Beating Obesity
Thought I’d highlight this article by Marc Ambinder in this month’s issue of the Atlantic. While there isn’t much here that’s news, Ambinder provides an excellent overview of the obesity epidemic… and why efforts to combat it have had little success. It’s really a thoughtful read; as it’s set against the backdrop of his own struggle with obesity. Click the link above and check it...
Speaking of GMPs…
Good manufacturing practices (GMPs) were the topic of a very interesting talk at Supply Side East… so it was doubly interesting to see the need for more stringent guidelines confirmed by this article in the NY Post. Putting the ‘die’ in diet Health guru nearly killed eating own product By DAREH GREGORIAN In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, the controversial alternative-medicine advocate says he suffered...
More Obese Women in the US Than Previously Thought?
Maybe… if a new analysis based on body fat percentage rather than BMI holds up. U.S. guidelines determine who is obese based on body-mass index, a measurement of whether a person’s height and weight are proportional. The researchers found that about half the women of reproductive age considered obese under World Health Organization guidelines — which use body-fat analysis instead — were not obese under federal...
Study: Women Have a Fear of Fat
Interesting study discussed in the Telegraph: Brain scans of women who were shown pictures of overweight strangers triggers activity in a part of the brain that processes identity and self-reflection. The results show how women are conditioned to be afraid of being fat because they are constantly bombarded with messages and images of thin being the ideal. But the same tests done on men revealed they showed no interest in their own...
Study: High-GI Carb Intake Increases Risk of Heart Disease in Women
Hot off the presses: The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study (EPICOR) study investigated the association of glycemic index and dietary glycemic load with CHD in a large and heterogeneous cohort of Italian men and women. Researchers studied 47,749 volunteers (15,171 men and 32,578 women) who completed a dietary questionnaire. Researchers calculated participants overall carbohydrate intakes as well as the...
Sister Carrie
No, I’m not actually talking about the classic novel by Theodore Drieser… the title just popped into my head after reading this “My Turn” article Carrie Lugar Slayback wrote for the Los Angeles Times. There is one place this 66-year-old retired elementary school teacher feels equal to anyone, on a par with the best and the biggest: in the gym, lifting weights. I don’t care if I weigh 111 pounds and bench...
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