Yet One More Reason To Not Drink Soda
Uuuuurrrrgh. Hot off the presses of the International Journal of Food Microbiology: The study looked at 90 beverages from 30 soda fountains in Virginia. A follow-up study took a look at the microbes they found in 27 drinks (including water). Researchers found that 48% of the drinks were harboring “coliform” bacteria — which means they could contain fecal matter. “More than 11% of the beverages analyzed...
Airport Food May Be Hazardous To Your Health
And I don’t mean from a nutritional perspective, either… A recent investigation by USA Today came up with some pretty disturbing findings. Airport restaurants packed with holiday travelers have been cited in the past year for hundreds of food safety violations, local health department reports show. A USA TODAY review of inspection records for nearly 800 restaurants at 10 airports found items such as tuna salad and turkey...
I Have a Hard Time Believing Microsoft Hates Fat People
I glanced at this blog post on Shakesville today about the XBox 360, and then did a double take… Apparently Microsoft recently filed for a patent app, “…to introduce a heightened degree of reality into the appearance of gamers’ avatars by utilizing a third-party health-care data repository… or a Wii Vitality Sensor-like device.” In other words, Microsoft wants to create gamers’ avatars capable of...
Diana Nyad Blew It
Anyone remember Diana Nyad? Once upon a time, she was a world-class athlete, and – in 1979 – swam 102.5 miles from Bimini to Florida. In subsequent years, she also worked as a sportscaster/journalist, author and speaker. She’s an incredibly accomplished woman. She’s also one of the founders of “Brava Body” a training site offering exercise DVDs and custom workouts. In this capacity, she and her...
You’re Never Too Old III: Meet Harry Packer
If this isn’t an inspiring story to begin the new year, I don’t know what is… For those making New Year’s resolutions to get fit, we’d like to introduce you to Harry Packer. Packer is a 75-year-old mortgage broker from Porter Ranch. He had two knee replacements a couple of years ago. Oh, and he’s a champion powerlifter. …After going through a round of post-surgical physical therapy, Packer...
Taiwan Considering Junk Food Tax
According to the China Post… The Bureau of Health Promotion (BHP) is drafting a bill to charge special tax on food that are considered unhealthy, such as sugary drinks, candies, cakes, oily fast food, and alcohol.According to the BHP Director General Shu Ti-chiou, the proposal aims to promote a healthier eating habit. …The BHP is expecting the Legislative Yuan to approve it by the end of next year and to enact the tariff...
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