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This is tough to believe given the AHA/ACC guidelines and thousands of healthcare services ranking the leading nutritionally balanced weight loss programs…

Twinkie diet helps nutrition professor lose 27 pounds

But Professor Mark Haub, a professor of human nutrition at Kansas State University is proof positive. There’s a dichotomy here – you can loose weight and be healthy but not eat healthy.

The net-net is if you eat too many calories – no matter how healthy their sources – and do not exercise enough to burn the excess – you get chubby!

Hold the pickle, hold the lettuce…but DON’T HOLD THE STATINS!

Whether its McDonald’s or Burger King a key chaser will help our cardiovascular systems survive our bad eating habits.

McDonald's Quarter Pounder(R)

A new trend from the UK…Researchers from Imperial College London, suggest from a meta-analysis of statins used for primary prevention of heart problems that statins be served with burgers and other meals at fast food restaurants.

According to Valentin Fuster, director of Mt. Sinai Heart and past president of the World Heart Federation, in a posting on the Health Blog:

“It’s becoming very paradoxical that we accept [the presence of] all these trans fats and fast foods and aren’t able to counteract those with simple methods.” He supports the sale of over-the-counter statins.

Magnus Ohman, professor of medicine and director of the program for advanced coronary disease at Duke University Medical Center, thinks otherwise about proper use of statins…Read more about the big debate…

If your answer to yesterday’s post was soda, you were correct.

These popular drinks that drive caffeine through our bodies on a daily basis not only threaten sperm longevity (see WeirdMedical.com April 2 post) but are now believed to contribute to accelerated aging.

Studies performed by researchers at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Infection and Immunity, discovered that phosphate as a salt of phosphoric acid added to sodas to increase its fizz or “pop” also increase the “pop” (or old age) factor in mice.

According to head of research, M. Shawkat Razzaque, M.D., Ph.D. , “Humans need a healthy diet and keeping the balance of phosphate in the diet may be important for a healthy life and longevity. Avoid phosphate toxicity and enjoy a healthy life,” [ScienceDaily (Apr. 28, 2010) - supporting research from The FASEB Journal]

So to avoid looking like Pop we may need to limit the pop!

Question –> What do you think could age you as fast as carousing all night, boozing and smoking old stogies?

(A hint – we published a post about this agent on April 2.)

Answer will appear in our April 29 posting.

wrinkly faced old man

In addition to loss of calcium in aging bones due to more than moderate consumption, and its caffeine protecting women’s memory, now colas are reported to affect men’s virility…but not in a good way…

Cola and unhealthy lifestyle...

A Danish study of 2,554 young men showed there is a correlation between unhealthy life style, drinking more than ~15 [U.S. 16 oz.] cans of cola drinks per week and sperm count.

The culprit is not necessarily caffeine. The 30% drop in count experienced with moderate cola consumption was not seen in the coffee drinker consuming the same caffeine level. Researchers believe there could be a strong correlation between drink choice, its other ingredients, and/or life-style choice…read more.

Time to eat more fruits and veggies for more prolific and spunkier sperm!

Here’s a heart stopper – bad for you but oh so yummy…

Today is good ol’ Pennsylvania Dutch Fastnacht Day or Shrove Tuesday. The PA Dutch ladies could sure cook and bake even better! And just less than 2 weeks after Go Red for Women Day, February 5. But these lovely ladies of German decent came long before the American Heart Association,  the American College of Cardiology and our First Ladies of our nation teamed up to make us feel guilty… or worse being scared out of our whits… for being a few pounds over-weight.

But that’s fine – we Americans can endure. So let’s take February, this month of dichotomies, and throw caution to the wind…let’s eat a fastnacht or three…

This Fastnachts image was taken from the website – BellaOnline -
Sandy Moyer, BellaOnline’s Home Cooking Editor.
…then let’s go for a 10-mile run!

Need a quick mental boost?

It is said that an ounce of pickled ginger can temporarily raise your IQ by as many as 10 points.

Browse the link above to find a recipe or visit your favorite sushi bar when you need a moment of brilliance. [www.factropolis.com]

How to Make Pickled Ginger
Pickled Ginger Recipe

[Pickled Ginger Photo © 2007 Setsuko Yoshizuka, licensed to About.com, Inc.]