Archive for October, 2009
Bad Driver? Blame Your Genes
Friday, October 30th, 2009Seems like we are blaming our genes for everything. Sometimes it’s justified, sometimes not. In a study published recently in the journal Cerebral Cortex, researcher Steven Cramer found that people with a certain gene variant performed more than 30 percent worse on a driving test than people without it. The study might also help explain [...]
Halloween Face Paints May Be Toxic
Thursday, October 29th, 2009If your kids are going to paint their faces this Halloween, you may want to think twice, according to a new report released. The report, issued by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, is titled: Pretty Scary: Could Halloween Face Paint Cause Lifelong Health Problems? They tested 10 face paint products, stuff that is widely available [...]
Most teen parents not raised in poverty or by single parents
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009This is fascinating and maybe not very surprising. A new look at the characteristics of teen parents shows that most aren’t from single-parent households or from households in poverty. The study comes from the nonprofit Child Trends for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, shows that teens who report having a baby [...]
Calorie count on fast-food menus makes diners pause
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009Did you know that people who used the calorie information at fast-food chain restaurants in New York City bought 106 fewer calories’ worth of food at lunch than those who didn’t see or use the information? That’s according to a new study. Researchers at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene analyzed [...]
Eat These Foods To Burn More Fat
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009Time to talk about foods that will burn fat. Eating healthy is one thing, but you can also blast fat while you’re doing it. There is a lot of emerging science about the foods that fight fat. Things with resistant starch, monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs), fiber, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), and more. You can use [...]
