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Sunday, 30 September 2012
Despite Being a Multi-Billion Dollar Industry, Only 5% of Americans Practice Yoga
I teach yoga for a living. I manage a yoga studio, I direct a yoga teacher-training course, and I write articles about yoga. Aside from thinking about yoga all day long, I sometimes dream about yoga. This means I am immersed in something that relates to yoga nearly 24 hours a day, on some level [...]
X-Factor Judges “Give a Fat Boy a Chance,” Advancing 540-Pound Freddie Combs to Next Round
Auditioning for a show can be nerve-wracking for anyone, especially when the judges who determine your fate are Britney Spears, Demi Lovato, Simon Cowell, and LA Reid. You want everything to be perfect during the audition. This week the ‘X Factor’ judges were put to the test when Freddie Combs sang on stage in his [...]
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Why Is Weight Loss Quackery Being Sold By Pharmacists?
A reader sent me the photo up above. It shows at best non-evidence based, at worst completely useless and not necessarily safe weight loss quackery is being prominently sold by placard in at least one Ontario pharmacy at their pickup counter.
How is this legal?
The short answer is that it's legal because Health Canada just doesn't care. They don't care that pharmacy shelves are filled with nonsense that not only wastes their money, but also potentially their health as they may supplant physician visits and medical care for the promises festooned on the side of a bottle.
But do pharmacists care? In this case do they care that my reader thinks customers will take the promotion of Dr. Oz miracle pills at their pickup counter to be a professional endorsement by the pharmacists themselves?
Pharmacists are highly educated health professionals and here in Ontario (where the photo up above was taken), they're regulated by the Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCP), and represented in Canada by the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA).
Peeking at the OCP website I came across their Model Standards of Care document and in it, this statement,
"23. recommend non-prescription drug therapy only having collected and interpreted patient information to ensure that:But given that there is no dose (no human trials) how could any amount of it ever be considered "appropriate"?
• there are no significant drug interactions or contra-indications, and
• the medication is the most appropriate in view of patient characteristics, signs and symptoms, other conditions and medications, and
• the dose and instructions for use of the medication are correct"
And what of the CPhA?
While they don't have the same sort of Standards of Care document, they do have one on Direct-To-Consumer Advertising and in it they note,
"the information available to patients must be objective, accurate and comprehensive."Does that sign up above suggest objectivity, accuracy and comprehensiveness?
I know I have pharmacists who read my blog. Given the ability to comment anonymously, would love it if you might weigh in on how you feel selling products that have no scientific basis whatsoever behind their use and whether or not you feel it challenges your ethics or your College's codes of conduct.
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Pre-Workout Supplements Boost Energy and Focus
It’s Friday at 4:30 p.m. and the clock couldn’t be moving any slower. It’s been a long week and you’re more than ready for the weekend to begin. The only problem (besides the last 30 minutes feeling like an eternity) is you haven’t gotten your workout in for the day. You’re thinking to yourself, “I’m [...]
Source: http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/09/pre-workout-supplements-that-boost-energy-and-focus/
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Choice and Consequences
Contributor: “Dr. J”Dr. J offers his irreverent, slightly irrelevant, but possibly useful opinions on health and fitness. A Florida surgeon and fitness freak with a black belt in karate, he runs 50 miles a week and flies a Cherokee Arrow 200.
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A few years ago, I had the dubious pleasure of visiting the town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. The town was originally named Hot Springs. In 1950, Ralph Edwards, the host of the radio quiz show “Truth or Consequences,” announced that he would air the program from the first town that renamed itself after the show. Hot Springs won! Edwards visited the newly renamed town during the first weekend of May during their Fiesta for the next 50 years.
In 1956, after a brief stint by Jack Bailey, Bob Barker became the host of the “Truth or Consequences” TV show.
Barker always ended each episode with the phrase, “Hoping all your consequences are happy ones!”
“Truth or Consequences” might be a good name for a game show, but when it comes to our lives, choice and consequences is what we will get.
Making Healthy Choices
Making healthy choices such as being physically active, healthy eating, managing stress, and eliminating habits such as smoking, illicit drug use and excessive alcohol consumption will lead to:
- Looking good and feeling great
- Having more energy in everything you do
- Lowering your stress level and helping you react to stress much better
- Having and maintaining a healthy body weight
- Lowering your risks for type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and many types of cancers and other illnesses
- Having a stronger, better functioning body with healthier bones, joints and muscles
- Getting from where you are to where you want to be
It is important to find an approach that works for you, and one that you will be able to maintain. Rather than trying to make all the changes at once, consider breaking them down into smaller steps, and then take one step at a time. Of course, it will take effort until you get used to your new routines, but be assured that the effort you put into these changes will be well worth it, and these changes will become easier to stay with over time. As you replace your unhealthy habits with healthy choices, these will become your new habits.
Make your top priorities being more active, eating well and having a positive outlook on your future. You can do this!
As Bob Barker used to say, “Hoping all your consequences are happy ones!”
If you make good choices, you know they will be.
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Saturday, 29 September 2012
Companies Offer Perks to Lose Weight
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Losing weight is never easy, but what if employees had the backing of their employer and/or health insurance company? Would that make it easier? Many employers are betting on it.
The number of large employers offering weight-related health perks has nearly doubled in the past year alone. In 2011, 37 percent of large companies were offering financial incentives like the reduction of insurance premium costs, gift cards or additional paid days off. In 2012, around 60 percent are offering that. Of course, it can be far more difficult for smaller-sized companies to offer perks like the larger and mid-size companies can, since there’s a smaller negotiating table when it comes to dealing with the big health insurance giants.
According to Jim Winkler, chief innovation officer for Health & Benefits at Aon Hewitt, “Incentives solely tied to participation tend to become entitlement programs, with employees expecting to be rewarded without any sense of accountability for better health. To truly impact employee behavior change, more and more organizations realize they need to closely tie rewards to outcomes and better results rather than just enrollment.”
Do you think it’s a good thing that employers and health insurance companies are joining forces to encourage healthier lifestyles, or do you think it’s none of their business?
(By Marissa Brassfield for CalorieLab)
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Companies Offer Perks to Lose Weight
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Losing weight is never easy, but what if employees had the backing of their employer and/or health insurance company? Would that make it easier? Many employers are betting on it.
The number of large employers offering weight-related health perks has nearly doubled in the past year alone. In 2011, 37 percent of large companies were offering financial incentives like the reduction of insurance premium costs, gift cards or additional paid days off. In 2012, around 60 percent are offering that. Of course, it can be far more difficult for smaller-sized companies to offer perks like the larger and mid-size companies can, since there’s a smaller negotiating table when it comes to dealing with the big health insurance giants.
According to Jim Winkler, chief innovation officer for Health & Benefits at Aon Hewitt, “Incentives solely tied to participation tend to become entitlement programs, with employees expecting to be rewarded without any sense of accountability for better health. To truly impact employee behavior change, more and more organizations realize they need to closely tie rewards to outcomes and better results rather than just enrollment.”
Do you think it’s a good thing that employers and health insurance companies are joining forces to encourage healthier lifestyles, or do you think it’s none of their business?
(By Marissa Brassfield for CalorieLab)
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Nurses: My Better Half
Contributor: “Dr. J”Dr. J offers his irreverent, slightly irrelevant, but possibly useful opinions on health and fitness. A Florida surgeon and fitness freak with a black belt in karate, he runs 50 miles a week and flies a Cherokee Arrow 200.
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In a way, the doctor-nurse pairing is like a working marriage, with the marriage vow of “for better or worse” applying to the patient’s medical situations and the long, slow climb back to health. The nurse, my better half, is the supreme caretaker and cheerleader of that journey.
I happened to see a television commercial recently about nurses that I really liked, and it made me think of some of the many experiences that I’ve had with my better half in my professional life or as a patient.
I suppose my first experience with a nurse was being filled with fear, as that woman in white was responsible for giving me “shots” at the pediatrician’s office!
I think, however, that even then, I didn’t have any negative feelings for those nurses, as they were always very kind and considerate when dealing with that scared little kid.
There was a time in medical school where I was examining a woman with a female nurse in attendance. I made a very dumb statement about a normal physiological sign I noticed, and that wonderful nurse immediately said the perfect thing to both educate me and not embarrass me at the same time. I thanked her profusely after the exam.
In my surgical residency, I did a six-month stint on the anesthesia service. I was assigned as an understudy to a nurse anesthetist for the first month before being turned loose on patients by myself. He did a wonderful job in teaching me the basics, how to safely anesthetize people and bring them back alive at the end of the surgeon’s work, but never too soon. When I needed an operation, I felt very secure and confident in the nurse that did the anesthesia for me.
As a trauma surgeon, I’ve spent a lot of time in emergency rooms working side by side with nurses. These nurses work under tremendous stress with calm, sure and rapid actions, and they are an integral part of that lifesaving team every day.
I remember watching a nurse do CPR chest compressions relentlessly for almost one hour on a young man in the surgical intensive care unit. He had been in a severe motorcycle accident, and it had been touch-and-go with him for two weeks. I saw her later that night, exhausted and sobbing, because he was gone.
I was talking recently with a nurse that works in our local bone-marrow transplant unit. That is such a heartbreaking position to have to work at, with too many patients spending the last days of their lives in that situation. She had such a warm and caring nature. After I told her that, she responded saying, “Thank you, but I feel I belong in the job I have and I am grateful that I found that in my life.”
Such is the way of my better half.
To nurses everywhere, thank you!
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Friday, 28 September 2012
Companies Offer Perks to Lose Weight
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Losing weight is never easy, but what if employees had the backing of their employer and/or health insurance company? Would that make it easier? Many employers are betting on it.
The number of large employers offering weight-related health perks has nearly doubled in the past year alone. In 2011, 37 percent of large companies were offering financial incentives like the reduction of insurance premium costs, gift cards or additional paid days off. In 2012, around 60 percent are offering that. Of course, it can be far more difficult for smaller-sized companies to offer perks like the larger and mid-size companies can, since there’s a smaller negotiating table when it comes to dealing with the big health insurance giants.
According to Jim Winkler, chief innovation officer for Health & Benefits at Aon Hewitt, “Incentives solely tied to participation tend to become entitlement programs, with employees expecting to be rewarded without any sense of accountability for better health. To truly impact employee behavior change, more and more organizations realize they need to closely tie rewards to outcomes and better results rather than just enrollment.”
Do you think it’s a good thing that employers and health insurance companies are joining forces to encourage healthier lifestyles, or do you think it’s none of their business?
(By Marissa Brassfield for CalorieLab)
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GymPact and RunKeeper Apps Partner to Incentivize Exercise
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Finding the inspiration to get in shape can be as easy as seeing a picture a friend has tagged of you on Facebook (“There’s no way I have gained that much weight!”). Finding the motivation is something different altogether.
The new partnership between the iPhone exercise apps RunKeeper and GymPact could be the answer in providing a solution. While RunKeeper tracks the amount of time you run, walk or bike, GymPact actually lets you win money when you hit your goals and lose money when you don’t.
Here’s how it works: First, you let GymPact know how much money you are willing to lose if you do not hit your goals, in $5 increments, and pledge how many times a week you will exercise for at least 30 minutes. You can track gym visits with GymPact or GPS runs, hikes and cycling activities with RunKeeper.
At the end of the week, if you fail to keep your pact, you’ll be charged accordingly. Your penalty goes into a pool with fellow GymPact users who similarly skipped the gym. That pool gets divided between the users who kept their pact.
It’s a pretty daring concept, but it could be a pretty motivational one too. Would you be willing to take a bet on yourself?
(By Marissa Brassfield for CalorieLab)
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Saturday Morning Drill: Body Weight Workout
Many of us look forward to the weekend for several reasons, whether we have big plans or are just ready for some rest. If you’re like me, you have a hard time getting yourself to the gym on Saturday mornings when there are so many other things you’d rather be doing (like sleeping in). When you [...]
Source: http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/09/saturday-morning-drill-body-weight-workout/
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How to Make Exercise Work for You
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First, We Should Probably Rethink That Word “Work”
Surveys indicate that more Americans are taking up exercise programs to lose weight these days, but then, surveys indicate a lot of things that turn out to be less than accurate. I wonder about the accuracy of this one because the whole tide of research has been running against the concept of using exercise to shed one’s extra pounds. For openers, we’ve determined that meaningful weight reduction is only possible by limiting one’s caloric intake; exercise is basically just an aid in maintaining a lesser weight, not so much in getting there.
And, while exercise indeed burns calories, most of us engage in it at moderate levels of exertion and duration — which, it turns out, just makes us hungrier than normal, with the general result that we counterbalance, or even outweigh, the calories burned with extra calories consumed. As a consequence, for some of us the net result of working out is an actual increase in weight.
This is doubly unfortunate. First, it has made our weight goal even harder to achieve, leaving many of us so disappointed that we’re liable to quit exercising altogether. And if anything, that just makes things worse, since insufficient physical activity is unhealthy in a number of ways having nothing to do with weight.
The challenge becomes one of making exercise pay off for you, which is different from trying to make exercise the answer to your weight problem. Start with the appetite issue. Exercise is going to make you hungry, period, but it’s how you deal with that hunger that matters. Rule No. 1 is to avoid consuming anything that promises to give you “the extra energy you’ll need.” They actually give you far more. Energy bars and beverages are saturated with sugar, and designed to provide enough oomph to keep you working at an intense level for at least 90 minutes. They deliver calories in the range of 150 to 350 per serving, which is major overkill unless you’re a serious athlete.
For that matter, try not to eat anything just before your workout; food triggers hormonal activity that actually reduces your rate of fat burn. The ideal schedule would have you exercising the first thing in the morning, after an overnight fast, since the body turns to its own fat for burning when it has no recently acquired fuel to work with. If you exercise later in the day, try to make it two to four hours after you’ve eaten anything; to carry you through your mini-fast, pack away some unrefined carbs at the start, in the form of oatmeal or other whole grain cereal and/or some raw vegetables.
Beyond the immediate matter of hunger, there is the more long-term drawback to exercise, which is literally that: we view it as a long-term prospect, something we will have to engage in resolutely for God only knows how long to achieve our goals of a healthy weight or improved appearance or general robust fitness. Increasingly, psychologists are finding that the long view is unsustainable for most people, and recommending that if you want to keep people exercising, promote the benefits that it yields in the present, right now. The more immediate the rewards, the more they motivate you.
If your waistline isn’t visibly decreasing or your muscle tone perceivably improved, so what? Focus on the way that you feel better about yourself, more in control and self-motivated, when you’ve finished your run or swim or workout. Focus on how exercise leaves you feeling less stressed right now, today, and not on how it may help you avoid a heart attack 20 years from now. Focus on how the gym or fitness center can be a temporary haven from responsibilities and the daily grind, not as preventive medicine for some hypothetical future ailment.
Focus on whatever friendships, camaraderies, or positive interactions have resulted from activities that get you out of the house and into the world on a regular basis. Focus not on what physical exertion is doing, or not doing, for your weight, but what it does for your mood. Focus on the fact that however many unhealthy habits you may have, at least you have this one truly and vitally healthy one.
Essentially, don’t view exercise as something you’re doing for your health, but something you’re doing for yourself. Going to your workout shouldn’t feel like going to a doctor’s office. It should feel like going to a dance.
(By Robert S. Wieder for CalorieLab Calorie Counter News):
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Lose Weight The Natural Way – Now!
Eating a diet based on your personal preferences is tasty for you, and will create energy for a healthy body. A proper diet will also reduce health risks such as diabetes, certain types of cancer, and heart disease, among other illnesses. Combine the foods you enjoy into your regimen, and losing weight will be a truly easy venture.
Knowing caloric intake as well as daily calorie burn is essential in weight loss. Creating a calorie deficit leads t weight loss, while consuming more calories than needed daily will create fat gain. Unburned calories turn to fat. There are many considerations to take into account when finding the proper level of calories such as age, height, daily level activity and desired end weight. An example of healthy eating and permanent weight loss is a 5’9″ woman eating only 1,200 calories a day twice per week. She can continue the rest of the week eating a normal diet and will not need weight loss pills.
Eating the same diet day in and day out is boring, so change up the meal plan often. Add food appeal to the diet by taking a good look at the basic food groups can add more excitement. Following the basic food groups and adding lean meats, fruits and vegetables, and grains will give more of a selection and help aid weight loss almost effortlessly.
Each the proper portion size of every serving of food. Too much may lead to weight gain, as the body stores any calories it does not burn as fat. Not measuring portions leads to people consuming a much higher calorie count than they need. Following portion size will lead to burning of stored fat cells, and add energy needed for activity, allowing weight loss or maintenance as desired.
The body needs a mixture of vitamins and minerals, complex carbohydrates, and fiber. It also needs a lower level of fat and cholesterol. All of these qualities can be found in the basic food groups. Whole grains, vegetables and fruits are full of nutritious values and fresh food items do not have the preservatives that contribute to weight gain.
Over three-quarters of the body is comprised of water. A healthy body requires water to function correctly. A body that has the right amount of water is better able to rid itself of toxins, wastes and fats from the various systems, such as the liver, heart, and kidneys. This makes consuming the right amount of water a crucial point of dieting as well as overall health.
Avoid processed foods altogether when possible. Sugar, salt, and refined grains can easily lead to weight gain, and sugar is easily hidden in refined or processed foods. Reading nutrition labels on food products can show the amounts of sugar and salt in the food. Also, additives will overwhelm the body with unneeded weight gain and possibly hamper diet efforts.
Completely cutting out favourite foods will lead to failure, so allow a small amount of a much loved item, such as an occasional chocolate or candy bar, snacks, or sodas, into your diet. Deprivation will lead to breaking down of willpower, and make you enjoy your diet less. A breaking down of willpower will eventually turn you back to your old way of eating. Don’t get discouraged when a craving comes about. Rather allow yourself a small sample of the craving and stave off depression and disappointment, because you are allowed to reward yourself occasionally.
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Thursday, 27 September 2012
How Private Health Saved One Journalist’s Life
Cost is always an issue when it comes to health care, but if the coverage and care are still poor, what are we really paying for? This is a question Leslie Michelson, CEO of Private Health Management, asked after spending nearly 30 years in the health-care business and noticing something was wrong that needed to [...]
Source: http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/09/how-private-health-saved-one-journalists-life/
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Saturday Morning Drill: Body Weight Workout
Many of us look forward to the weekend for several reasons, whether we have big plans or are just ready for some rest. If you’re like me, you have a hard time getting yourself to the gym on Saturday mornings when there are so many other things you’d rather be doing (like sleeping in). When you [...]
Source: http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/09/saturday-morning-drill-body-weight-workout/
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Why Is Weight Loss Quackery Being Sold By Pharmacists?
A reader sent me the photo up above. It shows at best non-evidence based, at worst completely useless and not necessarily safe weight loss quackery is being prominently sold by placard in at least one Ontario pharmacy at their pickup counter.
How is this legal?
The short answer is that it's legal because Health Canada just doesn't care. They don't care that pharmacy shelves are filled with nonsense that not only wastes their money, but also potentially their health as they may supplant physician visits and medical care for the promises festooned on the side of a bottle.
But do pharmacists care? In this case do they care that my reader thinks customers will take the promotion of Dr. Oz miracle pills at their pickup counter to be a professional endorsement by the pharmacists themselves?
Pharmacists are highly educated health professionals and here in Ontario (where the photo up above was taken), they're regulated by the Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCP), and represented in Canada by the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA).
Peeking at the OCP website I came across their Model Standards of Care document and in it, this statement,
"23. recommend non-prescription drug therapy only having collected and interpreted patient information to ensure that:But given that there is no dose (no human trials) how could any amount of it ever be considered "appropriate"?
• there are no significant drug interactions or contra-indications, and
• the medication is the most appropriate in view of patient characteristics, signs and symptoms, other conditions and medications, and
• the dose and instructions for use of the medication are correct"
And what of the CPhA?
While they don't have the same sort of Standards of Care document, they do have one on Direct-To-Consumer Advertising and in it they note,
"the information available to patients must be objective, accurate and comprehensive."Does that sign up above suggest objectivity, accuracy and comprehensiveness?
I know I have pharmacists who read my blog. Given the ability to comment anonymously, would love it if you might weigh in on how you feel selling products that have no scientific basis whatsoever behind their use and whether or not you feel it challenges your ethics or your College's codes of conduct.
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Trader Joe’s Peanut Butters Recalled Due to Salmonella Risk
If peanut butter is your jam, be on the lookout for some recalls this week. Last Friday, Trader Joe’s made headlines when it announced a voluntary recall of its Salted Valencia Peanut Butter on suspicioun of it containing a rare strain of salmonella. Since then, Trader Joe’s peanut butter producer, Sunland Inc., has followed suit [...]
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Lab Notes: Psychopathic Trait Makes a Good President; Topical Pain Relievers Can Cause Burns
On our Lab Notes page CalorieLab’s editors select and rank the day’s essential health news items in real time. Readers can suggest, vote and comment on items. Below are brief summaries of this past week’s (September 8, 2012 through September 15, 2012) Lab Notes items. To see today’s items, visit Lab Notes.
1. Psychopathic Trait Makes a Good President
Successful U.S. presidents have a psychopathic personality trait in common: fearless dominance, say researchers from Emory University.
2. Topical Pain Relievers Can Cause Burns
Topical relievers that can be purchased over-the-counter have been tied to a very small number of chemical burns, but some of them have been serious enough for the FDA to issue a warning about this potential adverse effect.
3. ABC Sued for Using Term “Pink Slime”
ABC News has been sued for defamation and $1.2 billion by the manufacturers of what has been dubbed “pink slime,” a beef product that has been called into question.
4. Diet May Play Role in Alzheimer’s Disease
Vitamin C and beta-carotene may play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease finds a new study.
5. Obesity More Common in Rural vs Urban Areas
Obesity is more common among Americans who live in rural areas than in cities.
6. Tourist Deaths in SE Asia Spur Investigation
Two young women die mysteriously while traveling in SE Asia. Experts suspect insecticide poisoning, citing similar deaths.
7. 2009 Tax Hike Means Fewer 2012 Smokers
Since the 2009 hike in federal cigarette taxes, 3 million fewer Americans smoke and the overall smoker rate is an all-time low 19%, with decreases of more than 10% among such groups as teens, the elderly, the poor, and those on government health care.
8. NYC Passes Ban on Supersized Drinks
The New York City Board of Health has voted in support of a law that will limit sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants to 16 ounces. “This would slow the obesity epidemic and prevent much needless illness,” says Health Commissioner Thomas Farley.
9. Ricotta Salata Cheese Recalled for Listeria
Frescolina ricotta salata cheese contaminated with listeria has caused three deaths in Minnesota, Nebraska and New York.
10. Campaigns Against Obesity Can Backfire
Messages of anti-obesity campaigns may leave some obese Americans feeling shame and depression.
11. Fish Oil Not as Wonderful as Thought
Fish oil supplements may not protect the heart as well as many people think, suggest researchers
12. Feds Seek Nationwide College Smoking Bans
The U.S. government is initiating a campaign to have colleges and universities ban smoking and all sales of tobacco products on school property. Already, 774 schools prohibit smoking on campus, and 562 prohibit all tobacco use, including smokeless.
13. CDC Says Climate Change Is Health Threat
Health officials from the CDC say that the poster child for global warming shouldn’t be a polar bear, but a child.
14. Marijuana Use May Up Testicular Cancer Risk
A third study supports the link between marijuana use in men and a higher risk of developing testicular cancer.
15. Leafy Greens Are Essential Superfood
Cooler weather may mean the end of peak season for some fresh fruits and vegetables, but it is the perfect time to add dark leafy greens to your diet. These nutrient powerhouses may offer protection against many health conditions, including heart disease.
16. Heavy Kids Eat Less Than Healthy Weight Ones
Combating childhood obesity means amping up activity, says new study that finds that overweight older kids consume fewer calories than their healthy weight peers.
17. Immunizations Down for CA Private School Kids
A new survey shows a correlation between private school attendance and parents’ choice to not vaccinate their kids.
18. Van Halen Says Fad Diet Nearly Killed Him
Rocker Eddie Van Halen blames the Master Cleanse diet for almost killing him. Van Halen needed emergency abdominal surgery to save his life.
19. Diet Companies Support Drink Size Limit
New York City’s plan to place a 16 ounce limit on the size of sugary drinks sold in restaurants, delis, theaters and other commercial establishments has been endorsed by major diet companies Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers and the South Beach Diet.
(By CalorieLab editors)
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Source: http://calorielab.com/news/2012/09/15/this-past-week-health-news-from-labnotes-7/
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Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Lab Notes: Psychopathic Trait Makes a Good President; Topical Pain Relievers Can Cause Burns
On our Lab Notes page CalorieLab’s editors select and rank the day’s essential health news items in real time. Readers can suggest, vote and comment on items. Below are brief summaries of this past week’s (September 8, 2012 through September 15, 2012) Lab Notes items. To see today’s items, visit Lab Notes.
1. Psychopathic Trait Makes a Good President
Successful U.S. presidents have a psychopathic personality trait in common: fearless dominance, say researchers from Emory University.
2. Topical Pain Relievers Can Cause Burns
Topical relievers that can be purchased over-the-counter have been tied to a very small number of chemical burns, but some of them have been serious enough for the FDA to issue a warning about this potential adverse effect.
3. ABC Sued for Using Term “Pink Slime”
ABC News has been sued for defamation and $1.2 billion by the manufacturers of what has been dubbed “pink slime,” a beef product that has been called into question.
4. Diet May Play Role in Alzheimer’s Disease
Vitamin C and beta-carotene may play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease finds a new study.
5. Obesity More Common in Rural vs Urban Areas
Obesity is more common among Americans who live in rural areas than in cities.
6. Tourist Deaths in SE Asia Spur Investigation
Two young women die mysteriously while traveling in SE Asia. Experts suspect insecticide poisoning, citing similar deaths.
7. 2009 Tax Hike Means Fewer 2012 Smokers
Since the 2009 hike in federal cigarette taxes, 3 million fewer Americans smoke and the overall smoker rate is an all-time low 19%, with decreases of more than 10% among such groups as teens, the elderly, the poor, and those on government health care.
8. NYC Passes Ban on Supersized Drinks
The New York City Board of Health has voted in support of a law that will limit sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants to 16 ounces. “This would slow the obesity epidemic and prevent much needless illness,” says Health Commissioner Thomas Farley.
9. Ricotta Salata Cheese Recalled for Listeria
Frescolina ricotta salata cheese contaminated with listeria has caused three deaths in Minnesota, Nebraska and New York.
10. Campaigns Against Obesity Can Backfire
Messages of anti-obesity campaigns may leave some obese Americans feeling shame and depression.
11. Fish Oil Not as Wonderful as Thought
Fish oil supplements may not protect the heart as well as many people think, suggest researchers
12. Feds Seek Nationwide College Smoking Bans
The U.S. government is initiating a campaign to have colleges and universities ban smoking and all sales of tobacco products on school property. Already, 774 schools prohibit smoking on campus, and 562 prohibit all tobacco use, including smokeless.
13. CDC Says Climate Change Is Health Threat
Health officials from the CDC say that the poster child for global warming shouldn’t be a polar bear, but a child.
14. Marijuana Use May Up Testicular Cancer Risk
A third study supports the link between marijuana use in men and a higher risk of developing testicular cancer.
15. Leafy Greens Are Essential Superfood
Cooler weather may mean the end of peak season for some fresh fruits and vegetables, but it is the perfect time to add dark leafy greens to your diet. These nutrient powerhouses may offer protection against many health conditions, including heart disease.
16. Heavy Kids Eat Less Than Healthy Weight Ones
Combating childhood obesity means amping up activity, says new study that finds that overweight older kids consume fewer calories than their healthy weight peers.
17. Immunizations Down for CA Private School Kids
A new survey shows a correlation between private school attendance and parents’ choice to not vaccinate their kids.
18. Van Halen Says Fad Diet Nearly Killed Him
Rocker Eddie Van Halen blames the Master Cleanse diet for almost killing him. Van Halen needed emergency abdominal surgery to save his life.
19. Diet Companies Support Drink Size Limit
New York City’s plan to place a 16 ounce limit on the size of sugary drinks sold in restaurants, delis, theaters and other commercial establishments has been endorsed by major diet companies Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers and the South Beach Diet.
(By CalorieLab editors)
Lab Notes: Psychopathic Trait Makes a Good President; Topical Pain Relievers Can Cause Burns is a post from: CalorieLab - Health News & Information Blog
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Best Dessert Ever: Chobani SoHo Really is Nothing But Good
I’m in New York City on business for a few days this week. Somehow all of my meetings worked out to be staggered perfectly around each meal time on a single day. It was positively gorgeous outside, so I walked about 60 blocks throughout lower Manhattan to get to each meeting. My second-to-last meeting was [...]
Choose the Right Gym For You (So You’ll Actually Use the Membership)
With the fall season upon us and holidays approaching quickly, some of you might be considering joining a gym in order to maintain those extra calories you’ll be consuming this season. To help you make the best decision for you, we’ve put together a list of gyms that each has their own unique purpose and programs. [...]
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Throw Away a Past of Crappy Eating with The Digest Diet
By Jill Sandberg I can honestly say I can’t remember a time I’ve ever lost this much weight in a week. Sure, most of it is water weight, but still…eight and a half pounds in a week is kind of a big deal. The first week on the Digest Diet was so easy. I read [...]
Source: http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/09/throw-away-a-past-of-crappy-eating-with-the-digest-diet/
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The Most Painfully Stupid Thing I've Read in a While
It was written by the American Beverage Association in response to the barrage of articles condemning sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) the New England Journal of Medicine published this past Friday. The articles beat the dead horse that sugar-sweetened beverages contribute to rising weights.
It's a dead horse because as the American Beverage Association themselves report,
"Sugar-sweetened beverages contribute about 7 percent of the calories in the average American’s diet."And guess what? 7% is a lot! If you lose 7% of your total daily calories you're probably going to either lose weight or gain more slowly.
Of course even that's disingenuous as what the ABA doesn't report is that the percentage of sugar-sweetened calories is dramatically higher in teens (as much as 25% of calories coming from sugar sweetened beverages), and moreover, looking at all comers, ignores the fact that there are many folks who don't drink any sugar-sweetened beverages at all meaning that for the actual drinkers, the percentage and/or number of SSB calories they're consuming are likely much, much, higher.
What other arguments are trotted out by the ABA to defend the regular consumption of sugar water?
1. All calories count
2. You can balance calories in with calories out
3. Consumption of soda is going down, yet obesity rates are going up
4. There are people who struggle with weight who don't drink SSBs
5. SSB manufacturers also make non-SSBs
6. We don't advertise SSBs to kids
7. We're part of the solution because we've worked with Bill Clinton and Michele Obama
My responses?
1. And?
2. Sure, just balance those calories you consumed in all of 3 minutes each day by adding 3.5-7 HOURS of exercise a week. Easy peasy.
3. And?
4. So?
5. And?
6. LOL!
7. Sigh.
Really? These are the best arguments the beverage industry's got? If that's the case, I'd say we're getting somewhere!
Here's hoping that America's current Surgeon General Regina Benjamin takes this opportunity to grab a page out of C. Everett Koop's shoes and actually take a useful stand on a product that's undermining global health.
If for some mind bogglingly bizarre reason you're still on the fence on SSBs and their contribution to weight, why not have a read of the editorial published in NEJM and perhaps the articles themselves (they're free).
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/fLgR/~3/UA3rI2k-51U/the-most-painfully-stupid-thing-ive.html
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Tuesday, 25 September 2012
Choose the Right Gym For You (So You’ll Actually Use the Membership)
With the fall season upon us and holidays approaching quickly, some of you might be considering joining a gym in order to maintain those extra calories you’ll be consuming this season. To help you make the best decision for you, we’ve put together a list of gyms that each has their own unique purpose and programs. [...]
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Nutritionist Joy Bauer Debuts “Joy’s Healthy Bite” on TODAY
America’s favorite nutritionist Joy Bauer, earned a little more air time this week. The star debuted a new segment on the TODAY Show this morning called “Joy’s Healthy Bite,” in which she covers the latest buzz in the health world including food trends, research findings and celebrity diets. We tuned in for today’s segment where [...]
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Choose Wisely: The Color of Your Yoga Mat Can Affect Your Practice
Have you ever wondered why you are attracted to a certain color? Be it stark grey, or a wild and vivid fuschia, colors can have a direct affect on our mood, as well as reflect the way we feel about ourselves. The history of feng shui, the philosophy behind the chakras, and the classic mood [...]
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The Facts on Melatonin Revealed on Dr. Oz
Tune in to Dr. Oz September 25 when he explains everything you need to know about melatonin, the oft controversial sleep aid supplement. He also talks about natural stress relievers and the myths about anti-aging that are actually making you older. Melatonin is a hormone made naturally by your body to regulate sleep patterns, but [...]
Source: http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/09/the-facts-on-melatonin-revealed-on-dr-oz/
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So You’ve Decided to Lose Weight – Now What?
Why do you want to lose weight in the first place? Is it to look good or fit in that new dress or pair of jeans or to turn heads at the next class reunion? Why do you really want to lose weight? Have you considered that being overweight is also a hazard to your health? Most people really do not understand the risks of being overweight. While looking good or fitting into that new pair of jeans is certainly a benefit this should not be your sole reason for losing weight. Overweight and obesity kills thousands of people every year.
Overweight and obesity are problems that continue to get worse in the United States. This is a result of bigger portion sizes, little time to exercise or cook healthy meals, and relying on cars and public transportation to get around.
The Risks of Being Overweight
Being overweight can lead to such diseases as cancer, heart disease, stroke and diabetes to name a few. So please understand that overeating, an unhealthy diet and physical inactivity can increase your chances of getting these and other diseases.
Do ‘Not’ Go on A ‘Diet’
The first thing most people think of when losing weight is ‘going on a diet’. No, No, No. ‘Diets’ are temporary fixes. You should think of losing weight as a ‘permanent lifestyle change’. You will probably need to learn new and wiser eating skills and re-arrange your mind set. Consider the last time you went on a ‘diet’- you were probably miserable, right? This is because most so-called ‘diets’ are restrictive, forcing you to eat only certain food (i.e no carbs, juice only, special soups, veggies only, etc…) and the list goes on. If you are like me you have probably tried some of these before. I will say that diets are diets and many people have found success with a number of them. However, the real ‘key’ to losing weight over the long term and keeping it off is to make gradual lifestyle changes that you can stick to. Try some of these ~ use fat free milk instead of whole milk, drink water instead of high calorie soda, start eating smaller portion sizes, eat leaner cuts of meat such as chicken and turkey, snack on peanut butter, light popcorn, low fat cheese and fruit instead of chips and junk food. These lifestyle changes then become a part of your ‘normal’.
Losing Weight and Becoming Healthier
With so much conflicting information in the media most people are not provided with the truthful facts about losing weight and becoming healthier. With all of the fad diets, and quick weight loss gimmicks it is understandable that so many people really don’t know the truth about losing fat and keeping it off long term.
Simple Fact: You are either gaining fat, or losing fat; there is no in-between. Well, duuh you say. OK, consider this. How many times have you justified binging because you came to a road-block? or how many times have you said “well since I messed up today already at lunch, I’ll just eat what I want for dinner”~ or “I’ll start eating healthy again on Monday”. You know the deal. So what did binging do for you? You gained more fat and took a step backward from where you were – get the picture? The trick is not letting the road block completely derail your entire lifestyle change.
Have you thought about (up until now) how much you consume each day? Many overweight people eat thousands of extra calories and fat without even realizing it. It is hard to know if you are gaining weight or losing weight each day unless you are actually keeping an eye on what you are consuming. You can do this by keeping a journal; a journal can help you keep up with your daily food intake and other things pertinent to your weight loss program.
Natural Dietary Supplements
There are a variety of supplements on the market to help you lose weight, maintain weight, boost your immune system ~ the list goes on. Some of these can be very effective in your weight loss program. Please research any supplement that you decide to use and make sure that it fits into your personal weight loss plan. Also remember to consult with your physician before taking any supplements or beginning any weight loss program.
Finding and Implementing Your Weight Loss Program
There are many weight loss plans and programs on the market today. Do your research and find the one that is best for you. Many programs today are more flexible than they once were. You will want a program that gives you some control rather than a one-size-fits-all program that imposes rigid demands.
Keep in mind also that your weight loss program should also include some type of physical exercise. You might consider this as the ‘fun’ part of your program. Consider joining a gym or working out with friends. Incorporate everyday activities such as taking the stairs instead of the elevator, parking further down the parking lot or taking a walk at lunch.
Once you have made up your mind to lose weight, the first thing that you must understand is that this will be a long term commitment. How long, depends on the amount of weight you want to lose and your own personal goals. If you have tried to lose weight in the past or if you know someone who has – we all know that it can be quite a challenge. In fact, for some people it will just be down right tough. Remember, it takes time, practice and support to change lifetime habits. And remember it is a process, it will not happen overnight but it can happen and you will succeed and reach the goal that you have set. However, at the end of the day it is You and You alone who has the power to lose those unwanted pounds.
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Monday, 24 September 2012
Companies Offer Perks to Lose Weight
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Losing weight is never easy, but what if employees had the backing of their employer and/or health insurance company? Would that make it easier? Many employers are betting on it.
The number of large employers offering weight-related health perks has nearly doubled in the past year alone. In 2011, 37 percent of large companies were offering financial incentives like the reduction of insurance premium costs, gift cards or additional paid days off. In 2012, around 60 percent are offering that. Of course, it can be far more difficult for smaller-sized companies to offer perks like the larger and mid-size companies can, since there’s a smaller negotiating table when it comes to dealing with the big health insurance giants.
According to Jim Winkler, chief innovation officer for Health & Benefits at Aon Hewitt, “Incentives solely tied to participation tend to become entitlement programs, with employees expecting to be rewarded without any sense of accountability for better health. To truly impact employee behavior change, more and more organizations realize they need to closely tie rewards to outcomes and better results rather than just enrollment.”
Do you think it’s a good thing that employers and health insurance companies are joining forces to encourage healthier lifestyles, or do you think it’s none of their business?
(By Marissa Brassfield for CalorieLab)
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A nice compliment from J Public Health Policy
Most of you probably don’t read the Journal of Public Health Policy, but I’m on its editorial committee. Nevertheless, this editorial came as a surprise.* I thought I would share it with you. Enjoy! (I did).
Big food
Anthony Robbins M.D., M.P.A., Co-Editor
I first encountered Marion Nestle in the late 1990s when I edited Public Health Reports, the scientific journal of the US Public Health Service. We published a provocative piece of hers about the marketing by Proctor and Gamble of Olestra, a zero calorie fat substitute. Marion taught me a great deal about how the food industry markets its products that are tasty, convenient, and relatively inexpensive. It markets intensively to children and continues to do so long after overeating and obesity have been shown to have deadly health consequences. Sound familiar? Perhaps like the tobacco industry.
In 2003, I invited Marion to Public Health Grand Rounds to describe the obesity epidemic to my public health students at Tufts Medical School. To follow Marion, I invited Richard Daynard from Northeastern Law School, who had litigated extensively against the tobacco industry. Dick carefully noted the differences between tobacco, which has no healthy use, and food. But he suggested that the anti-health behavior of the two industries might be similar: continuing to market products in a way that certainly harmed health.
When the public health faculty at Tufts and the law faculty at Northeastern joined forces to establish the Public Health Advocacy Institute, one of our first projects was Legal Approaches to the Obesity Epidemic1, a symposium published in the Journal of Public Health Policy, in 2004. It attracted a great deal of attention and JPHP became a favorite place to publish research on obesity.
But I was not entirely pleased, because although the research was usually methodologically sound, it often missed Marion’s point and the focus of the PHAI symposium. Most submissions concentrated on individual behavior and personal responsibility. In 2010, I asked Marion, who was on the JPHP editorial board to join me in writing an Editorial: ‘Obesity as collateral damage: a call for papers on the Obesity Epidemic’.2 We had ‘come to believe that research studies concentrating on personal behavior and responsibility as causes of the obesity epidemic do little but offer cover to an industry seeking to downplay its own responsibility’. We urged ‘authors to submit articles that consider how to understand and change the behavior of the food industry’.
Imagine our pleasure in learning that starting this June, PLoS Medicine will publish a series of articles exploring the food industry’s involvement in health with Marion Nestle as a guest editor. To PLoS Medicine, we say bravo!
References
- Journal of Public Health Policy (2004) Special section: Legal approaches to the obesity epidemic. 25(3&4): 346–434.
- Robbins, A. and Nestle, M. (2011) Obesity as collateral damage: A call for papers on the Obesity Epidemic. Journal of Public Health Policy 32(2): 143-145.
*Journal of Public Health Policy (2012) 33, 285–286. doi:10.1057/jphp.2012.25
Source: http://www.foodpolitics.com/2012/09/a-nice-compliment-from-j-public-health-policy/
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