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Quick Links and News Roundup :
Apr 18, 2007
A selection of news and not-news for all health-minded individuals. FAT: What No One Is Telling You
This PBS documentary is now available on-line. Check it out . The perfect bacon sandwich
From the tabloids: Scientists have developed a formula for the perfect bacon sandwich. It's this: N = C + {fb(cm) . fb(tc)} + fb(Ts) + fc . ta Gay men are prone to eating disorders
15% of gay men exhibit symptoms of an eating disorder compared with <5% of heterosexual men. Intriguing. Scientists find a genetic link to obesity
First in 2003 , then in 2005 , and now again in 2007 . Do these discoveries ever help people eat better? Probably not. Severely obese is the fastest growing segment of overweight Americans
This is the pun of the month. Research: Phone advice can work
In more than three-quarters of the studies, phone advice from nurses or other counselors helped men and women improve their eating and exercise habits. Cancer: Veggies in, Meat out
An extra serving of fruit or vegetables may reduce the risk of head and neck cancer . In another item, those women who ate the largest amount of red meat (2 or more ounces per day) were 56% more likely to develop breast cancer (than women who ate no meat).
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