http://dontgetthin-gethealthy.com healthy news by Loraine Holden Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:43:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A March 1 article by Lauran Neergaard in Netscape News said it was a mystery why some obese people have heart disease and diabetes and others don't. It's a common belief that obesity is a CAUSE of diabetes and heart disease not that it is another RESULT of consuming too ... http://dontgetthin-gethealthy.com/2010/inflammation-and-obesity/ More researchers are coming to the conclusion that inflammation of  blood vessels as measured by c-reactive protein correlates much better with the risk of heart disease than the level of cholesterol in the blood. As mentioned in my book, cholesterol collects at the site of micro-injuries. Stiff blood vessel walls ... http://dontgetthin-gethealthy.com/2010/does-cholesterol-cause-heart-disease/ A recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Asociation says that two-thirds of adults are overweight and 34% obese. One third of children are overweight with 17% obese. Obese children often become obese adults.  Lack of exercise and a faulty diet are blamed. Was the wrong diet given to ... http://dontgetthin-gethealthy.com/2010/should-your-child-drink-low-fat-milk/ A recent article on Netscape says 34% of Americans are now obese as  compared to 15% in 2000.  High blood pressure has increased slightly during the past 10 years from 28% to 29%. These increases are blamed on eating more fat and more salt. There are no statistics in the article. Other ... http://dontgetthin-gethealthy.com/2009/fat-and-salt-myths-continue/ My book mentions the separate research by Dr. Bantle, Minne.U. and Dr. Reiser of the USDA. They found that high-frucatose corn syrup produced a lot of LDL-cholesterol and blood fats in both diabetics and normals. Dr. Dana Flavia in the October 2008 issue of Life Extension cites later research that shows ... http://dontgetthin-gethealthy.com/2009/many-dangers-of-high-fructose-corn-syrup/ This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: http://dontgetthin-gethealthy.com/2009/obesity-is-not-a-cause-of-diabetes-or-heart-disease/ The average person has several misconceptions about how the body works. They think that eating fat makes you fat, that you need carbohydrates for energy and that eating proteins always builds muscle. The energy content of foods being digested and used within body cells is not necessarily the same as the values when ... http://dontgetthin-gethealthy.com/2009/your-body-is-not-a-machine/ Aspartame has harmed many people. This is the major sweetener in most diet soft drinks and low calorie foods. Just because it has been around a long time doesn't mean you can use it. Saccharine had been used since the 1920s but was finally phased out when large doses caused cancer in ... http://dontgetthin-gethealthy.com/2009/is-your-diet-drink-making-you-sick/ Too many Americans think they can prevent osteoporosis just by taking calcium and vitamin D pills. Magnesium is a component of bone and is also involved in many intracellular enzymatic reactions. You need at least 400 mg magnesium along with 1200 mg of calcium for strong bones. Use ... http://dontgetthin-gethealthy.com/2008/get-enough-magnesium-for-optimum-health/ A recent article reported on Netscape says that 300-400 medical doctors commit suicide each year, with about equal numbers for men and women. This is higher than rates in the general population of 23 men per 100,000 adults and 6 women per 100,00 in the U.S. Most suicides are the result ... http://dontgetthin-gethealthy.com/2008/could-suicides-in-doctors-be-linked-to-statins/