Strong Evidence Links Soft Drink Consumption To Obesity, Diabetes
This pretty much sums it up for me: “Several studies found that the caloric increase is actually greater than that contained in the soda, raising ‘the possibility that soft drinks increase hunger, decrease satiety or simply calibrate people to a high leve
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There’s a great article at Rudd Sound Bites regarding a topic near and dear to my heart: Healthy Choices and the Need for Menu Labeling. The author of the article (Marlene Schwartz) stopped in at a Panera Bread for a supposedly-healthy meal. Once Marlene found nutritional information for Panera’s meals, however, she received a rude […]
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Weight: 329.5Difference from last entry: -3.5Difference from 2007 starting weight: -6
YAY! The very first words that I said when I saw the scale were “YAY! YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY!!!” Not just because this is a pretty darned good bit of weight loss this time around, but again because it was the result of a […]
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There’s no surprise here, but SLEEP has published another study linking obstructive sleep apnea with cardiovascular disease (via medicalnewstoday.com):
“There is abundant physiologic evidence implicating OSA in perpetuating, if not inticing, heart failure. In addition to their association with systemic hypertension, OSA-related stressors, including hypoxemia, increased sympathetic drive, acute surges in blood pressure, and mechanical effects […]
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Well, now, this is an interesting study. Scientists have determined that sleep deprivation affects moral judgment:
Research has shown that bad sleep can adversely affect a person’s physical health and emotional well-being. However, the amount of sleep one gets can also influence his or her decision-making. A study published in the March 1st issue of the […]
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Welcome, everyone, to my litte space on the web. I've been fighting a battle to maintain my weight since 1997. As Lao Tzu said a couple of millenia ago, the journey of a thousand miles starts with one step. This journal documents my journey.
