Campus Dining hosted an open forum to discuss healthful options at Cal Poly and how to improve dining around campus.
Feeding an Uncertain Future
The potential for positive change through revolutionizing what we eat is tremendous.
Failing your New Year’s resolution? Don’t worry, everyone else is, too
If you have already nixed your New Year’s resolution to lose weight, don’t sweat it. Experts say many diets are actually destined for failure when approached in certain ways.
Keeping off the Freshman 15
Sam Gilbert is a journalism sophomore and Mustang Daily health columnist. The transition to a new school and community isn’t always the easiest thing. Although Cal Poly — not that we’re biased or anything — feels like home almost instantly,…
Conquering a gluten-free diet
Heather Rockwood is a food science senior and Mustang Daily food columnist. Recently, I went to the grocery store and, yet again, came home with the wrong dessert to please all my roommates. It is not that they are picky…
Defining your relationship with the food you eat
The much-anticipated week has finally arrived — the first week back to classes. I can tell you what is already going through most people’s heads. Wowies: “That was the most amazing week ever! School is so awesome!” Wow Leaders: “I’m…
Freshman test bodies before disappearing in a FLASH
Currently, FLASH is working on the Freshmen Heart Health Study, which screens newly admitted freshmen from fall quarter and tests their cholesterol and glucose.
Fight the aftereffects of holiday treats with a few simple tricks
The holiday season is a time for family, friends, gifts and, most importantly, food. However, before taking a bite into that huge slice of apple pie or extra helping of mashed potatoes and gravy, here are a few tips to avoid returning in January with some extra holiday poundage.
When being thin equals being perfect
With its slogan, “It’s great to be thin!” Zantrex isn’t just stuffing its product down viewer throats — it is slapping us with an idea that makes people sick and kills thousands a year.
Poly hosts seminar on healthy eating, cancer prevention
The hour-long seminar included discussion on the myths about foods causing cancer, easy steps to stay healthy, ways to create a well-balanced diet when fighting cancer, and real stories from Cal Poly survivor, Ashley James.