Continued from How To Manage Sugar Cravings.

People around the world love sugar, a simple carbohydrate.

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, sweeteners added to foods make up a troubling 16 percent of the calories we consume — way above the recommended limit of 6 to 10 percent.

Is sugar bad for you? While there’s nothing toxic about it, it adds calories without vitamins or minerals. Sugary foods also may elevate triglyceride levels, blood fats that increase the risk of heart disease. (more…)

Angelina Jolie’s health may be in danger. – IDontLikeYouThatWay

Cows should change their diets to help reduce global warming. – The Sun

This strongman is probably not human. – Aviation

“Designer babies” are almost here. – TimesOnline

Big pharma seems to be in bed with “high-prescribing physicians.” – MedPage Today. (more…)

Who – or what – is Bubba the Love Sponge? He is a 40-year-old radio “shock jock” based in Tampa, Florida, who legally changed his name from Todd Clem to Bubba the Love Sponge Clem in 1999.

He is also the second-most-fined radio personality ever. But if he hadn’t started hitting the weights 10 years ago, he might not have had the chance to gain such notoriety. 10 years ago, Bubba was an extremely obese version of Howard Stern.

In August 1997, Bubba was 31 years old, his waistline was 79 inches and he weighed 488 pounds. That’s when his doctor sat him down and told him he was going to die. “Put it this way,” his doctor said. “How many 400-pound 40-year-olds do you know?” (more…)

It’s well established that men in relationships have lower levels of testosterone than single men do.

Now Canadian researchers have found that both straight men and lesbians have less testosterone if they’re dating, monogamous, or married. (more…)

Continued from Feed a Fever, Starve a Cold.

The Diet Hypocrisy

There is plenty of debate about how good a low-fat diet is. A study completed by Dr. Christine L. Pelkman, assistant professor of nutrition at the University at Buffalo, found a moderate-fat diet, rich in mono-unsaturated fats resulted in a better blood cholesterol profile.

“A low-fat diet can raise your triglycerides and reduce your good cholesterol (the high density kind),” says Pelkman.

Pre-Posture-ous

It seems our teachers and parents may have been wrong for telling us to sit up straight.

Researchers at Aberdeen in Scotland using magnetic resonance imaging have shown that sitting with a completely straight back with legs parallel to the floor (as on a standard chair) places unnecessary strain on your back. (more…)

Brace yourself for an upcoming onslaught of weight loss teas that will probably claim to be a new bread of carb-blockers.

Researchers from the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center discovered that drinking a mixture of green, black and mulberry teas decreases carbohydrate absorption, which may help keep sugar cravings at bay. (more…)