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Wednesday, 14 December 2011
Health Wonk Review is up at the Health Affairs Blog
Health Affairs Blog hosts the latest edition of the Health Wonk Review. No theme this time, just pure, gooey wonkery. Share
I Got Boinged, and Other News
The reaction to my post "The Carbohydrate Hypothesis of Obesity: a Critical Examination" has been overwhelmingly positive, particularly among the scientists I've heard from.
On Saturday, the inimitable maker and writer Mark Frauenfelder posted a link to my post on the variety blog BoingBoing. BoingBoing has been on my sidebar for three years, and it's the place I go when I need a break. It's a fun assortment of science, news, technology and entertainment. BoingBoing was originally a zine started by Frauenfelder and his wife in 1988, and it has been on the web since 1995. Today, it has multiple contributing authors and it draws several hundred thousand hits per day. I'm thrilled that Frauenfelder posted my article there. Apparently he likes my blog. Thanks!
I added a new section (IIB) to my original post. It discusses what human genetics can teach us about the mechanisms of common obesity. It is consistent with the rest of the evidence suggesting that body fatness is primarily regulated by the brain, not by fat tissue, and that leptin signaling plays a dominant role in this process.
On Saturday, the inimitable maker and writer Mark Frauenfelder posted a link to my post on the variety blog BoingBoing. BoingBoing has been on my sidebar for three years, and it's the place I go when I need a break. It's a fun assortment of science, news, technology and entertainment. BoingBoing was originally a zine started by Frauenfelder and his wife in 1988, and it has been on the web since 1995. Today, it has multiple contributing authors and it draws several hundred thousand hits per day. I'm thrilled that Frauenfelder posted my article there. Apparently he likes my blog. Thanks!
I added a new section (IIB) to my original post. It discusses what human genetics can teach us about the mechanisms of common obesity. It is consistent with the rest of the evidence suggesting that body fatness is primarily regulated by the brain, not by fat tissue, and that leptin signaling plays a dominant role in this process.
Source: http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2011/08/i-got-boinged-and-other-news.html
Health Wonk Review is up at Wright on Health
Brad Wright hosts the Holiday Shopping Guide edition of the Health Wonk Review on Wright for Health. Share
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Seed Oils and Body Fatness-- A Problematic Revisit
Anthony Colpo recently posted a discussion of one of my older posts on seed oils and body fat gain (1), which reminded me that I need to revisit the idea.� As my knowledge of obesity and metabolism has expanded, I feel the evidence behind the hypothesis that seed oils (corn, soybean, etc.) promote obesity due to their linoleic acid (omega-6 fat) content has largely collapsed.
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Source: http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2011/08/seed-oils-and-body-fatness-problematic.html
Health Wonk Review is up at Wright on Health
Brad Wright hosts the Holiday Shopping Guide edition of the Health Wonk Review on Wright for Health. Share
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Tuesday, 13 December 2011
Tomatoes could protect against prostate cancer
Scientists at the University of Naples suggest that a daily serving of tomatoes could protect against prostate cancer and slow the growth of a tumor in an existing sufferer, reports the Daily Mail.
The study involving mice bred to be genetically susceptible to cancer showed those fed a daily diet rich in tomato extracts were less likely to fall ill - and survived longer if they did.
The findings are the latest in a long line of studies looking at whether tomatoes can combat the disease.There have been conflicting results with some suggesting benefits and some none at all.
In the latest, scientists studied mice that had been bred to be at risk of prostate cancer.
The researchers compared those fed a normal diet with mice given at least 10 per cent of their food in the form of a powder made from cherry tomatoes.The tomato-fed mice had lower rates of cancer and survived longer than the others, they said.The study has been published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research.
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The study involving mice bred to be genetically susceptible to cancer showed those fed a daily diet rich in tomato extracts were less likely to fall ill - and survived longer if they did.
The findings are the latest in a long line of studies looking at whether tomatoes can combat the disease.There have been conflicting results with some suggesting benefits and some none at all.
In the latest, scientists studied mice that had been bred to be at risk of prostate cancer.
The researchers compared those fed a normal diet with mice given at least 10 per cent of their food in the form of a powder made from cherry tomatoes.The tomato-fed mice had lower rates of cancer and survived longer than the others, they said.The study has been published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research.Tags : prostate cancer diet treatment,prostate cancer diet cure,prostate cancer diet prevention,anti prostate cancer diet,advanced prostate cancer diet,prostate cancer diets,dean ornish prostate cancer diet
Source: http://www.aboutthehealth.com/2010/10/tomatoes-could-protect-against-prostate.html
Can you feel it? Medicare cost rise eats up part of Social Security inflation adjustment
Social Security recipients are likely to get a cost of living allowance (COLA) adjustment next year, based on an increase in the Consumer Price Index. Yet most senior citizens will see part of that increase eaten up by a rise in the Medicare Part B premium, which covers doctor visits and outpatient services and is [...]
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