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      Can Eating With Friends Make You Fat?

      February 2, 2012 /

      People who eat together tend to mimic their dining partner.

      Whether it is competitive eating or empathetic dining it really does happen; subconsciously.

      Researchers say the findings help explain previous studies showing that people tend to adjust their food intake — up or down — to match that of their eating companions, and tend to eat more with others than when dining alone.
      “This demonstrates the power of social influence over food intake,” says lead author Roel Hermans, a doctoral candidate in developmental psychopathology at Radboud University Nijmegen, in the Netherlands.

      Nutrition, Quality Control, Research, Wellness

      Chicken Soup Is The Cure For What Ails You

      February 2, 2012 /

      It looks like mom had it right all along.

      Chicken soup is the cure for what ails you.

      And the homemade variety does the job best.

      There is no real science behind why it works but it is hard to argue with the results.

      The 12th century philosopher and physician Maimonides touted the benefits of chicken soup. More contemporary scientists have found mere hints of therapeutic effect, and broth alone has only modest nutritional benefits. When it comes to soup, it’s clearly a case of experience trumping what little science there is.

      Nutrition, Research, Wellness

      Sugar To Be A Regulated Substance?

      February 1, 2012 /

      Should we regulate sugar the way we regulate alcohol and tobacco?

      Some say yes and they have some pretty good arguments for doing so.

      If you have ever come in contact with a sugar cane then you know that it takes a whole lot of effort and chewing to extract a bit of sweetness.

      Nature has a way of packaging calorie dense foods very well!

      And for good reason. We all know what happens when you get too much of a good thing.

      In this video below, Dr. Lustig offers some great reasons why we need to cut back on the sugar!

      Nutrition, Quality Control

      Birth Control Pill Recall

      February 1, 2012 /

      Birth control pill recall could help prevent a surprise pregnancy.

      Although it’s not a number 1 selling brand, the Pfizer product in question could lead to unwanted pregnancies by it’s users.

      Mechanical and visual inspection failures on the packaging line caused the need for a recall.

      Patients with the affected lot numbers should return them to the pharmacy. Lot numbers of the recalled pills are at http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm289770.htm.

      The problem affects 14 lots of Lo/Ovral-28 tablets and 14 lots of generic Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets. Both products are manufactured by Pfizer and marketed in the U.S. by Akrimax Rx Products under the Akrimax Pharmaceuticals brand.
      Pfizer found that some packets of the drugs had too many active tablets, while others had too few. Oral birth control products use a series of 21 hormone tablets and 7 inactive sugar tablets to regulate the menstrual period while providing contraception.
      The risk of an accidental pregnancy depends on how many doses a patient misses in the pill cycle, pharmacist Mike Parker said. Patients normally can miss a dose and then catch up the next day, but the risk rises if a woman goes more than a couple of days without the right dose.

      Quality Control

      A Must Read Critique on Health Care in America

      January 31, 2012 /

      We all expect doctors to make us well but can they do harm?

      Dr. Otis Webb Brawley, the chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society wrote, “How We Do Harm: A Doctor Beaks Ranks About Being Sick In America”.

      He describes the ways in which the whole medical system is broken and who is responsible.

      Spoiler: We all are.

      It is amazing the number of health care professionals who seemingly reject the scientific method. They prescribe treatments they believe to be appropriate as opposed to therapies that are known to be appropriate based on objective scientific evidence. This form of ignorance is a root cause of much of the overuse of medical therapy.
      Too often, doctors fail to distinguish what is scientifically known from what is unknown, from what is believed. This is beyond mere disagreement about interpretation of the science. There is often selective reading of the science, especially by those trained in a specialty wanting to advocate for it.

      Doctors, Health Care Policy, Health Insurance, Hospitals, Quality Control, Research, Wellness

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