foods have had their genomes modified - by traditional cross breeding practices, or by more modern techniques such as radiation-included mutations...  Read Full >>

Of Cascades and Diets (from the New York Times)
By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Publish Date : Tuesday, October 16, 2007
By Dr. Ruth Kava. John Tierney rightfully decries the "cascade effect"...  Read Full >>

The Ups and Downs of Alternative Treatments (from the Wall Street Journal)
By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Publish Date : Saturday, August 4, 2007
By Dr. Ruth Kava.  Anecdotal evidence supporting "alternative" treatments of depression may sound encouraging, but the fact is that, natural or not, unexpected toxicity may also be a consequence of taking these unregulated and unapproved substances...  Read Full >>

Health and Safety Tips for Your Summer Vacation (2007)
By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Publish Date : Thursday, May 24, 2007
Whether you are traveling around the world or relaxing at home, a safe, healthy vacation will add to your enjoyment. Here are some health and safety tips to keep in mind when planning your summer vacation.  Read Full >>

Trans Fatty Acids and Heart Disease
By Kathleen Meister, M.A.
Edited By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Publish Date : Monday, October 30, 2006
The recent addition of trans fat information to the Nutrition Facts labels on food products, combined with news media reports and activists’ warnings, have brought these fats to the forefront of public concern. In a national survey conducted in November 2005, 81 percent of a representative sample of U.S. consumers reported being aware of trans fats, and 54 percent indicated that they were trying to decrease their trans fat consumption...  Read Full >>

Testimony from ACSH to NYC on Trans Fats
By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D., Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.
Publish Date : Monday, October 30, 2006
Read testimony delivered 10/30/06 by Dr. Elizabeth Whelan and by Dr. Ruth Kava  Read Full >>

Foods Are Not Cigarettes
Why Tobacco Lawsuits Are Not a Model for Obesity Lawsuits
By Kathleen Meister, M.S.
Edited By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Publish Date : Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Starting in the 1950s, people suffering from smoking-related diseases have sued cigarette companies. More recently, people with obesity and obesity-related medical problems have sued companies in the food industry. Some attorneys and activists view anti-cigarette litigation as a model that may be applicable to obesity. However, food is not tobacco, and there are important differences between the two health issues and the two forms of litigation...  Read Full >>

Health and Safety Tips for Your Summer Vacation (2006)
By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Publish Date : Friday, May 19, 2006
Whether you are traveling around the world or relaxing at home, a safe, healthy vacation will add to your enjoyment. Here are some health and safety tips to keep in mind when planning your summer vacation...  Read Full >>

A Matter of Choice (from the New York Times)
By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Publish Date : Wednesday, May 17, 2006
By Dr. Ruth Kava. If Eric Schlosser's book convinces kids that McDonald's is selling bad food, what other choices will they make...  Read Full >>