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The Healthy Skeptic on Diet Patch Claims

As noted before, Chris Woolston’s “Healthy Skeptic” column in the LA Times is pretty good.  Here he is on the subject of diet patches… Some day, scientists might develop an effective weight-loss patch, says Dr. Howard Eisenson, executive director of the Duke Diet and Fitness Center in Durham, N.C. But, to his mind, that day is probably still far off. The patches on the market today “are beyond...

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But Wimminz Like Pink and Lavender Pills!

Apparently GNC wants to be more appealing to women.  Time to pull out the pink!  From Monday’s NYT: The ads, by Arnell in New York, part of the Omnicom Group, feature black-and-white photographs of wholesome women, and resemble ads for antiwrinkle creams or cosmetics. The products — including be-Beautiful, which promises to revitalize skin, hair and nails, and be-Hot, which promises to “maximize the results of your workout” —...

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Piling on Kellogg

Paul posted a rant about Kellogg’s Froot Loops and Apple Jacks last week, so I figured I’d pile on too… Can’t let him have all the fun, after all.  According to a recent press release: Kellogg Company Discontinues Immunity Statements On Rice Krispies Cereals BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Kellogg Company today announced its decision to discontinue the immunity statements on...

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The Alpha Male Challenge – Week 7

We did the last “Strength Max” wave workout today and I’m really feeling it.  The emphasis was on doing 3 sets x 6 reps – but this week there was only 2 minutes rest per set.  We also had to do a couple of drop sets in each workout.  These were tough, as each drop set was performed on the third set… with legs and arms that were already fried from the first two sets. Today’s workout focused on quads...

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Study: Obesity Increases Risk of H1N1 Complications

According to the NYT, hospitalization rates are increased for obese/morbidly obese people with swine flu infections. Obesity appears to be a risk factor on a par with pregnancy for developing complications from an infection with pandemic H1N1 influenza, according to the most comprehensive look yet at swine flu hospitalizations. About a quarter of those hospitalizations have been for people who were morbidly obese, even though such...

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Veggies: Raw vs. Cooked

This article from Scientific American is from March, but it’s still quite timely… It provides a common sense answer to a recurring question: whether it’s best to eat vegetables cooked or raw. The whole article is worth a read, although I’ll give you the conclusion up front: Comparing the healthfulness of raw and cooked food is complicated, and there are still many mysteries surrounding how the different...

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