Browsing Tag: Diet

Potatoes lower BP: USDA study

Potatoes lower blood pressure in people with obesity and hypertension without increasing weight ~ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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Why Sugar Makes Us Sleepy (And Protein Wakes Us Up)

“We think we are what we think and see when in truth we are upright bags of tripe.” This is a tragic fact that we spend most our lives trying to forget. Although we like to imagine ourselves as the driver – our consciousness is in full control – that belief is a lovely illusion. In reality, we are mere passengers aboard the body, strapped to a fleshy engine that is driving us.
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American Chefs Discover Mustard Oil

“It’s got this clang to it,” he said. “It’s one of those things that once you get that taste of it, then all of a sudden everything is lacking mustard oil.”
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Harvard study: government needs to monitor, prevent, and control obesity by taxing junk foods and limiting others

Gortmaker and his colleagues call for action at multiple levels of society. They provide a list of interventions aimed at children, adolescents, and adults that have been estimated to be cost-effective. In addition to taxes on unhealthy food and drink and restrictions on junk food and beverage TV advertising to children,...
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So-called fruit snacks full of sugars, partially hydrogenated oil, dyes: class action lawsuit ~ [OP-ED]

Something is mostly missing from Fruit Roll-Ups, Fruit by the Foot, and Fruit Gushers, according to a complaint filed today in federal court in California: fruit.
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Maximize Minerals To Minimize Health Problems

Deficiency of trace minerals is a contributing factor to many illnesses. Research strongly suggests that many chronic diseases originate in mineral deficiency, including malnutrition, infections, obesity and many cases of both cancer and diabetes.
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You are what you eat - in more ways than one

The finding is obviously very thought-provoking; for instance, it would indicate that in addition to eating “materials” (in the form of carbohydrates, proteins, etc), you are also eating “information”
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Curry & Tea: The Secrets Of A Centenarian Marathoner

At 100 years of age, Fauja Singh is the world’s oldest marathoner. Since he turned 89, he’s completed seven marathons. He has signed up for the 2012 Edinburgh Marathon. So what are his secrets?
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Split-second what-to-eat moments: how to control them

You’re trying to decide what to eat for dinner. Should it be the chicken and broccoli? The super-sized fast-food burger? Skip it entirely and just get some Rocky Road?
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British Medical Journal says 8 glasses of water a day requirement is ‘nonsense’

McCartney argues that there is no high quality published evidence to support these claims. She points to several studies showing no clear evidence of benefit from drinking increased amounts of water and suggesting there may be unintended harms attached to an enforcement to drink more water.
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