The surest way to know that there is no truly effective treatment for a condition is to count the number of treatment recommendations. The more recommendations, the less likely it is that any of them have a significant effect. I’m not sure if there is a tipping point. Whether 6 or 12 or 20 recommended treatments guarantee that you will have less than complete cure.
Here are some of the recommendations from just one article.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced its preliminary determination that partially hydrogenated oils — the primary dietary source of artificial trans fat in processed foods — are not “generally recognized as safe” for use in food.
It wasn’t always so.
“Long John Silver’s Big Catch meal deserves to be buried 20,000 leagues under the sea,” said Michael F. Jacobson of the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). Continue reading The last holdout for trans fat in fast food?
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examined the relationship between 4 low-risk behaviors and mortality among a group of people in the United States. Continue reading Effect of low-risk lifestyle behaviors on the risk of dying
Researchers from the Population Health Research Institute, in Ontario, Canada evaluated the effects of dietary options on the risk of heart disease.
It’s a good article for those of us who like neat lists. Continue reading Dietary choices and the risk of heart disease
That’s the conclusion by Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian of Harvard Medical School, in Boston. Continue reading Food is healthier since banning trans fatty acids
Maryland’s largest city has handed out its first citation for repeat violations of its trans fat ban.
An eatery called Healthy Choice, on Lexington Street was hit with the $100 fine. “It was the second time they were found using a high trans fat level in their ingredients.” Continue reading Negative consequences of using trans fats in Baltimore
Dr. Robert Kelly (photo) is associate director and curriculum coordinator for the Fairview Hospital /Cleveland Clinic Family Medicine Residency Program.
He lists aspects of diet and exercise that are most and less effective in controlling cholesterol. Continue reading Ranking diet and exercise to manage high cholesterol
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, in Boston studied dietary, lifestyle, and metabolic risk factors.
Toping the list were smoking and high blood pressure. Continue reading Causes of death in the United States
The World Health Organization has predicted a 39% rise in the worldwide prevalence of diabetes by 2030. And an article in The Lancet indicates this might be an underestimation.
Since November is Diabetes Month, here’s a round-up of CAM options for people with diabetes from 2006 through March 2007.
Continue reading CAM and diabetes: An update of recent studies
Dr. Cathi Dennehy from the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of California San Francisco has reviewed the evidence.
I was surprised by her assessment of black cohosh for menopausal symptoms.
Here’s a summary of her findings.
Ms. Marci Landsmann, who is managing editor of Healthy Aging, has written a plain-language review.
Here are the highlights. Continue reading A practical review of healthy oils
It’s the first state to outlaw a vegetable oil. Continue reading California bans trans fats
The latest news is that Dunkin’ Donuts is going trans fat free.
More importantly, I view it as the dipping (err, tipping) point, and an opportunity to see how we got into the trans fat mess, thanks to an article on the Harvard School of Public Health website. Continue reading Does this mean donuts are healthy?
Federal regulations allow food labels to say there are zero grams of trans fat as long as there’s less than a half-gram per serving, according to this AP story.
“The problem is that often people eat a lot more than one serving,” says Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian of Harvard School of Public Health. Continue reading Zero trans fat is not the same as no trans fat
Boston on Thursday became the latest city to ban artificial trans fats from food served in restaurants and grocery stores.
It’s no longer news, except for this quote. Continue reading Banned in Boston
Ten years ago, the late Dr. William Fair, a surgeon at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and CAM advocate wrote, “epidemiologic and laboratory evidence increasingly demonstrate that nutritional factors, especially reduced fat intake, soy proteins, vitamin E derivatives, and selenium, may have a protective effect against prostate cancer.”
Now, Steffen Theobald, a nutritional consultant and manager at the Scientific Association for the Improvement of Patient Competence in Germany updates the role of nutrition in the development, prevention, and treatment of prostate cancer.
Continue reading A ten-year perspective: The influence of nutrition on prostate cancer
That’s the recommendation likely to come from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) Board to UK Ministers next week. Continue reading Trans fat reductions should be voluntary
Hardee’s has added the new Country Breakfast Burrito to its menu.
There’s nothing complementary about it, except to warn everyone its here. Continue reading When trans fats don’t really matter
And compliance with the law is encouraging.
According to an article in MedicalNewsToday.com,
Sounds like it’s not that hard to change.
7/1/07 10:24 JR