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Eat Barley – Lower Your LDL

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

Medical News: Barley Reduces LDL Cholesterol and Triglycerides – in Primary Care, Diet & Nutrition from MedPage Today

I know…you’re probably worried about not having any good barley recipes at home. Click here to start your barley based LDL reduction plan.

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.

Cut Calories – Lose Weight (again)

March 1, 2009March 1, 2009 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

NEJM — Comparison of Weight-Loss Diets with Different Compositions of Fat, Protein, and Carbohydrates

For fans who enjoy reading the entire article here is a link to the original NEJM article referenced in an earlier post.

Cut Calories – Lose Weight!

February 26, 2009February 26, 2009 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

Medical News: Type of Diet Doesn’t Matter, Cutting Calories Does – in Primary Care, Diet & Nutrition from MedPage Today

Like duh…

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.

Beets Beat HTN

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

Family Health – Beat Blood Pressure with Beets | Health News

You can’t beet this.

Vitamin D and Multiple Sclerosis

February 6, 2009February 6, 2009 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

Medical News: Vitamin D Affects Genes Involved in MS – in Neurology, Multiple Sclerosis from MedPage Today

The more we learn about Vitamin D, the more interesting it gets.

Coffee and the Risk of Dementia – Drink Up

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

Coffee Linked to Lower Dementia Risk – NYTimes.com

According to The Seattle Times, Starbucks is planning another big round of layoffs.  Maybe this study will help sales.  Is this useful data for underwriting purposes?  Probably not.  But it is interesting and with the level of coffee I consume, my dementia risk is likely less than zero.

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.

Med + VOO and Nuts to You

December 12, 2008 / SupremeCmdr / Leave a comment

Arch Intern Med — Abstract: Effect of a Mediterranean Diet Supplemented With Nuts on Metabolic Syndrome Status: One-Year Results of the PREDIMED Randomized Trial, Dec 8/22, 2008, Salas-Salvadó et al. 168 (22): 2449

I am particularly fond of cashews and EVOO.  My favorite EVOO is Borges.  It won’t be long before we design dietary drill downs for our tele-underwriting scripts.

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Food Inflation in America – Scary Charts 03.14.26

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Scary Charts 01.11.26

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