del.icio.us Friday
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This week’s “if-you-can-only-read-one-then-read-this” article is a heart-wrenching tale from the New York Times, titled One Spoonful at a Time, which describes a parent’s struggle with a child suffering from anorexia, a dangerous eating disorder in which patients starve themselves to achieve an ill-conceived, and often distorted, body image. At Fitness Mantra, I have have always written about eating right (smaller meals, more times a day), but under no circumstances does that mean eating drastically less or starving yourself (which as you already know, will only do you more harm than good).
Health and fitness stories for this week:
- Obesity ‘damages children’s feet’: Children who are obese are damaging their feet and may have problems walking, a study has suggested.
- Overweight women’s breast cancer risk lower in study: The researchers acknowledged that they do not know why the extra pounds may protect premenopausal women from breast cancer, but noted obesity actually greatly boosts breast cancer risk after menopause, when the disease more often is diagnosed.
- Dietary fat may not raise breast cancer odds: Contrary to some earlier research, a large U.S. study finds no evidence that a high-fat diet raises older women’s risk of breast cancer.
- Fitness industry pushes for better trainers: The United States’ aging, overweight population is fueling demand for personal trainers skilled at prodding the out-of-shape of all ages to get fit.
- Holiday gobbling sends students waddling: If there are college kids at your Thanksgiving table, don’t encourage them to eat so much. New research suggests that the typical student leaves the holiday weekend as stuffed as the turkey, gaining more than a pound during the short break.
- Sidewalks, parks seen as help in obesity fight: Writing in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers offer a top-10 list of ways to turn sedentary cities and suburbs into “activity-friendly” communities. The point, they say, is to fight obesity by encouraging people to get more incidental activity into their daily lives.
- Tastier ‘light’ foods let dieters indulge; experts see a ‘crutch’: Over the years, fat and sugar substitutes such as aspartame have dramatically improved the taste of diet foods. Innovative processing methods, such as beating air into ice cream, have also helped squeeze out the calories while preserving taste.
- Cancer survivors urged to maintain healthy weight: Staying slim and fit is especially important for cancer survivors, because obesity raises the risk of cancer coming back, the American Cancer Society said in new guidelines issued on Wednesday.
- Africa Faces Growing Obesity Problem: “Here, if you lose a lot of weight, people automatically think you have TB or AIDS. It’s not like in America and Europe where you go on a diet to lose weight.”
- Bacon link to bladder cancer risk: Getting too hooked on a daily bacon sandwich may increase the risk of bladder cancer, research suggests.
- Low carb, fat diets risky for heart: Low carbohydrate diets like the popular Atkins plan are no more likely to either cause heart disease, or prevent it, than a typical low-fat diet, a new study shows.
- Lifestyle changes shown to cut risk of diabetes: Losing weight, cutting down on saturated fats, eating more fiber and exercising 30 minutes a day can make a difference when it comes to diabetes. Finnish researchers have shown that lifestyle changes not only reduce the odds of high-risk people developing type 2 diabetes but can also postpone the onset of the illness.
- Burger giant aims to cut trans fats by 2008: Fast-food giant McDonald’s said on Tuesday that its European business will cut the level of trans fats in its cooking oil to two percent by mid-2008, making it the first chain in Europe to cut these artery-clogging fats.
- Asia on brink of diabetes disaster: In 2003, 194 million people in Asia had diabetes and by 2025, the tally could be 333 million, according to a paper published by the British journal The Lancet.
- Health benefits of soy yoghurt: Although people with diabetes are usually discouraged from eating sweet snacks, soy yogurt and some dairy yogurts rich in fruit appear to help regulate enzymes that affect blood sugar levels, researchers have reported.
- Food groups urged to enlist in war on obesity: Food and drinks companies can avoid draconian regulation if they voluntarily cut down on fat and salt in their products, give clear nutritional information and reduce advertising to children, the European Commission said on Thursday.
- Exercise Cuts Fatigue of Lupus, MS: Walking, biking, or other low-impact aerobic exercise may reduce your fatigue, Australian researchers report.
- Heavy Findings in Fitness, Weight Poll: America is heavier than ever, with few people exercising frequently or trying to lose weight.
- Old World Red Wines May be Healthier: The same ingredient that helps red wines become better with age may help people live longer by protecting against heart disease.
- UC Davis Reseachers Make More Nutritional Wheat: Researchers at UC Davis, the US Department of Agriculture and an Israeli university have found a way to increase the nutritional value of wheat through genetic cloning.
- Free fruit, veg and milk for children: Free milk and fresh fruit and vegetables are to be made available to children and mums-to-be under a government scheme launched today.
- Diabetes to affect 6 percent of global population by 2025: Diabetes is responsible for over three million deaths worldwide every year and is likely to affect about six percent of the global population by 2025.
- The Claim: Spicy Foods Increase Metabolism: Is it true, as has long been held, that spicy foods not only heat you up but also speed up the metabolism?
- One Spoonful at a Time: “You’re trying to make me fat,” she said in a high-pitched, distorted voice that made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
- Big People on Campus: “Why should I be ashamed?†said Ms. Director, 22, a graduate student in women’s studies at San Diego State University, who wields the word with both defiance and pride, the way the gay community uses queer. “I’m fat. So what?â€
- In Diabetes Fight, Raising Cash and Keeping Trust: In the last year the A.D.A. began rethinking how it raises money from companies, especially from those whose primary business is selling foods and beverages that are high in calories, even if they have created some sugar-free items.
- Pilates Can Aid Some With Parkinson’s: Movements in Pilates exercises are controlled _ sometimes moving the body only inches _ but those small motions are making a big difference to some people with Parkinson’s disease.
- Sculpting a Gym Just for Kids: “Switch!” a voice calls out from the CD, and nearly two dozen kids move to the station on their left: the upright row machine, stationary bike or jogging pad — gym equipment all designed just for them. It’s a kids-only gym.
- Building a Taste for Bulk: Those trying to keep the bathroom scale steady this holiday season may find an effective ally at the breakfast table: high-fiber cereal.
- Age, Obesity, and Breast Cancer Risk: Obesity is a well-known risk factor for breast cancer after menopause, but it also appears to help protect women from developing the disease earlier in life.
- Yo-Yo Dieting Ups Men’s Gallstone Risk: Yo-yo dieting may have another unhealthy and particularly painful side effect for men: gallstones.
Have a good weekend.
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Thanks for the “Pilates Can Aid Some With Parkinson’s” article! I already knew that it was a great exercise method, but I had no idea that it could do something as great as helping individuals suffering from Parkinson’s