Author Archives: Jessica Dean and Robin Rodriguez

Jessica Dean and Robin Rodriguez The United Kingdom is currently embroiled in a labeling controversy. Consumer groups there are contesting new methods of displaying the nutrient content of foods for fear they will confuse consumers. The Food Standards Agency (similar to our USDA) has a set standard for food label guidelines in the UK. Five […]

Jessica Dean and Robin Rodriguez Here comes another holiday you have probably never heard of. National Condom Awareness Week is coming up. This dedicated week was approved by Congress way back in 1992 and is celebrated at Cal Poly every year as “Love Carefully Week,” and students are preparing to act. Not “act” in the […]

Stop what you’re doing and reflect back on a time when physical activity was a daily requirement. You went to class, suited up and stood in a line. Were you picked last on the team or first? Did you long for the days in your future when physical activity would be a choice? What could […]

Jessica Dean and Robin Rodriguez Many news broadcasts and Oprah Winfrey would have us all believe that we are all about to die from the avian flu. They are predicting a flu outbreak similar to the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic that killed approximately 40 million people worldwide. Despite what some of these experts say, the […]

Jessica Dean and Robin Rodriguez It’s almost the end of flu season, did you survive without getting sick?  Although it may seem that flu season is almost over, we aren’t out of the woods yet. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are still reporting “widespread” infections in seven states, including California.  On Monday, […]