At the end of 2013, the Washington Post’s Wonkblog ran a pretty cool series on “Graphs of the Year.” The one that I found most interesting was the post from Bill Gates on “Causes of Untimely Death.” While I find population level stats interesting, my take-home point wasn’t one about the numbers. It had to do […]
Author: Jana Auste
Exercise for Busy People
Finding time to work out when you have a full schedule is tough. You get home at the end of a long day and the last thing you want to do is go to the gym. It feels impossible to exercise when you leave home before sunrise and come back after sunset. You’ve been focused all […]
FDA’s New Labels: Big Step Forward or Missing the Point?
In an attempt to combat the obesity epidemic, the FDA is proposing big changes to mandatory food labels. As you can see above, the new labels are going to use different font sizes to better emphasize calories and servings per container. The major goal of the new labels is to help draw our attention to […]