Via Instapundit. Bacon and eggs could help pregnant women boost their baby’s intelligence
But the new study suggests that a chemical in pork products and eggs can help the baby’s growing brain to develop.
Scientists at the University of North Carolina have discovered that the micronutrient, called choline, is vital in helping babies in the womb develop […]

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‘Spoonful Of Sugar’ Makes The Worms’ Life Span Go Down
Although the findings are in worms, Cynthia Kenyon of the University of California, San Francisco, says there are known to be many similarities between worms and people in the insulin signaling pathways. (As an aside, Kenyon says she read up on low-carb diets and changed her […]

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Instapundit » Blog Archive » SAVE THE PLANET: Eat A Dog? “The eco-pawprint of a pet dog is twice that of a 4.6-litre Land Cruis…
Victoria University professors Brenda and Robert Vale, architects who specialise in sustainable living, say pet owners should swap cats and dogs for creatures they can eat…..
And just think how much of […]

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Instapundit » Blog Archive » LOSE WEIGHT with sugar!…
Glenn is being sort of jokey here, since his cite leads to a ’60s vintage add for sugar that claims if you eat a bit of sugar before dinner, you’ll cool down your hunger.
OTOH, there was a lot of hard-won wisdom in some of the eating cliches […]

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Experts: For losing weight, diet beats exercise
In this era of widespread obesity, there’s this familiar mantra: diet and exercise - to lose weight you’ve got to burn more calories than you take in.
Except it turns out that it’s not quite true.
Exercise - whether it’s a 10-minute daily walk or a three-hour bike ride over the […]

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The Volokh Conspiracy - Four Modes of Reductionist Explanation:
I found this in the comments, and loved it:
The ideas that being “obese” is a personal choice or that it results from lack of “will power” are among the most pernicious of falsehoods that I have come across in this particular domain. A few “small” facts:
1. Several […]

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Sonoma County Examiner: The ‘truth’ about nutrition and exercise

1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
4. The Italians drink a lot […]

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Instapundit » Blog Archive » DOES FRUCTOSE SWEETENING increase abdominal fat? …
DOES FRUCTOSE SWEETENING increase abdominal fat?
Short answer: Yes.
So does glucose. And so does sucrose. So does any sugar.

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My mother was always telling me to eat my peas.
“In people with high blood pressure, our protein could potentially delay or prevent the onset of kidney damage.”
It could also help people with kidney disease live longer by helping them maintain their blood pressure, he added.
Although from the article the protein has to be extracted before […]

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Not So Sweet: Over-consumption Of Sugar Linked To Aging
“Thanks to this study, the link between the rise in age-related diseases and the over-consumption of sugar in today’s diet is clearer. Our research opens a door to new therapeutic strategies for fighting age-related diseases,” says Professor Rokeach.
If you want the anti-aging benefits of calorie restriction or […]

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I’ve been going low-carb for about two weeks now. A few notes, largely supporting what Bill’s written.
* I lost five pounds in under two weeks. (4.7 pounds, to be accurate, but I had a quart of coffee and water sloshing in my gut so it’s probably in fact more than five pounds.) Pretty impressive, given […]

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Large Waist Can Almost Double Your Risk Of Premature Death, Says Europe-wide Study
Although the main new finding of this study is that waist size increases the risk of premature death independently of body mass index (BMI), the study does support earlier findings showing that a higher body mass index is significantly related to mortality. The […]

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How Eating Red Meat Can Spur Cancer Progression: New Mechanism Identified
Note the number of weasel words like “can,” and “might” in this report. Meanwhile, back in the real world….
Eating Red Meat Will Not Increase Colorectal Cancer Risk, Study Suggests
We evolved primarily as carnivores. Primitive man simply did not have enough carbohydrates regularly available […]

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FuturePundit: New Drug Prevents Weight Gain In Mice
It would be hard to get a drug such as this approved to slow general aging. But fortunately the benefits against weight gain and insulin resistance mean the drug has very specific clinical benefits that make approval for disease treatment easier.

A potential longevity-enhancing drug […]

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Halting Hunger With Re-Tooled Foods
[F]ood expert Peter Wilde and colleagues are developing foods that slow down the digestive system, which then triggers a signal to the brain that suppresses appetite.
“That fools you into thinking you’ve eaten far too much when you really haven’t,” said Wilde.
Compare that with LLLs’ goal of 1200-calorie diets and getting around […]

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Gene Mutation Protects Against Obesity And Diabetes
“Not only how much food we eat but also how our body uses it is decisive for development of obesity and diabetes“, says Hans-Georg Joost, Scientific Director of DIfE. When the relation between glucose and fat oxidation shifts so that the muscles use more fat and less glucose as […]

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Waste From Gut Bacteria Helps Host Control Weight, Researchers Report
“It’s quite possible that blocking this receptor molecule in the intestine might fight a certain kind of obesity by blocking absorption of energy from the gut,” said Dr. Masashi Yanagisawa, professor of molecular genetics at UT Southwestern and a senior co-author of the study, which appears […]

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One Hour Of Moderate Daily Exercise Insufficient To Curb Childhood Obesity, Experts Argue
The study also found that exercise alone had no positive effect on weight control over time, although the research team were keen to stress that this does not mean that exercise has no health benefits for children.
As I have repeatedly said: Exercise will […]

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Ivanhoe’s Medical Breakthroughs - Healthy Fat Curbs Appetite
Pharmacologists at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) found high-fat foods stimulate production of an appetite-suppressing compound in the small intestine. Oleic acid, an unsaturated fatty acid found in certain foods, stimulates oleoylethanolamide (OEA) production. OEA then reaches nerve endings that tell the brain the body doesn’t need […]

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Instapundit.com -
CALORIE RESTRICTION NOT AS GOOD AT EXTENDING HUMAN LIVES as it is for mice. Bad news: You won’t live longer by skipping that cheeseburger. Good news: You won’t live longer by skipping that cheeseburger. . . .
Making sense out of these studies is sometimes much more difficult than it looks - or, rather, understanding […]

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Michael vs. Michael (Fitness vs. Food)
According to the Center for Disease Control, [obesity] would basically cure itself if children engaged in the informal outdoor activities that used to be normal.
Nice to say. Unfortunately, there is not one single reputable study that indicates any diet/exercise regime offers a long-term remedy for overweight, let alone obesity.
Not […]

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End of the Diet Wars? - TierneyLab - Science - New York Times Blog
Are the diet wars almost over? So far I haven’t noticed a peaceable trend among Lab readers. But is Dr. Ornish right about an emerging consensus on diet?

Yeah, he’s about as “right” about his spurious “emerging consensus” as similar charlatans are about […]

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While traveling with my Dad we spend some time next to a Waffle House. As could be expected we had a number of meals there. All tasted good but as you can see by the partial menu not very PC. I can recommend the Grilled Texas Cheesesteak Melt plate/hashbrowns and bottomless cupajoe as well as […]

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FuturePundit: Low Fat Diets Worst For Weight Control
I’ve known this for quite a while. I’ve been making excellent progress with my personal low-carb, high-fat (about 70%) diet regimen. When I’ve reached my goals, I’ll be posting all the details - including before and after pictures! (via Glenn Reynolds).

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As things get more expensive, what is the obvious government solution? Tax it.

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