Energy Fiend
Energy drinks have come under a lot of fire recently…some of it – like the obsessive hand-wringing over Red Bull – is simply goofy, but some is perfectly legit. Red Bull itself doesn’t contain massive amounts of caffeine, but there are a number of drinks and “shooters” on the market now that pack quite a whallop. And – the reality is – lots of people (not just kids), don’t bother...
Survey: Fewer Americans are Dieting
According to a recent industry survey, fewer people are dieting now than they were two decades ago. When it comes to dieting, Americans put on a good show, buying millions of diet books, watching TV programs about weight loss, obsessing over celebrities and their baby weight. But in the end, that may be all it is: a show. The number of people on a diet – 26 percent of all women in the United States and 16 percent of men for the...
Britain to Mandate Compulsory Cooking Classes in School
Is this a great idea, or what? Every 11-year-old in England will receive a free cookbook under plans to tackle obesity by teaching children how to prepare healthy meals. Pupils should learn how to produce healthy versions of such classic dishes as spaghetti Bolognese, risotto, roast chicken or apple crumble, the Schools Secretary, Ed Balls, said yesterday. …The chef Phil Vickery, who wrote the foreword to the book, said teaching...
Does Thinking Stimulate Appetite?
Color me skeptical, but I have a hard time believing this: Angelo Tremblay noticed something odd every time he worked up a grant application for his research program in a Quebec university. He had a craving for chocolate chip cookies. Now, thanks to research in his lab at the Universite Laval, he has a better understanding of why. It turns out that performing mental tasks, like trying to solve problems while working at a computer,...
Study: Exercise Blunts Effect of Fat Gene
Hot off the presses: “Exercise blunts fat gene effect” A number of studies have linked variants in a particular gene, FTO, with obesity risk. New research suggests, however, high physical activity could blunt the effects. The researchers looked at 704 Amish men and women, chosen because of that community’s relative genetic “purity”, with members generally able to trace their ancestry back for 14...
The Empire Strikes Back!
As noted here, the Corn Refiners Association is riding high over the AMA’s decision to exonerate high fructose corn syrup as a cause of the obesity epidemic. So high, they’ve gone from playing defense to offense: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEbRxTOyGf0] [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVsgXPt564Q] Nothing like making your point by paying actors to pretend they’re clueless on camera. What the...
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