Britain to Mandate Compulsory Cooking Classes in School
Is this a great idea, or what? Every 11-year-old in England will receive a free cookbook under plans to tackle obesity by teaching children how to prepare healthy meals. Pupils should learn how to produce healthy versions of such classic dishes as spaghetti Bolognese, risotto, roast chicken or apple crumble, the Schools Secretary, Ed Balls, said yesterday. …The chef Phil Vickery, who wrote the foreword to the book, said teaching...
Does Thinking Stimulate Appetite?
Color me skeptical, but I have a hard time believing this: Angelo Tremblay noticed something odd every time he worked up a grant application for his research program in a Quebec university. He had a craving for chocolate chip cookies. Now, thanks to research in his lab at the Universite Laval, he has a better understanding of why. It turns out that performing mental tasks, like trying to solve problems while working at a computer,...
Study: Exercise Blunts Effect of Fat Gene
Hot off the presses: “Exercise blunts fat gene effect” A number of studies have linked variants in a particular gene, FTO, with obesity risk. New research suggests, however, high physical activity could blunt the effects. The researchers looked at 704 Amish men and women, chosen because of that community’s relative genetic “purity”, with members generally able to trace their ancestry back for 14...
The Empire Strikes Back!
As noted here, the Corn Refiners Association is riding high over the AMA’s decision to exonerate high fructose corn syrup as a cause of the obesity epidemic. So high, they’ve gone from playing defense to offense: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEbRxTOyGf0] [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVsgXPt564Q] Nothing like making your point by paying actors to pretend they’re clueless on camera. What the...
Exercise Improves Memory
According to this BBC report: A University of Melbourne team tested the impact of a home-based physical activity programme on 138 volunteers aged 50 and over with memory problems. …Some volunteers were asked to complete three 50-minute sessions a week of moderate physical activity, such as walking, for 24 weeks. Others were not asked to increase their exercise levels. At the end of the study, the people in the exercise group...
3-Inch Stiletto Sprint
Not my choice for doing cardio, but – at least from the winner’s perspective – I guess it has its merits. 😀 [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV-V3L_VSX4]
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