You Kids Get Off My Lawn!!!
I read the news today, oh boy… Red Bull drink lifts stroke risk: Australian study. CANBERRA (Reuters) – Just one can of the popular stimulant energy drink Red Bull can increase the risk of heart attack or stroke, even in young people, Australian medical researchers said on Friday. The caffeine-loaded beverage, popular with university students and adrenaline sport fans to give them “wings”, caused the blood to...
Is 5 Small Meals A Day Useless For Weight Loss?
I’ve just finished reading that the “snack diet,” or the splitting up of your food intake into five or six snacks/ small meals to boost your metabolism and lose weight is “useless.” Dr Tim Crowe, a nutrition specialist at Deakin University in Melbourne, spoke dismissively of the whole idea calling it “rubbish” and a “faddish dieting trend.” He also indicated there was some...
The Devil’s in the Details…
I’m often struck by the difference between reports on health/fitness research that appear in the popular media, and the actual published research. Oh, the popular reports are accurate enough in what they say…but what they don’t say can be important too. When a scientific study catches media attention, reporters frequently act as stenographers and cheerleaders, and don’t give the details the analysis they...
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