Insert Pain Here Don’t fall for those ads for shoe inserts that promise to relieve foot pain. In a survey published in the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, podiatrists at Madigan Army Medical Center in Fort Lewis, Washington, polled 517 soldiers in basic training who wore various inserts in their boots and 397 soldiers who wore no special inserts. Whereas only 29 percent of the soldiers who didn’t use inserts complained of leg and foot pain, 38 percent of those who used inserts reported pain.

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There seems to be a new food scare every day. Headlines blare: Multistate outbreaks of Salmonella associated with raw tomatoes! Chili sauce linked to botulism cases! Local stores recall beef patties in fast-food restaurants! ...

Michael Jacobson, co-founder and executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), may well be the world’s leading advocate for healthier eating habits. Today, after more than 30 years of fighting to change the way unhealthy foods and portion sizes are marketed and made available to consumers (including kids), Jacobson has a stronger resolve than ever to improve nutrit...