Review: Strength Training Important for Seniors
Just finished scanning a new review published in Deutches Arzteblatt (in English, natch!) on the effects of strength training for older men and women. The list of benefits is pretty darned impressive: Increase in muscle strength, mass, and intra/intermuscular coordination Reduction of sarcopenia Adaptation of tendons/bones (increase in collagen synthesis/decrease in bone loss) Prevention of falls and injuries And the researchers...
Stephen Colbert on the New “My Plate”
Too funny… The Colbert ReportTags: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive...
“5 Weight Loss Tips for Cynical Bastards”
Suffice it to say, I don’t read “Cracked” for information… it’s strictly for laffs. But lo and behold, a January article, “5 Weight Loss Tips for Cynical Bastards” is actually pretty darned informative. In fact, I’d rate it higher than most mass market weight loss articles. This isn’t to say that it’s not funny… it is (I practically fell off my chair laughing at the...
DOJ Throws the Book at Owners of Two NJ Supp Companies
Two NJ dietary supplement companies have been found guilty of criminal contempt for violating a consent decree with the FDA over violations of current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) regulations. The defendants’ businesses manufactured and distributed food products and supplements, including many varieties of protein powder mixes, as well as other powder mixes and dietary supplements. The products were distributed under the...
Coalition Sues FDA Over Antibiotics Used in Factory Farming
Via the National Resources Defense Council: The lawsuit filed today by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT), Public Citizen, and Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) was spurred by growing evidence that the spread of bacteria immune to antibiotics around the world has clear links to the overuse of antibiotics in the food industry. The coalition suit...
A New Way to Serve the Same Old Fatty Food
Nothing like a little technology to make ordering greasy burgers, fatty fries and shakes even easier than before… The other thing that makes me wince is the potentially unhygienic nature of the iPad system. I don’t think I’d care to handle an iPad used by god-only-knows-how-many people before me, and then proceed to consume various finger foods like sandwiches, fries, etc. Hopefully, the restaurant keeps some...
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