Beating Obesity
Thought I’d highlight this article by Marc Ambinder in this month’s issue of the Atlantic. While there isn’t much here that’s news, Ambinder provides an excellent overview of the obesity epidemic… and why efforts to combat it have had little success. It’s really a thoughtful read; as it’s set against the backdrop of his own struggle with obesity. Click the link above and check it...
Why Should You Care About Science?
Actually, Paul should be the author of record for this post, as he wrote what follows for the home page of the site. But he didn’t think to post it, so I will… it’s really too good to leave buried behind a link that a lot of people will never click on. Heeeere’s Paul: Why should you care about science-based supplement reviews? Isn’t science really boring—something only of interest to geeks and brainiacs?...
Chocolate & Vanilla-Flavored Formulas are a Baaaad Idea
The L.A. Times has the latest on Mead-Johnson’s newest product, Enfagrow… Blogging moms and nutritionists are criticizing a new formula for toddlers that comes in chocolate and vanilla flavors as an early start to obesity. …Introduced by Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. in February as a beverage for toddlers who are transitioning from infant formula or breast milk, Enfagrow Premium’s toddler chocolate and vanilla...
Slogging Through the Mud
Betcha you’re thinking that the title of this post isn’t to be taken literally… ‘cept you’d be wrong. It’s about the “RunAmuck Festival” – which is about slogging through the mud, Big Time. RunAmuck is a good, hard 5K trail run with a difference: three crossings of the muddy lake in hip-deep water and shoe-sucking muck, two man-made mud pits, a few wooden barriers to climb and a...
Speaking of GMPs…
Good manufacturing practices (GMPs) were the topic of a very interesting talk at Supply Side East… so it was doubly interesting to see the need for more stringent guidelines confirmed by this article in the NY Post. Putting the ‘die’ in diet Health guru nearly killed eating own product By DAREH GREGORIAN In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, the controversial alternative-medicine advocate says he suffered...
Back To Regular Schedule Tomorrow
One of the things I didn’t mention in my last post, was the reason for spending “the last 48 hours behind the wheel of a (rental) car” – I drove from Secaucus, NJ to Natick, MA to visit Will (Brink)… then left the next day for Ontario to visit your host for this here blog and site: Paul. Spent the weekend drinking a fair amount of red wine and shooting the breeze – then drove back down to...
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