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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
The Truth about Low Carb and Illegal Happy Meals
You might have heard that there are issues with counterfeit pharmaceuticals. I covered one story that showed how tens of thousands of Africans were impacted by poor quality drugs. Unfortunately, this issue doesn't just hit "far from home." In fact, "Between November and February, 95 Americans died after experiencing an allergic reaction to heparin, the FDA has reported. The blood-thinning medication contained an active pharmaceutical ingredient from China that the FDA suggests was likely to have been 'intentionally contaminated.'" Read more about stopping killer counterfeits.
Brittle Bones No More
We've been brainwashed into thinking that our bones are doomed to become brittle and breakable. The only solution is to drink lots of dairy and take special pharmaceutical drugs, right? Christine Northrop blows the lid off osteoperosis drugs and shares a better, more natural way to keep strong, healthy bones.
Don't Work Yourself to Death (Literally)
It turns out that exhaustion can be fatal ... and may cause you to become obese. At least that's what research conducted with 14,000 men and women found. Read more about the study that links exhaustion to obesity and heart attacks.
The Truth about the new "Low Carb" Study
The media has been going crazy with news of a recent study that was published. It compared several diets over a two year period and measured how well people lost weight and stuck with the program. Most of the headlines have been claiming that the results indicate "low carb is the way to go." Headlines like "study tips the scale in Atkins' favor" and "low carb beats low fat" were all over the place. It all sounds good until you dig beneath the surface and see what REALLY happened. I was waiting to prepare a piece on this, but my good friend and fat loss coach himself, Tom Venuto, author of Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle beat me to the punch. In fact, he said it better than any other place I've seen cover this, so I'm just going to share Tom Venuto on what the new "Low Carb" study REALLY says.
Ban the Hand that Feeds Us
There is no doubt that many people are overweight. The latest CDC report indicated that as many as 1 in 4 adults may be obese and at increased risk from diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and more. In an effort to combat this, many local and state governments are taking action. Are they going too far? The Wall Street Journal published an article, Exiling the Happy Meal that covers an attempt by the City of Los Angeles to ban new fast food restaurants in an attempt to curb obesity.
Labels: diets, exhaustion, fast food ban, low carb, osteoperosis, pharmaceutical safety
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