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At Last, Some Sense About Vitamin D Supplementation
Sun Worshipers Getting Their Vitamin D courtesy of Shutterstock Vitamin D can (pick at least one): prevent/cure cancer prevent premature death treat multiple sclerosis prevent/treat rheumatoid...
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Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines Stress 10-Year Checkups
Final recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) for the frequency and type of test to screen for colorectal cancer were recently released. Colorectal cancer, or CRC, is the...
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Counting Bites Examined, to Help Decrease Food Intake
Bitten Sandwich via Shutterstock It seems that virtually every aspect of eating behavior is under scrutiny by some team of researchers in the hope that some overriding cue will be found that gets...
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It’s Back to Shots for Flu Prevention
“If I Don’t Look, It Won’t Hurt” courtesy of ShutterstockMany parents blanch at the thought of taking their kids to the doctor for vaccinations. No matter how much you explain the necessity for that...
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Some Movement on GMO Labeling, But Questions Remain
In 2014, Vermont passed a law requiring that food offered for sale by a retailer has to be labeled if it had been entirely or partly produced by genetic engineering. This law will go into effect this...
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Cannabis Beverages: A New Way to Get High
Marijuana Plants via ShutterstockWhen it comes to marijuana, we have choices. Not just which premium brand to buy (where it’s legal (1), of course). You can smoke it, you can eat it (brownies,...
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New Investigation Will Examine Breast Cancer Recurrence Post Weight Loss
Via ShutterstockIt’s well-documented that breast cancer and obesity are commonly co-incident; even overweight seems to increase the risk of a woman’s developing the disease — and that’s particularly...
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College Kids Mostly Blow Off Food-Label Use, Study Finds
In the hopes that students will make use of them, many college dining halls post nutrition information near their food selections. The question arises — do the students even notice the labels, and if...
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Another Look at Artificial Sweeteners and Weight Gain
One of the most controversial nutritional theories promulgated in recent years is the one based on experiments by researcher Susan Swithers at Purdue University. Her work led her to propose that...
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Statins Could Help Prevent Some Pregnancy Ills
PS’scourtesy of Shutterstock By now most folks are aware that the class of drugs called statins can lower levels of blood cholesterol by their action on the liver and thus help prevent heart attacks....
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USPSTF Advisory on Skin Cancer Screening Provokes Concerns from Docs
Checking for Skin Cancer via Shutterstock The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is “an independent, volunteer panel of national experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine”...
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Tests for Checking Elders’ Hydration Status Don’t Hold Water
Urinalysis via Shutterstock One of the hallmarks of aging — even in healthy individuals — is a decrease in the body’s ability to regulate hydration.If the body doesn’t have enough water – dehydrated –...
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Nutty Study: Eating Nuts To Lower Inflammation
via ShutterstockInflammation has been linked to an increased risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Elevated levels of some blood constituents, e.g. C-reactive...
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HFCS Sweetened Beverages Don’t Cause Inflammation
via shutterstock High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), has been blamed for a myriad of ills, from obesity to metabolic syndrome to cardiovascular disease. But as we’ve pointed out several times (see here),...
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Another Way to Attack Bacterial Drug Resistance
Bacteria via ShutterstockThe fact that many species of bacteria are becoming resistant to our most widely used antibiotics is a matter of increasing concern to physicians and public health officials...
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New Data on Obesity, and The News Isn’t Good
Button-buster Belly via ShutterstockFor many years now, the news has covered the increase in obesity in the US (and around the world, actually). With all the attention being paid, one might think...
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Quitting Contraceptives Might Lower Vitamin D Status
Contraceptive Pills via ShutterstockYoung women who take hormonal birth control pills that contain estrogen may have enhanced levels of vitamin D in their blood. However, if they decide to quit using...
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Appetite Control in the Elderly Might Help the Young Control Eating
via Shutterstock.comA study on appetite control in the over-80 demographic might provide clues on how to control appetite in younger folks. Dr. Mary Hickson from Plymouth University in Plymouth, UK,...
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Thiamine Fortification Prevents Beriberi in Cambodian Babies
via ShutterstockIt’s been over 100 years since Casimir Funk first proposed his theory that certain diseases were caused by a deficiency of some essential nutrients — which he labeled vitamines. The...
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Cancer Survivors More Prone to Obesity
A recent report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology presents some puzzling news — survivors of some types of cancer seem to be more prone to developing obesity than other people. It’s well known that...
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