Two articles in today’s news talk about the benefits of caffeine in promoting long life, and in ensuring road safety. The first study documents how the people from Ikaria, an island in Greece, have unusually long life expectancies, and researchers think the cause may be the boiled coffee they drink. The islanders also eat...
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A new study confirms that not getting enough sleep at night can lead to weight gain. The startling but perhaps not too surprising results of a study at the University of Colorado showed that people deprived of sufficient sleep gained nearly 2 pounds in one week. The reason? People eat more when they are...
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High energy drinks that have allegedly played a role in some deaths are now moving to the food aisle where they will face tighter labeling regulations. But the switch will also allow the manufacturers of these high-caffeine and other additive drinks to not reveal reports to federal regulators linking its products to deaths and injuries,...
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The world has been abuzz of findings from a diet based on oil rich foods from the Mediterranean, such as olive oil and nuts that made participants healthier than if they had been on low-fat diets. The study found that an energy-unrestricted Mediterranean diet supplemented with either extra-virgin olive oil or nuts resulted in...
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There is a new energy bar pardner in town and their name is equal to a measure of energy–an ERG. The bars are being made by hand in Traverse City, Michigan, a little oasis for summer and winter sports where Madonna, Bruce Willis, and Michael Moore have vacation homes. But another energy bar? “Honestly...
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You ride more than four times a week, but still you have that stubborn layer of fat that you just can’t get rid of. The culprit might be your sugary nutrition drink. A new study by the Harvard School of Public Health shows that not only do sugary drinks cause obesity, but over time,...
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By Jen Benepe, June 7, 2012 If you travel around the world to find the best mountain biking spots, you need to know about the dangers of mosquito-bourne diseases. One of those is Dengue which in its worst manifestation can be fatal, and in its most benign, make you bedridden for days. Both of...
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s latest bold move to ban large sugary drinks hit a note this week, sending the media and New Yorkers into a flurry of reponses. Many were negative. Patrick Platt and Linda Perez, interviewed at a MacDonald’s on 125th Street in Harlem objected to the possibility that they may no longer be...
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