We wish we could say we are surprised. Registered dietitians are now being given formal education by the Coca-Cola Company on how safe its ingredients are.
Tag: Weight Loss & Obesity
The New American Family—mother and dad are overweight and the children are overweight, too: Obesity can now be inherited
If you have recently been to a U.S. theme park, it is startling to most to notice the waistlines of American families. Mom and Dad are overweight and more often than not, every child is overweight, too. Many experts were quick to comment that obesity must be related to genetic susceptibility. Really, what about mother… Continue reading The New American Family—mother and dad are overweight and the children are overweight, too: Obesity can now be inherited
Diet Sodas: Fewer Calories, But More Strokes
Last month we reported on the dangers of many artificial sweeteners. Now a report links diet sodas to a 61% increase in strokes and heart attacks.
Weight Loss Update: FDA Panel Recommends Making Lap-Band Surgery Available to 12 Million More People
The procedure may help more people shed the pounds. But it will also fill the coffers of surgeons, hospitals, and a global specialty pharmaceutical company.
Don’t Let the FDA Ban Weight Loss Supplements!
Following the withdrawal last week of a leading weight loss drug, the battle between natural approaches to weight loss and the drug companies is likely to intensify.
Natural Solutions for Losing Weight
The research behind natural approaches to weight loss is getting better and better.
I’ll Have a Happy Meal with a Side Order of Statins, Please
Fast food outlets could provide statin drugs free of charge so that customers can neutralize the heart disease dangers of fatty food, according to a new study highlighted by ANH–International. Burgers, fries, and dangerous drugs from your drive-through!
The New American Family-mother and dad are overweight and the children are overweight, too: Obesity can now be inherited
If you have recently been to a U.S. theme park, it is startling to most to notice the waistlines of American families. Mom and Dad are overweight and more often than not, every child is overweight, too. Many experts were quick to comment that obesity must be related to genetic susceptibility. Really, what about mother… Continue reading The New American Family-mother and dad are overweight and the children are overweight, too: Obesity can now be inherited
What Your Waistline Means to Your Health
The New England Journal of Medicine in a November 2008 issue published research that had tracked nearly 360,000 men and women in 9 European countries for nearly 10 years. The results confirm research that has proliferated in the U.S. medical literature that is, a full to bursting waistline is a stronger predictor of premature death… Continue reading What Your Waistline Means to Your Health
Diabetes Rate Up 90% in Last 10 Years
Washington University, in a NIH-funded grant request in 2005 to study ginseng and its blood sugar modulating effects, called diabetes an epidemic. They predicted 10% of the US population would be type II diabetic within the year.