Wine does not make you fat
Women who drink wine are actually less likely to gain weight than those who are teetotal, according to a new report. Researchers found that regular moderate female drinkers were less likely to become obese after a 13-year study of more than 19,000 women. The more women drank the less weight they gained. Those who drank red wine gained the least weight. The report, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, said there was no clear connection between alcohol consumption and weight gain. The finding seems to contradict assumptions that alcohol consumption leads to weight gain. It is thought that alcohol is broken down by the liver using a different metabolic pathway to create heat, rather than fat. The benefits of red wine have been documented.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7391232/Wine-doesnt-make-women-fat-report-claims.html
Myth of the Overmedicated Child
Judith Warner bagan writing her book from a common conviction: that the overmedication of children symbolises all that is wrong with our culture, as pushy parents dose children with unnecessary meds in the name of conformity and achievement. But her research uncovered a very different reality. She was hardly alone in her previous assumptions: it is accepted wisdom in some circles, including, oddly, liberal-left "moms" and right-wing radio audiences, that the milder variants of attention deficit disorder, bipolar disorder and autism are just ways of saying “normal, but not good enough." "Almost no parent takes the issue of psychiatric diagnosis lightly or rushes to drug his or her child; and that responsible child psychiatrists do not, either. Many children's lives are saved by medication, particularly when it is combined with evidence-based forms of therapy," Ms Warner concluded.
Green detergents can cause asthma
Montreal's public health department is warning school boards across the city not to use biodegradable cleaning products. Dr Louis Jacques said such products could cause allergic reactions in children. "Based on studies, these products can cause asthma, rhinitis, conjunctivitis, and dermatitis. The most frequent health problem that was caused or aggravated by these products is asthma," Jacques said.
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/26/que-health-department-bans-green-cleaning-products.html
Oh shit.
Your chair is your enemy. It does not matter if you go running every morning, or you are a regular at the gym. If you spend most of the rest of the day sitting -- in your car, your office chair, on your sofa at home -- you are putting yourself at increased risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, a variety of cancers, and an early death. In other words, irrespective of whether you exercise vigorously, sitting for long periods is bad for you.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/stand-up-while-you-read-this/
Beer is good for your bones
Researchers have found that beer contained a substance that boosts bones and could reduce the risk of osteoporosis. Beer contains high levels of silicon known to slow down the bone thinning that leads to fractures and boosting the formation of new bone.
Studies have shown that silicon can aid bone growth, and that moderate beer drinking increases bone density. Charles Bamforth and Troy Casey at the University of California, Davis, have discovered how much silicon each type of beer contains. The pair found that lighter-coloured beers made from pale malted barley and with a greater use of hops, such as pale ales, are richest in silicon, while low-alcohol beers contain the least, along with stouts, porters, and wheat beers. Beer contains silicon in the form of orthosilicic acid (OSA), up to half of which can be absorbed by the body making beer a major contributor to silicon intake. The study was published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7168666/Beer-boosts-bones-and-fends-off-osteoporosis.html
