April 20, 2010
Remarkable effects of fat loss on the immune system
Scientists have shown for the first time that even modest weight loss reverses many of the damaging changes often seen in the immune cells of obese people, particularly those with Type 2 diabetes.
April 19, 2010
Harvard Researchers’ Beef? Insurance Companies Owning Fast Food Stock
Health.com/CNN: "The fast-food industry has long been under fire for selling high-fat, high-calorie meals that have been linked to weight gain and diabetes, but the financial health of the industry continues to attract investors -- including some of the leading insurance companies in the U.S. ...
April 18, 2010
Doctors Call For Trans-fat Ban, UK
Doctors writing in the British Medical Journal are calling for trans-fats, also known as trans fatty acids, to be banned from the UK - they claim this would help save thousands of lives and prevent thousands of heart attacks every year. Trans-fats are chemically altered vegetable oils which increase the shelf life of food products but have no nutritional value...
April 7, 2010
IPS Examines Malnutrition, Obesity In Latin America
Inter Press Service examines malnutrition and factors contributing to the rising rates of "obesity and obesity-related illness - such as type II diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, some forms of cancer and osteoporosis - in Latin America, and especially among the poorest sectors of the population...
April 6, 2010
A 3-Step Strategy To Cure Our Most Common Health-Care Problem: ‘The Vitamin D Solution’
What do obesity, heart disease, depression, diabetes, and fibromyalgia have in common? The answer is vitamin D deficiency. More than 200 million Americans lack this essential vitamin and as a result suffer from a host of daily annoyances, chronic conditions, and even life-threatening illnesses...