Similar to a previous dissection they had performed on hot dogs, the researchers discovered waste and by-products including connective tissue, nerve tissue, cartilage, bone, and in a quarter of the samples, Sarcocystis parasites. But surely these “fillers” were the minority, right? Unfortunately not. After crunching the numbers, the researchers found that the amount of actual meat (muscle flesh) in the burgers ranged from 2.1 percent to 14.8 percent.
Nutrition
DM Risk – White Rice Bad
Eating more white rice may up the risk of type 2 diabetes, especially for Asian populations, researchers said.Patients who ate the greatest amounts of the grain had a 27% greater risk of developing the disease than those who ate the least, and the relative risk was higher among Asian patients, Qi Sun, PhD, of Harvard, and colleagues, reported in BMJ.
This is very bad news for Chinese take out businesses.
Where do Gorillas Get Their Protein?
Where do Gorillas Get Their Protein?.
I love this website and blog.
No Age Limit on Benefits of Eating Well
Older people who eat properly are likely to live longer.
That’s the implication of a study looking at mortality and eating habits among a cohort of nearly 4,000 people 65 and older, according to Luis Afonso, MD, of Wayne State University in Detroit, and colleagues.
After an average follow-up of 13 years, participants with a good diet had lower rates of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, compared with those who had a poor diet, Afonso and colleagues reported in the Feb. 13 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
I’ll take fries with that.
Red Meat Consumption May Increase DM2 Risk
Conclusion: Our results suggest that red meat consumption, particularly processed red meat, is associated with an increased risk of T2D.
Lower Cognitive Scores – Low B12?
Markers of B12 insufficiency all predicted lower global cognitive scores over nearly five years of follow-up, Christine C. Tangney, PhD, of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, and colleagues found.
Scary Chart of the Day – 9/15/11
EconomPic: The Evolution of Food Consumption
While not a surprise, this is rather concerning. I recently outlined that bottom earners have been earning less for the better part of the past 15+ years and it looks like it may be actually impacting the dietary habits of Americans (i.e. eating less [unlikely] or eating cheap / unhealthy food [likely]).
The crossover point in 1999-2000 is what fascinates me.
I was relaxing, catching up with the news when I realized I hadn’t posted a Scary Chart in quite some time. Then, I saw this chart. The quote above is from the author of the chart, not me. Interesting, eh?More Bacon Please
Red meat consumption and risk of stroke in Swedish men
Conclusion: The findings from this prospective cohort of men indicate that processed meat consumption is positively associated with risk of stroke. The Cohort of Swedish Men is registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01127711.
I just bought a package of bacon today. Then I read this abstract. The perfect definition of a quandary.
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