FDA Seeks Public Comment on New Calorie Labeling Regs
If you’ve been following the recent health care debate in the US, then you know that the bill that passed includes a requirement for chain restaurants with more than 20 locations to post calorie information on the menu. Care to offer the FDA some advice on how to...
read moreTrain For Your Brain
This is a topic that I’ve covered before on the blog, but it’s also one that bears repeating – as there are so many reasons to exercise that have nada to do with fat loss or physique enhancement. The evidence just keeps pouring in that exercise –...
read moreStudy – Sweet and Salty: Nutritional Content and Analysis of Baby and Toddler Foods
A recent study published in the Journal of Public Health should raise a few eyebrows: Background To critically examine baby and toddler food products sold in Canada for their sugar and sodium content, and to assess these in light of current recommendations. Methods Baby and...
read moreNew Heart Rate Formula for Women
According to a recent study, the standard heart rate formula, 220 – age, overestimates the maximum heart rate for women performing cardiovascular exercise. According to the New York Times report, The commonly used formula subtracts a person’s age from 220. But based on...
read moreObesity Panacea: Myth of the Fat Burning Zone
This is something I’ve written about myself, elsewhere, but researcher/blogger Travis Saunders sums it up pretty well – with a graph from a recent lecture, no less, which helps drives the point home. It is absolutely true that in a relative sense, the lower the...
read moreThe Healthy Skeptic on Colon Cleansing Supplements
Chris Woolston ‘s LA Times column on the claims made for two “colon cleansing” products is a pretty good read: The often-repeated claim that most colons are clogged with 10, 20 or even 40 pounds of impacted material is ridiculous, Inadomi says. He notes that...
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