Yikes!
Teens Are Sleep-Deprived and Screens Are Why – American Council on Science and Health
And if you have children age 8 or younger do not read this article.
Americans Are Retiring Later, Dying Sooner and Sicker In-Between – Bloomberg
Here are the stats: The U.S. age-adjusted mortality rate—a measure of the number of deaths per year—rose 1.2 percent from 2014 to 2015, according to the Society of Actuaries. That’s the first year-over-year increase since 2005, and only the second rise greater than 1 percent since 1980.
Source: Americans Are Retiring Later, Dying Sooner and Sicker In-Between – Bloomberg
Yikes!
Digital is the big prize in The Hartford’s Aetna buy – Digital Insurance
The Finger-Pointing at the Finance Firm TIAA – The New York Times
Americans are Eating Less and Less Meat Every Year
What’s particularly fascinating is that almost none of the decline in meat (and fish) consumption in the U.S. comes from a major increase in vegetarianism. The rate of vegetarianism in our country has remained at around 5 to 8 percent for years. But the reduction in meat consumption by people who aren’t vegetarians but are cutting back on eating animal flesh—is what’s really fueling this trend. In fact, a 2013 Mintel study found that while only about 22 million Americans consider themselves vegetarian, 113 million buy meat alternatives like Gardein, Tofurky, and Beyond Meat. In other words, the market for vegetarian meats is being largely driven by non-vegetarians.
Source: Americans are Eating Less and Less Meat Every Year. Why?
This is an older article from 2015 but is worth sharing.
Dietary Supplement Use Was Very High among Older Adults in the United States in 2011–2014
Conclusions: Use of DSs among older adults continues to be high in the United States, with 29% of users regularly taking ≥4 DSs, and there is a high concurrent usage of them with prescription medications.
Source: Dietary Supplement Use Was Very High among Older Adults in the United States in 2011–2014
A common herbal medicine may cause liver cancer mutations | New Scientist
A commonly-used herbal medicine causes mutations that are linked to liver cancer, according to research in Taiwan. Extracts taken from plants of the genus Aristolochia, which are used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat a wide range of conditions, may be responsible for many liver cancers in Asia.
Source: A common herbal medicine may cause liver cancer mutations | New Scientist
Prozac in ocean water a possible threat to sea life — ScienceDaily
Source: Prozac in ocean water a possible threat to sea life — ScienceDaily
Yes, this was a funded study.
Who prescribes Prozac to crabs anyway?
Smartphones Are Killing Americans
I see them everyday. They walk among us. But worse than that they drive cars.
And they are killing people.
Source: Smartphones Are Killing Americans, But Nobody’s Counting – Bloomberg
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