Nutrition

After taking the plunge and "googling" myself, I've realized any hopes I may have had of convincing people I was a normal high school student have been completely destroyed by an excerpt from a 1996 issue of MacLean's Magazine that has somehow become available online..."Even many public schools are urging kids to thumb a ride on the information highway. This past spring, Brad … [Read more...] about The Things You Can Find On Google

Normally, I don't post about supplements or drugs. However, an email just appeared in my in-box that made me think an exception may be in order.According to an email from the American Diabetes Association;"The government's preliminary evaluation of the diabetes pill Avandia confirms the heart risks reported in an earlier study and suggests that as many as 60- 100,000 heart … [Read more...] about Diabetes Drugs and Heart Attacks

Looks like Benzene and Sodium Benzoate are back in the news again.If you remember, I wrote about diet pops, sodium benzoate and health risks HERE.According to a recent release on foodqualitynews.com, it appears that recent research has suggested that "benzoate contributes to faster ageing and degenerative diseases such as Parkinson's".Members of the soft drink industry have … [Read more...] about More Trouble for Diet Pop and Sodium Benzoate

In my quest to read as many diet and nutrition books as possible, I have stumbled across the difference between a "Diet Book" and a "Nutrition Book".A Nutrition Book is roughly 300 pages of information on food, food politics and some biochemistry.A Diet Book is roughly 300 pages of information of food, food politics, some biochemistry and recipes.The difference is that in a … [Read more...] about The Difference Between a Diet Book and a Nutrition Book