FDA Warning: Stop Using Hydroxycut Products
Hot off the presses… The FDA said it has received 23 reports of serious liver injuries linked to Hydroxycut products, which are also used as energy enhancers and as fat burners. The reports include the 2007 death of a 19-year-old man living in the Southwest, which was reported to the FDA in March. Other serious liver problems reported included liver damage that resulted in a transplant in 2002, liver failure, jaundice, seizures...
NYC Begins Salt Initiative
New York City has opened a new front in the battle to improve the health of its citizens: salt. The goal is to cut salt intake by at least 20% over the next five years. Americans’ salt intake has increased dramatically in recent decades. We now consume almost twice the recommended limit of salt each day – but not by choice. Nearly 80% of the salt in our diet is added to processed and prepared foods before we buy them. Reducing salt...
J.C. Romero Sues GNC, Vitamin Shoppe, Ergopharm and Proviant Technologies
To recap the story: Phillies pitcher J.C. Romero was suspended in January for testing positive for androstenedione, a banned prohormone, last season. He insisted he wasn’t trying to cheat: the positive test was due to an OTC bodybuilding supp, 6-OXO Extreme, which he believed was ok to take. Romero is now suing the stores he purchased it from (GNC and Vitamin Shoppe), as well as the manufacturer(s) (Ergopharm and its parent...
Swine Flu Updates
No, it’s nothing to do with weight loss, fitness, nutrition or supps – but it’s a major health concern at the moment. Thus, I thought I’d post a link here to the Centers For Disease Control web site, which contains the latest updates. http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/ For what it’s worth, this is info straight from the horse’s mouth, and beats reading/watching panicky (and often sensationalized) news...
Inexpert Advice
I happened to read Martica Heaner’s column, “Expert Advice” on MSN.com this morning. It wasn’t bad at all… In fact, I thought her article, “Do Exercise and Nutrition Affect How Old You Look?“, was a pretty decent rundown on the effects of exercise (and secondarily, nutrition) on the aging process. Nonetheless, it reminded me of a line I recall from Babylon 5: “Unfortunately, while all...
Bony or Beautiful?
OMFG. I’m amazed that anyone would even ask that question. The woman belongs in a hospital, not a beauty pageant.
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