Men’s Health on Acai: “Pulp Fiction”
We haven’t visited Ye Olde Superfruit controversies in a while, so I thought I’d link to this recent Men’s Health article on acai by Bryan Smith. The upshot, say experts, is that no one fruit or berry, no matter what its ORAC score, fires an antioxidant silver bullet. “What I tell people is that you need to eat all these types of compounds, in all different colors,” says Navindra P. Seeram, Ph. D., who...
Using a Pedometer is a Step in the Right Direction
“The MisFits” – Vicky Hallett and Lenny Bernstein – have a nice article in the Washington Post on the value of pedometers. As small as they are, they can nonetheless have a big impact on the results of a walking program. …buying a pedometer is not the first — or second, or third — piece of advice you typically receive when you turn to someone and say: “I really need to get in shape, but...
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...
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...
When You Lie Down With Dogs…
…You get up with fleas. It’s an old, old saying, but there’s truth to it. Earlier today, I was exchanging e-mails with a friend, Will Brink. He drew my attention to a recent study published in JANA – the Journal of the American Nutraceutical Association. While scanning the list of papers, I came across one that made me do a double-take… Inhibitory Effects of a Novel Nutrient Mixture on MMP Secretion...
Physicians Have Less Respect for Overweight Patients
This Johns Hopkins study confirms some anecdotes I’ve heard/read. October 22, 2009-Doctors have less respect for their obese patients than they do for patients of normal weight, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests. The findings raise questions about whether negative physician attitudes about obesity could be affecting the long-term health of their heavier patients. Mary Margaret Huizinga, M.D., M.P.H., an assistant...
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