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One Double Cheeseburger and a Side of Increased Mortality Risk

March 24, 2009March 24, 2009 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

Medical News: Red Meat Associated With Increased Mortality Risk – in Primary Care, Diet & Nutrition from MedPage Today

No, I don’t want fries.  I would like some chili-cheese fries please.

Cognitive Impairment and Metabolic Syndrome

March 10, 2009March 10, 2009 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

Medical News: Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Cognitive Impairment – in Neurology, General Neurology from MedPage Today

Yes, I would like fries with that.

Increased Physical Activity Produces a Reduction in Mortality

March 8, 2009March 8, 2009 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

Total mortality after changes in leisure time physical activity in 50 year old men: 35 year follow-up of population based cohort — Byberg et al. 338: b688 — BMJ

The reduction in mortality in this study was comparable to quitting smoking.

Work Longer Hours – Increase Your Dementia Risk

February 27, 2009February 27, 2009 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

BBC NEWS | Health | Long hours link to dementia risk

My wife tells me I don’t have to worry about this.  Interesting study but of little underwriting significance at this time.

Stroke Risk – Community Based Study Implicates Fast Food

February 20, 2009February 20, 2009 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

Medical News: ASA: Want Fries with That? Fast Food Linked to Stroke Rates – in Meeting Coverage, ASA from MedPage Today

Remember, life is short and science takes too long.

Sleep More for Lower CAC Scores

January 3, 2009 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

JAMA — Abstract: Short Sleep Duration and Incident Coronary Artery Calcification, December 24/31, 2008, King et al. 300 (24): 2859

I’ve already posted on this topic but here is the link to the JAMA abstract.

Listen and Learn – One Double Cheeseburger and a side of Colorectal Cancer

December 21, 2008 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

Alarming Numbers For Black Men And Colorectal Cancer : NPR

Yet another post in the periodic Double Cheeseburger series.  Pay particular attention to the last two minutes of this podcast for an excellent risk factor summary and recommendations for lifestyle changes.  There is a lot of relevant information for assessing risk in this short interview.

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The study estimates that 13.8% of women in Bolotana who reach 70 will survive to 100, versus approximately 3.6% of U.S. women, roughly one in seven compared with one in 28. At 70, women in Bolotana were estimated to have nearly 21 years of life remaining. Bolotana also differs from the original Sardinian blue zones […]

Weekend Reading: Mushrooms

https://www.foodpolitics.com/2026/10/mushrooms-a-collection-of-relatively-recent-items/ Eat real food. Don’t pop those pills.

Bear Invasion

Between July 1 and Aug. 18, Eagle County Sheriff’s Office dispatch logged 290 bear calls, while Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) received 81 reports — 47 involving property damage. Bear activity surging in Eagle County – https://www.vaildaily.com/news/bear-activity-surging-in-eagle-county/ There will be NO pickups in the back alley.

The Illnesses Are Not in the Plant. They Are in the Water.

Cyclospora cayetanensis lives only in people. It reaches a lettuce field exactly one way, which is human waste getting into the irrigation water or onto the ground. That is not something lettuce does. It is something we do upstream of lettuce, and the record says so every time. FDA’s advisory changed this month from an onsite […]

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