The Sun-Times reports today on the results of a recent study in this month's Journal of the American Dietetic Association. The study put ten popular weight-loss plans through their paces to determine which ones were the most heart-healthy. Using the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI) to measure and compare factors in peoples' diets that are strongly linked to reducing risk for cardiovascular disease, researchers at the University of Massachusetts compared the dietary quality of the... more ›

You'll remember the story of Dave Warwak, the middle school art instructor in Fox River Grove who put down the paints, chalks and paste to passionately talk to his students about the virtues of the vegan lifestyle. If by "passionately" we meant "beat the kids over the head about how all hot dogs are sketchy-assed." When he was busted for doing that, he took the concept of "keeping it real" to Chappellian levels, demanding that... more ›

Dave Warwak was just another mild-mannered middle school art teacher in Anywhere, USA (actually Fox River Grove Middle School in McHenry County). Then, in January, he switched to a vegan diet, sold his boat and fishing tackle from his side job as a fishing guide, and became politicized on the issue of animal rights. Last week Warwak handed his students a book by John Robbins titled The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save... more ›