Apr 23, 2007
Grandma always said, “Everything in moderation”, but then she always used to take her teeth out to eat soup, so what does she know? Apparently, even moderation can be dangerous, particularly when it comes to high fat food.
Tavis Campbell and colleagues at the University of Calgary have found that just one high-fat meal, a fast-food breakfast for instance, makes you prone to suffer the physical consequences of stress compared …
Jan 10, 2007
Obesity is a major risk factor for colon cancer, but until now medical scientists were at a loss to explain why. Now, a study of on three human colon cancer cell-lines has demonstrated that the “fat hormone” leptin may enhance the growth of colonic cancer cells. The discovery not only offers an explanation as to the underlying cause of the increase colon cancer risk in obesity but could lead to a new approach to …
Dec 7, 2006
The fairies at the bottom of my garden have been digging up the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. A spokesdog for the Society of Wolves tells me that Canis Lupus is no longer dining on geriatric homeowners nor juvenile females in crimson headgear. Oh, and there is no link between sugar in the diet and diabetes.
The first two statements may seem a little far-fetched but that last one, surely it’s …
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