*** Please discuss the use or discontinuation of any medication with a physician. I actually spent a few minutes in my car today as I travel...
Caring About Our Young Parents
I was working out in the gym (the student rec center) this morning while two young men (age 19-21) were talking. Actually, one was just lis...
Odds and Ends
Oral Cancer - To continue on an issue of concern... HPV is the virus associated with cervical cancer, but it is also linked to oral cancer (...
SWOOOOOSH!
I hope that I can do this story justice, as it must be told. No one was really there to see it – what a waste. It is a funny story. ...
NSLP debut
Today is the day. The National School Lunch Program has its first thorough revision in 15 years and now more closely aligns to the USDA'...
Social Norms
People whose work involves behavior change, often use theories that incorporate the concept of social norms. However, because a person bel...
Calorie Burning (dancing) Bats
Today's post is going to be a lot more fun than yesterdays... even if it does involve statistics. Well - not much statistics, but that i...
PPACA - Your Health Benefits
I was inspired to write today’s blog post after receiving an email from my health insurance company this morning. More on that email in a ...
Odds and Ends
Heart Attacks and Sex: This week many news anchors and print reporters noted that the AHA released guidelines on when persons who had had a...
It's the Flour and Sugar
This is the word. As you know from many past posts, my favorite nutrition scientist (and professor) is Walter Willett from Harvard Universi...
Disturbing Numbers - Our Obesity Epidemic
I will tell you the numbers first but I hope you stick around for a little more (I moved the technical stuff to the end). 78 Million (plus) ...
BOOKS FROM R.S. JUNIOR MODERN SCHOOL
We are very grateful to receive many books for the slum children from the R.S Junior Modern School, Humayun Road, Delhi. We especially thank...
MEDICAL CAMP AT HAUZ KHAS VILLAGE AND MAYUR VIHAR
Medical Camp at Hauz Khas Village - November, 2011 It was inaugurated by a member of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. More than 250 peopl...
BK Fights Back
Truthfully, I couldn't think of an appropriate title for the post today - but it seems that Burger King is my arch enemy. It is bad enou...
Relationships
My studies and this blog are specifically related to chronic disease that is attributed to dietary factors and exposure to tobacco or other ...
Promoting Moderation
As many of you may have heard by now, the celebrity chef Paula Deen appeared on the NBC Today show today and announced that she has type two...
Switching Bad Habits for 'Good' Ones
There is a difference between nasty or bad habits and good ones. We are often enticed to learn about the 7 Habits of Highly Successful Peop...
Odds and Ends
Weight Watcher's Meals - In the convenience section of my local grocer, i.e. the deli, I noticed Weight Watchers (TM) single serving...
What You Don't Know
In another reading today, I came across a quote attributed to a congressman as he was speaking to his colleagues... He was talking to them a...
FOP Labeling Goes On
Busy day for my assistantship work so this will be a brief post. I stopped at a higher end grocer yesterday to grab a few things on my way h...
A Telling Definition
The terms health education and health promotion have several definitions,no agreed upon definition and are sometimes used interchangeably. ...
FEVone and FVC for Pot Smokers
Ah ha - got your attention on that last part didn't I? You may recall from past posts, several of them, that I am a advocate for spirome...
FOP Delay Breeds Confusion
When the Institute of Medicine was conducting its review of front of pack labeling systems prior to making its final recommendation to the F...
Comparative Fatness
My title is a word play on a concept that was addressed in a recent news paper article or series of articles. A journalist, Marni Jameson, ...
Odds and Ends
My first few points for the O&Es today can be traced back to my recent Florida visit and time spent in close proximity to my mother - ...