What Are The Real Benefits Of Eating Organic Foods?
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine recently tried to answer the question of the real health benefits of eating organic foods. They conducted a review of the literature, and concluded that the question had not been adequately addressed. This led to review the research literature over the course of the last 50-years, and [...]
Will You Take The New Swine Flu Vaccine?
The CDC is in the process of ramping up development of a new swine flu vaccine to combat the emerging threat of H1N1. Having been officially classified as a pandemic, the swine flu virus has been described as spreading with “unprecedented speed” by the WHO. This has prompted rapid action by leading health agencies, as [...]
Busting A Myth – How Much Fat Should I Eat Per Day?
I’ve started to learn there are a variety of advantages to closely monitoring your caloric intake, beyond the basic “how much food have I eaten today…” For instance, there’s a bias against fat in our society. Everyone shouts the no-fat or low-fat mantra. But, after taking a few weeks to understand my daily calorie distribution, [...]
Understanding My Daily Calorie Distribution
Continuing with the theme of learning to better understand my nutrition data, and my daily calorie distribution, I’ve been using the calculators mention in my test of two online nutritional calculators. I’ve been tracking that information pretty regularly over the last few weeks, and have learned a few interesting things about my eating habits. I [...]
Comparing Two Popular Online Nutritional Calculators
When I first started considering the impact of nutrition on my weight, I focused entirely on a combination of calories and fiber as the drivers for weight loss, with the idea that consuming less than 2500-calories and 25-grams of fiber in a day would lead to weight loss. That formula has worked well for me, [...]
Teaching Kids To Eat Healthy
In the last post, we discussed the role government is taking in trying to reduce obesity among adults. But, of course, the challenge of obesity isn’t just with adults. It’s a generally accepted truth that about 1 in 3 kids is either obese or overweight in the U.S. As we’ve discussed before, getting kids out [...]
Government And Obesity
There’s little argument among most experts that adult obesity has become a public health concern for the governments of developed countries around the world. We Americans have a kind of global reputation for obesity at this point, but of course, many governments are exploring different approaches at promoting exercise and weight loss for adults. Government [...]
What Would My Life Be Like If…
Have you ever asked yourself the question, “What would my life be like if …”. It turns out that the old adage that happiness can be found by “counting your blessings” is incorrect. In reality, people find greater happiness and satisfaction by imagining that a positive event never occurred. Here’s the scenario. Begin by picturing [...]
Prevalence Of Celiac Disease On The Rise
A recent study by the Mayo Clinic has uncovered the fact that the prevalence of celiac disease appears to be on the rise among the general population. Celiac disease is a condition in which the body exhibits an immune response to gluten, thereby generating antibodies, which show up in blood tests. A comparison of frozen [...]
White Wheat Bread — The Rise Of Albino Wheat
Unless you’ve been under a rock, you’ve heard talk about the negative influence of carbohydrates in your diet. The idea isn’t new, but it was certainly popularized by the Atkins Diet. Many derivatives have sprung up in recent years, based on the idea that we consume far too many “carbs” in the typical Western diet. [...]
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