The Healthy Skeptic on Green Tea
Chris Woolston, “The Healthy Skeptic,” is a man after my own heart: someone who approaches claims with a skeptical eye, but is capable of evaluating them fairly. In today’s LA Times column, he provides an overview of green tea for weight loss. A sample: But even modest weight loss can be a positive step, says Arpita Basu, assistant professor of nutritional sciences at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. Basu...
They’ve Got to Be Kidding…
Evidently some cardiologists think fast food restaurants should offer their customers statin-laced condiments with their food. A new report in the American Journal of Cardiology suggests that fast food restaurants should offer statins – a popular class of cholesterol-lowering medications – alongside their unhealthy food. “We propose that the fast food industry is well placed to offer advice and supplements to counteract the...
Krispy Kreme Krapburger
I couldn’t watch this without going “Ewwwwww!” Ok, so it’s “only” 500 calories. Two points: The vast majority of people already eat too many calories… and too many empty calories at that. All those “only’s” can add up… fast. If you’re going to have a 500 calorie treat… why eat some gnarly, grease-ball hybrid fair-food monstrosity created solely to be...
CAMRA’s Latest Promotion is Pretty Weak Beer
I got a bit of a laugh out of the latest attempt by the UK’s “Campaign for Real Ale” (CAMRA) to promote beer-drinking. According to the Campaign (which is making headlines here in the US, too), drinking beer will help you lose weight! LONDON (AFP) – Beer is good for you and can save you from having to go jogging, organisers insisted at the Great British Beer Festival this week. The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA),...
Linda Fondren is My Hero
Check out the CNN article about her, as well as the video below: According to CNN: Many attribute the success to Fondren’s relentless determination. “She takes no prisoners. She’s committed to weight loss,” said Vicksburg Mayor Paul Winfield, who lost 16 pounds. Today, Shape Up Vicksburg includes a walking club, which draws up to 200 people, and a weekly nutrition class. Fondren’s gym is also open to all...
Taxonomy: Ur Doing It Wrong
I’m in the middle of penning a review of USP Labs” Pink Magic, which consists of a blend of three herbal ingredients. Looking at the label, I noted – for the umpteenth time – an amusing discrepancy with the way they’re written, vs. the way they’re supposed to be written. Many supp companies refer to common plant-based ingredients by their botanical names. For example, “Nelumbo Nucifera”...
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