Obesity Rates Continue To Rise
Obesity rates continue to rise in the US in spite of reduction in consumption of sugar, increase in fiber. This affects minority more. The answer may be found from the interventions we do with children.
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Artificial Sweeteners: Still Bad
Artificial sweeteners, or “low energy sweeteners” have periodically been implicated as a separate cause of obesity. Evidence has been found that people take in more calories when using sweeteners.
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Chipotle and The Andromeda Strain
Chipotle closed 43 restaurants, because what was infecting them could be worse than the Andromeda Strain.
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Being a Doctor Does Not Mean You Can Think
Physicians are not taught critical thinking in medical school. Ben Carson is the perfect example. Still, my physician is a critical thinker, and so should yours.
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Chipotle E. Coli: Cheap Food Isn’t Good and Good Food Isn’t Cheap
The recent E. coli outbreak from Chipotle shows how dangerous restaurant food can be. Over 300 made sick by their food. And the problems with Chipotle continue…
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Weight Loss Surgery: Not a Risk for Self Harm
The recent study about weight loss surgery patients having increased risk of self-harm is interesting but misses the point. There is no increased risk of self-harm after weight loss surgery than there is for those prescribed anti-depressants.
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Bacon and Cancer: Making Sense of the Madness
The recent WHO classification of bacon causing cancer and red meat might cause it needs some perspective. Here it is- from both sides.
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Alcohol and Pregnancy
Drinking during pregnancy is the leading cause of preventable birth defects. There is no safe level of alcohol when a woman is pregnant.
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Bad Supplements: 23,000 ER Admissions per Year
23,000 people yearly seek emergency room treatment after taking dietary supplements. A field that is not regulated, and should be.
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