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[Interesting study on how our expectations (eating out makes you happier) versus reality, that people feel better after eating at home.] from the article: The study looked at how food choices influence mood. 160 women reported what they ate for 10 days. They were contacted every two hours to report what they had recently eaten, [...]
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Nice to see the research caveats in the article– that nurses may not be representative of the population, and that coffee may be a problem for slow metabolizers. from the article: What this study shows is that, in a general population, there’s no obvious harm, or benefit, to consuming coffee after a heart attack. Deaths [...]
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The case against ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) as a vitamin supplement American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 84, No. 4, 694-697, October 2006 Supplemental vitamin D is available in 2 distinct forms: ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) and cholecalciferol (vitamin D3). Pharmacopoeias have officially regarded these 2 forms as equivalent and interchangeable, yet this presumption of equivalence is [...]
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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition June 23, 2010 Caffeine consumption and incident atrial fibrillation in women. BACKGROUND: It is somewhat controversial whether caffeine consumption is associated with an increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF). OBJECTIVE: We prospectively assessed the relation between caffeine intake and incident AF. DESIGN: A total of 33,638 initially healthy women [...]
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Andrew Weil Huffington Post July 2. 2010 Excerpt: The saturated fat lauded in this menu won’t kill you. It may even be the safest element of the meal. Saturated fat is made of fatty acid chains that cannot incorporate additional hydrogen atoms. It is often of animal origin, and is typically solid at room temperature. [...]
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