Of course I have something to say as you approach 2011 - but it is going to wait until tomorrow. Enjoy this last day of the year where you a...
Burning Fat
Because I have some (minimal) education as a personal trainer, and because I read research (a lot), I am often asked what burns more fat - i...
Frito Alert
It is rather timely that Frito Lay should announce its plans for making snacks "all natural" and free of chemicals like MSG. Time...
Sedentary Entertainment
In the current discussion of obesity, the running themes are energy dense and nutrient poor foods, marketing of those foods and sedentary en...
Odds and Ends
Fruit Cups- I have two points to make. First, my Mom has some fruit cups in her fridge and at first glance I thought that they were health...
Holiday Adjusting
Hello Readers I just wanted to post something, though I really don't have a topic. I have traveled to Florida for the Holiday and had t...
Motivation
In my research proposals, I talk about relevancy, access and opportunity with regard to making obesity related progress with our programming...
Odds and Ends
Fast Food - Why don't restaurants offer 1/2 price or two for one deals on the healthy items? Keyboards - I bought a new keyboard (well,...
High Cost of Health
No not health care, but being healthy, specifically eating low calorie or energy dense foods in order to moderate energy intake and weight. ...
Eat Them, Alice
I took note of a Press Release from a company named Total Nutraceutical Solutions or TNS. The press release was announcing the company'...
The Wrong Product
You may be familiar with the Yogurt commercial that "stars" Jamie Lee Curtis and suggests that the product helps with digestive is...
Health Care - Timing is Everything
Most TV, print, and radio news programs have discussed the Health Care Reform ( Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health C...
Point of Purchase Pondering
Blumenthal, K., Volpp, K. 2010. Enhancing the effectiveness of food labeling in restaurants. JAMA. 303: 6. 553-54. I found much contention...
Odds and Ends
I did generate a list this week, but I am not sure I can make heads or tails of it just now... Stents and Ethics - The WSJ let me know that...
Warm Water
My main concern with power plants and the environment has been emissions and industrial waste. I hadn't thought of water temperature ...
Energy Consumption
I am going to take a little environmental liberty with my energy in energy out mantra.... As I was driving home from campus one recent even...
Know How to Work It
That I found myself surprised by this was actually the surprise. The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act signed in 2009 gave ...
National Healthcare Reform; City Fresh Food Initiative; the Impact on Women
a little bit more about our speakers..... Dr. Berkson joined the College of Medicine in 2006 as the program director of the Family Medicine ...
Is a little cushioning protective?
Here is the information on the study I mentioned yesterday. It is in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The title of...
Odds and Ends
My favorite posting day - little bits and pieces that have nothing much to do with each other and may or may not be related to news and rese...
Lap Band -
With all the news of late regarding the FDA and device makers - i.e. influencing decision making through unethical practices, it is hard not...
Radiation Follow Up
In May of this year the President's Cancer Panel Report was reviewed in this blog. As we left off, there were discussions about calibra...
Catfish from China?
I was going to do a little number crunching to give you some points to ponder but I quickly realized two things. One, you really cannot get...
Salt, Sodium, Sense
Last week, results of a study out of Harvard's School of Public Health (co authored by one of my fav's, Walter Willett) were release...