Study: 1 in 1900 Has Ideal Heart Health
Wow. A recent, community-based study of 1,933 middle aged/older people (ages 45 – 75) in Allegheny County, PA, found only 1 person who met the American Heart Association’s definition of ideal cardiovascular health. The Heart Association defines “ideal cardiovascular health” as a combination of 7 factors: nonsmoking BMI<25 goal level physical activity healthy diet untreated cholesterol < 200 blood...
Oz vs. Oz
Good catch on Dr. Oz by Dr. Yoni Freedhoff: The show was predictable. Dr. Oz spent the bulk of the show obtaining testimonials from HCG providers and dieters, mentioned how his wife has done the HCG diet, spent a scant amount of time with HCG detractors, mentioned that the complete and utter lack of medical evidence to support its use was counter-balanced by the 4 people he had in his audience who had succeeded in losing weight,...
Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot
Al Franken said it back in the 90’s, and it’s just as true today, w/respect to his comments on Michelle Obama: LIMBAUGH: I’m sure you’re aware that nutritionist-at-large Michelle Obama is urging, demanding, advocating, requiring what everybody can and can’t eat. She is demanding that everybody basically eat cardboard and tofu. No calories, no fat, no nothing — gotta stop obesity. Except as in the...
Ida Keeling Sets a New Sprint Record
Her 60 meter time – 29.86 seconds – was a new world record for her age class: 95-and-up. Ida Keeling is 4-6 and 83 pounds, and does her running on size 51/2 feet. She runs in the hallways of her Riverdale apartment. She runs on treadmills, and lifts weights, and rides an exercise bike and has no idea what she would do without all of it. …Keeling lost her husband to a heart attack at age 42, in 1958. She lost two...
“Would You Eat a Peanut Butter Kandy Kake Slider?”
I voted “no.” It’s a shame the poll didn’t include a third, “OMG – Absolutely No Way in Hell” option – ’cause that’s the one I would have chosen, instead. “No” simply isn’t emphatic enough.
If You Can’t Get Your Kids to Eat Their Veggies…
…try a bribe. According to a study published in the journal “Psychological Science,” there’s a good chance it will work. Some experts have warned that bribing children to eat healthy foods can be counter-productive, undermining their intrinsic motivation and actually increasing disliking. Lucy Cooke and colleagues have found no evidence for this in their new large-scale investigation of the issue. They conclude...
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