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Healthy Eating

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:47:17 GMT

clipped by: Tara Dipalma
clipper's remarks: Health and Weight Loss Tips and information. Really cool Blog

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Side Effects of Weight Loss Pills

Worldwide statistics are highlighting the growing problem of obesity, which not only affects adults but an increasing number of young people are also succumbing to this modern day affliction. Eventually a decision to do something about the excess weight must be made and those that are serious about it will finally realize that you cannot use short term methods. The problem is that many people are impatient and want instant results so they resort to taking weight loss drugs instead of living a healthy lifestyle.

The process is relatively simple as the drugs act upon the brain's own chemical, serotonin, fooling the brain into believing it's not hungry and at the same time increasing the body's metabolism. The problem arose when it was found that one of the side effects from this type of drug was the increased risk of heart valve disease and of course the drug was quickly withdrawn from use.

Tags: healthy eating, healthy living, health tips, weight loss tips

Corn – The Main Ingredient in Your Fast Food

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:21:04 GMT

clipped by: aklimento
clipper's remarks:

What’s more, the animals were found to be raised in harsh confinement.

If they go organic...
I repent BTW the other day I wasn't able to resist to catch my favorite chicken nuggets meal. It's already more that $8. Guess what? Same as before, strange hunger after couple hours, heartbeat, running and colorful dreams in the morning. There is no only corn and its syrup. May be we'll never know, what else. No, I said to myself, no more such experiments. Until next time...

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Corn – The Main Ingredient in Your Fast Food

It has long been known that fast-foods don’t do you any good but still you can’t help yourself from ordering that double cheeseburger. Fast-foods have been linked with a high rate of obesity in the United States over the last three decades and consequently with a high rate of type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Maybe it’s time for you to learn more about what is really served in you fast-food. You might be surprised to find out that many of the menus served at McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s contain a large quantity of corn.

the researchers tried to determine the animals’ diet and in what conditions they were raised. The analysis indicated high levels of carbon and nitrogen, which can mean only one thing: the cattle and poultry were predominantly fed corn, which makes them very fat in a very short period of time. Making a quick analogy, it is no wonder fast food products result in a high rate of obese people.

Tags: fast food chains, wmd, lifestyle, obesity, metabolic syndrome

Somewhere a proofreader is looking for a new job

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:54:41 GMT

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Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter

Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says

Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers

Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over

Miners Refuse to Work after Death

Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant

War Dims Hope for Peace

If Strike Isn’t Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile

Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures

Enfield (London) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide

Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges

Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge

New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group

Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft

Kids Make Nutritious Snacks

Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half

Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors

Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead

Huge rise in obese mums-to-be

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:09:43 GMT

clipped by: tabsey

Clip Source: www.theage.com.au

A RISE in the number of obese women becoming pregnant has sparked calls for more vigilant monitoring and weighing of expectant mothers, amid fears babies' lives are being put at risk.

Specialists at leading Melbourne hospitals have told The Sunday Age that women with pre-pregnancy weights of 150 kilograms or more are increasingly common, with some then adding up to 30 kilograms before giving birth — around three times the recommended weight gain of 7 kilograms to 12 kilograms.

The mothers' excess fat is posing serious challenges for medical staff, who are struggling to detect babies on ultrasound machines and monitor their heart rates. Many of the women suffer obesity-related diabetes and high blood pressure, with their size tripling their babies' risk of sudden death or birth defects.

Pregnancies for very large women are considered so risky that most hospitals are turning away expectant mothers with a body mass index higher than 35 or 40. A healthy BMI is 20 to 25.

They are instead sent

Tags: health

Fat Kids Have The Arteries Of 45-Year-Olds, Study Shows

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:54:53 GMT

clipped by: Spiritualmonkey

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Obese children as young as 10 had the arteries of 45-year-olds and other heart abnormalities that greatly raise their risk of heart disease, say doctors who used ultrasound tests to take a peek inside.

"As the old saying goes, you're as old as your arteries are," said Dr. Geetha Raghuveer of Children's Hospital in Kansas City, who led one of the studies. "This is a wake-up call."

About a third of American children are overweight and one-fifth are obese. Many parents think that "baby fat" will melt away as kids get older. But research increasingly shows that fat kids become fat adults, with higher risks for many health problems.

A separate study tied childhood obesity to abnormal enlargement of the left atrium, one of the chambers of the heart. Enlargement is a known risk factor for heart disease, stroke and heart rhythm problems.

"The time has come to seriously deal with the issue of childhood obesity and physical inactivity on a governmental and parental level."

Tags: health, obesity, children, research, physical-activity

Druglike molecules that could slow down the aging process

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:10:52 GMT

clipped by: balthazarus
clipper's remarks: These are great news.
Maybe aging is really a disease, and not a given.

Clip Source: www.technologyreview.com

The Healthy Skinny Pill

A new drug proves effective in fighting obesity and related diseases while increasing stamina in mice.

A pill that delivers the health benefits of diet and exercise without any of the effort is one step closer to becoming a reality.

mice fed a high-fat, high-calorie diet and prevented from exercising regularly can be protected from weight gain and metabolic disorders when given a drug that targets a gene linked to longevity

The treatment even increases the animals' running endurance.

The effects of the compound are similar to those of resveratrol, a molecule found in red wine that has previously been shown to extend life span and have health benefits in mice. But SRT1720 is a thousand times more potent than resveratrol

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SIRT1 encodes for a class of proteins known as sirtuins, and it is a central controller of mitochondrial activity

We could know as early as next year if the same types of benefits we see in mice, we see in humans

Tags: aging, drugs, obesity, disease

Fast Food: Another Name for "Corn"

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:22:38 GMT

clipped by: Spiritualmonkey
clipper's remarks: CONT'D:

"In cattle, eating corn increases flatulence emissions of methane — a potent greenhouse gas — and creates an intestinal environment rich in e. coli, a common cause of food poisoning. That necessitates mixing cow feed with antibiotics, in turn producing antibiotic-resistant disease strains.

Many of those livestock end up in high-calorie, low-nutrition franchised fast foods, which have been repeatedly linked to obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Fast food's biggest selling point is its low price — and that, say industry critics, is largely possible because of corn's ubiquitous cheapness. "

(Emph mine)

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Chemical analysis from restaurants across the United States shows that nearly every cow or chicken used in fast food is raised on a diet of corn, prompting fresh criticism of the government's role in subsidizing poor eating habits.

Corn is central to agriculture in the United States, where it is grown in greater volumes and receives more government subsidies than any other crop. Between 1995 and 2006 corn growers received $56 billion in federal subsidies, and the annual figure may soon hit $10 billion.

But in recent years, environmentalists have branded corn as an icon of unsustainable agriculture. It requires large amounts of fertilizer and pesticides, both of which require large amounts of fossil fuel to manufacture.

Most of the resulting corn is fed to livestock who didn't evolve to subsist entirely on corn.

Tags: corn, agriculture, food, politics, environment

Obesity Epidemic

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:47:46 GMT

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Nearly a quarter of adults and a fifth of children are obese, according to the latest figures.

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The most recent figures show that one in 10 children aged four and five are obese and a further 13 per cent are classified as overweight. For 10 to 11-year-olds the figures are higher still with 17.5 per cent deemed obese and another 14.2 per cent judged to be overweight.

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Tags: basic needs

A Women's Weight And Sexual Activity

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 04:29:02 GMT

clipped by: fewstingscorpio
clipper's remarks: http://psychcentral.com/news/2008/10/31/weight-does-not-affect-sexual-activity/3241.html

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Weight Does Not Affect Sexual Activity

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New research suggests a woman’s weight does not seem to affect sexual behavior. In fact, overweight women are more likely to report having sex with men than women considered to be of “normal weight.”

The study, published in the September issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology, is based on data from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth that looked at sexual behavior of more than 7,000 women.

Some studies have suggested that obese and overweight women have a higher risk of unintended pregnancy than do normal weight women, according to Dr. Bliss Kaneshiro, an assistant professor at the University Of Hawaii School Of Medicine.

Although multiple factors, including contraceptive use and its efficacy, may increase the risk of unintended pregnancy among these women, sexual behavior and the frequency of intercourse could also be a factor.

Kaneshiro’s objective was to study the impact of body mass index on sexual behavior.

Tags: weight, obesity, overweight, sex, sexuality, women, psychology, social

An Earthly Realm for a Soccer God

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:09:17 GMT

clipped by: aklimento
clipper's remarks: Every decision has a frame. Yes, he used to play as God, once even with the help of God's hand. Has he enough quality now for job like this? Doesn't this decision show us that a coach of national team is merely superficial figure?

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An Earthly Realm for a Soccer God

Diego Maradona has struggled with drugs, alcohol and obesity in recent years, left. Argentina now hopes that he can lead the team back to victory.

After retiring 11 years ago, Maradona has remained in the spotlight primarily as the country’s leading real-life soap opera star, waging a series of well-publicized battles with drugs, obesity, the news media and past lovers. Now, the hopes and dreams of 40 million soccer-mad Argentines will rest on the shoulders — much-slimmed after a stomach-stapling operation in 2005 — of a man who, in the words of the local newspaper columnist Horacio Pagani, will be “the least prepared manager in the history of international soccer.”

reckless, leap of faith

this month, Diego Maradona, the country’s 48-year-old sporting titan, will try his hand at an all-too-earthly task: coaching Argentina’s men’s national soccer team,

Tags: soccer, maradona, argentina, national team, decisions

20 MPH LIMIT FOR ALL KENT AND MEDWAY RESIDENTIAL AREAS

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:05:30 GMT

clipped by: jimbo1000
clipper's remarks: These 20mph zones encourage improved environment for residents as well as a safer one

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20 MPH LIMIT FOR ALL KENT AND MEDWAY RESIDENTIAL AREAS

“The fear of dangerous roads keeps children indoors. 20 mph is the speed at which drivers can have eye contact with other users of the street, pedestrians feel safer crossing the road, children can play outside their homes and it is quiet enough to talk to neighbours. With more people out and about on foot and cycling there are more people watching out for others and so less crime.

“A 20mph limit would encourage people to walk (especially on the school run) and cycle more. Changing short car trips into walking trips would help tackle the twin problems of obesity and climate change. The UK Commission for Integrated Transport has reported 20 mph area wide limits as ‘the one critical success factor underpinning best practice in promoting walking, cycling and public transport as alternatives to the private car.”

Tags: 20mph, safety, environment

Science of Snacks: Thinking Makes You Hungry

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:30:51 GMT

clipped by: einbar
clipper's remarks: "Each session of intellectual work required the burning of only three more calories than relaxing did. But when the students hit the buffet table after the text summation, they took in an additional 203 calories. And after the memory and attention tests, the subjects consumed another 253 calories. Blood samples taken before, during and after the activities found that all that thinking causes big fluctuations in glucose and insulin levels. And because glucose fuels the neurons, a transitory low level in the brain may signal the stomach to get the hands to fill up the mouth, even though the energy actually spent has gone up just a hair. The researchers note that such “caloric overcompensation following intellectual work, combined with the fact that we are less physically active when doing intellectual tasks, could contribute to the obesity epidemic.” Think about that—unless you’re on a diet".

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Why reading this story might cause you to clean out the fridge--and other mysteries explained

Why am I so hungry after writing one of these columns? I have often wondered. Now comes
an answer.

intellectual work—that’s right, I’m calling writing this stuff, ya know, intellectual—induces a big increase in caloric intake. The research had 14 Canadian students do three things at different times: sit and relax; complete a series of memory and attention tests; and read and summarize a text. (It was that last activity that disqualified rodents and U.S. students as study subjects.) After 45 minutes at each task, the kids were treated to an all-you-can-eat buffet lunch. Because Canada has a truly advanced code of human-subject research ethics.

Each session of intellectual work required the burning of only three more calories than relaxing did. But when the students hit the buffet table after the text summation, they took in an additional 203 calories

Eat slowly and you will stay thinner

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:59:44 GMT

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A UK nutrition expert says that problems in signaling systems that inform body to eat no more may play a role in obesity. He believes that deliberate slow down at mealtimes may affect on weight.

This new study examined the relation between eating speed, obesity and feelings of satiety. Almost half of the 3,000 people included in the study told researchers that they ate quickly.

The researchers found that people who ate quickly were 84% more likely to be overweight, and similarly women had almost a twofold risk of becoming obese.

Obese people get less satisfaction from food

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:18:03 GMT

clipped by: balthazarus
clipper's remarks: Interesting preliminary findings, i am not sure one can deduce from it a concrete theory yet.

Clip Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Obese people get less satisfaction from food

Obese people may overeat because they experience less satisfaction from the taste of food, scientists believe.

New research has found that the taste of food produced less of a pleasureable sensation in the brains of those who are obese and that they may have to eat more to compensate.

Scientists feel that it might be that overweight people have to eat more or "comfort eat" in order to produce the same feelings of contentment.

scanned the brains of 76 volunteer women in two studies as they drank chocolate milkshakes.

They found that the women who were obese or prone to being obese had deficiencies in the "reward circuitry" or striatum of their brains.

When checking a year later it was discovered that those with poor "reward circuitry" were more likely to have gained weight even if they shown no signs of obsesity at the beginning of the study.

this is the first prospective evidence for this relationship

Tags: obesity, research, brain

Waste From Gut Bacteria Helps Host Control Weight

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:01:07 GMT

clipped by: Silkweaver
clipper's remarks: Humans, like other animals, have a large and varied population of beneficial bacteria that live in the intestines. The bacteria break up large molecules that the host cannot digest. The host in turn absorbs many of the resulting small molecules for energy and nutrients.

"The number of bacteria in our gut far exceeds the total number of cells in our bodies," said Dr. Yanagisawa.

"It's truly a mutually beneficial relationship. We provide the bacteria with food, and in return they supply energy and nutrients," he explained.

Clip Source: www.sciencedaily.com

A single molecule in the intestinal wall, activated by the waste products from gut bacteria, plays a large role in controlling whether the host animals are lean or fatty, a research team, including scientists from UT Southwestern Medical Center, has found in a mouse study.

When activated, the molecule slows the movement of food through the intestine, allowing the animal to absorb more nutrients and thus gain weight. Without this signal, the animals weigh less.

The study shows that the host can use bacterial byproducts not only as a source of nutrients, but also as chemical signals to regulate body functions. It also points the way to a potential method of controlling weight, the researchers said.

It's quite possible that blocking this receptor molecule in the intestine might fight a certain kind of obesity by blocking absorption of energy from the gut

Tags: biology, physiology, obesity, bacteria, symbiosis