It is likely that you are thinking of things that you will do differently or for the first time in 2012. The New Year is fast upon us and h...
Obesity Epidemic Permeates
The expansive girth of Americans is not only the topic of research articles and news shows, but fodder for popular novels. I know this beca...
What you Eat - How you think - Memory Booster
Several popular press stories are covering the research cited at the end of this post. The work is published in the journal Neurology. I...
Misinformed or in Denial
I am not sure which it is (lack of info or aversion to restriction) but the products displayed in the pictures below are not the answer to a...
Winter Holiday
War on Cancer
I won't add much of my voice to the headlines of today - that it has been 40 years since President Nixon enacted a law that led to much...
Menu Labeling in Action
First, I am kicking myself for not taking a picture especially because I had my camera in my purse. Today I had lunch with friends at a Pa...
Rollerblade - Really??
For the semi regular "really? " segment, I offer you this evidence of stupidity. As I was running (in Florida) the other morning, ...
Of Mice and Calories
There is a small but growing body of science that relates low caloric intake with longevity and cognitive health. In other words, the slowi...
Looking the Part
I am not going to get this exactly right, but it was something close to this: Last night, after I excitedly told my sister about the calorie...
Dining Out
In preparation for a meal out tonight, I went to the restaurant's on line menu. I was surprised to find that there were certain entrees...
Staying Fit to Serve
During my travels today, I changed planes in Atlanta. I must have seen over 100 men and women in military fatigues, returning home from war...
Health Risks of Excess Fat
I came across a graphic that shows the outline of a body of a child next to a body of an adult. Each figure is surrounded by text boxes wit...
Calories and Diets in the Lab
I was reading an article earlier this week which referred to the research referenced at the end of this post. I was curious about the study...
Childhood Obesity and Adult Outcomes
Juonala, M. M. D. P. D., Magnussen, C. G. P. D., Berenson, G. S. M. D., Venn, A. P. D., Burns, T. L. M. P. H. P. D., Sabin, M. A. M. D. P. D...
Metabolic Fuel
In the article that I referenced last night (regarding the erroneous contention that 3500 cals was the equivalent of one pound of body wei...
Odds and Ends
Spandex: I heard part of a story and some interviews on the radio show, Weekend Edition, this morning. You can actually listen yourselves...