The Morning News Fix Slept In
Sausage Dye Is a Carcinogen
Cured meats have long been linked to cancer. Now we learn that a red dye used in many types of sausages may compound the risk.
Cyberchondriacs
Internet self-diagnosis of health problems, or cyberchondria, is a growing problem amongst the health obsessed. In fact, 160 million Americans go to the web before the doctor when a new health problem pops up. Strange. It’s like the internet is a part of our lives or something.
Hundreds and Hundreds of Reasons to Have More Sex
In case you needed convincing. A blogger pal of mine deserves the credit for alerting me to this scrumptious round-up of the many health benefits of gettin’ down. Now that’s friendship.
Liquor May Get Nutrition Labels
The feds are considering requiring nutrition information to be visible on alcoholic beverages. While I don’t see this move making much of a dent in overall alcohol consumption, low-carbers might appreciate the labels. And I think it’s safe to say we’re only a few marketing executives away from vitamin-enhanced beer. If Coke can do it, why not Budweiser? (One beer brand, Stampede, already soups up its brew with vitamins, but - unlike enhanced soda - the company isn’t allowed to make any health claims. That makes sense. After all, Coke is a lot safer and healthier than beer.)
America Does Not Cause Cancer
Walter has posted a nice summary about the human propensity for irrational health beliefs. Most people’s health “knowledge” Is nothing more than myth. The people most likely to believe false health information? Those who consider themselves more “informed” than the rest of us. A little knowledge is worse than none at all…
I’ll Have the Sweaty Vanilla Latte, Please!
The combination of caffeine and a run make help prevent skin cancer. The murine study* suggests that the antioxidants in coffee may exert a protective benefit when coupled with moving once in a while. If you aren’t into the exercise habit, please start. Now. Exercise is the closest thing to a health panacea we’ve got (at least until the nanorobots save us). I believe physical activity may have more of an impact on long-term health than any other lifestyle factor.
* murine = rodents (instant I.Q. boost!)
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