Public Health

The Carbohydrate Hypothesis

Any discussion of carbohydrates in the diet must deal with the Atkins conception of weight loss, because it is so commonly used and it rests in the middle of the debate about the causes of weight gain. Anyone trying to figure out why we've become obes ...

Article - Ignatius Brady - Oct 22 2015 - 8:49pm

Kids May Need More Vitamin D

Currently recommended daily allowances of vitamin D may be insufficient in children, according to researchers at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.  Vitamin D is present in a few foods, milk is us ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 13 2015 - 9:02am

The Protein Leverage Hypothesis

Protein trumps carbohydrate and fat as the regulated parameter driving human food consumption: Kevin Hall and Carson Chow published their estimation (in 2010) that the rise of obesity prevalence in the U.S. since the 1970s can be attributed to an increase ...

Article - Ignatius Brady - Oct 22 2015 - 8:52pm

Heart Disease Begins In Childhood

Are the first signs that someone is at risk of developing cardiovascular disease detectable in toddlers and preschoolers? There's evidence that low vitamin D levels in adults are linked to cardiovascular disease, as well as other health issues such a ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 22 2015 - 8:00am

Bernie Sanders Vs. Gilead And The Constitution

Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the U.S. Constitution (1787)  "[T] he Congress shall have power... to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective wr ...

Article - Josh Bloom - Jul 17 2015 - 7:34am

Sitting At Work Gets All The Attention, But Standing All Day Is Worse

A lot of attention has been given to city dwellers and the health risks of sitting in front of a computer screen, but almost 50 of the world spends 75 percent of their time on their feet. Prolonged standing is associated with short-term adverse health iss ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 19 2015 - 9:00am

Chinese Child Obesity- Blame Indulgent Grandparents

A new paper says that Chinese grandparents tend to indulge, overfeed and protect grandchildren in their care from physical chores, thus increasing their risk of obesity. The underlying motive for the action of grandparents may be affection for their treas ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 23 2015 - 8:08am

Diarrhea In Cats- Especially In Homes With Multiple Cats

Barbara Hinney and her colleagues from the Institute for Parasitology at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, screened 298 faecal samples taken from cats across Austria for single-cell intestinal parasites, so called enteric protozoa. The sample ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 26 2015 - 8:30am

Are All Weight Loss Doctors Quacks?

Ben Goldacre, whom I hold in high esteem, has repeatedly contended that anyone espousing diet philosophies to others is practicing quackery. Eating does not require scientific scrutiny, nor does it take any specialized knowledge to get healthier: walk a li ...

Blog Post - Ignatius Brady - Jul 27 2015 - 9:47am

Fatherhood Makes Men Fat

All those leftover pizza crusts you snatch from your kids' plates add up. Men gain weight after they become fathers for the first time whether or not they live with their children, reports a large, new study that tracked the weight of more than 10,00 ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 27 2015 - 7:30am