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 Diet Information - January 8, 2009
| The latest Southeastern Institute of Research/Boomer Project Trend Report finds Baby Boomers over the age of 50 drink water and take vitamins to stay healthy. However, boomers as a whole are well aware they must also exercise regularly, eat a balanced diet and drink plenty of water | | Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have discovered a molecular link between a high fat, Western-style diet, and the onset of type 2 diabetes. The researchers also report that knocking out a single gene encoding the enzyme GnT-4a glycosyltransferase (GnT-4a ) disrupts insulin production | | According to a report released Tuesday from NEWI's School of Health and Social Care, "Unhealthy Christmas presents are making our children fat." Research from a variety of sources, including the British Heart Foundation, cites that children are performing less and less exercise, which not only affects their waistline, but their general health | | According to a report released Tuesday from NEWI's School of Health and Social Care, "Unhealthy Christmas presents are making our children fat." Research from a variety of sources, including the British Heart Foundation, cites that children are performing less and less exercise, which not only affects their waistline, but their general health | | Doctors announce Monday Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is set to undergo a catheterization procedure in the next two to three weeks to repair a small hole in his heart, discovered after he suffered a minor stroke. Dr. Haim Lotem, head of cardiology at Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital, says the hole, measuring less than an eighth of an inch wide, is a minor birth defect found in 15 to 25 percent of the population | |
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