Stuffed At Thanksgiving, A New Corporate Solution To The Obesity Crisis

As millions of Americans will soon be eating an unhealthy amount of food this holiday season, Hudson Institute Visiting Fellow Hank Cardello author of Stuffed: An Insider’s Look at Who’s (Really) Making America Fat offers a solution to our obesity crisis: Change the food companies…

Nearly 1 In 4 Overweight Women Thinks Her Weight Is Normal, US Study

A new study found that nearly 1 in 4 overweight American women “misperceives” her body weight as normal, while conversely, around 1 in 6 normal weight women regards herself as overweight…

Fructose-Rich Beverages Associated With Increased Risk Of Gout In Women

Consumption of fructose-rich beverages, such as sugar-sweetened sodas and orange juice is associated with an increased risk of gout among women, although their contribution to the risk of gout in the population is likely modest because of the low incidence rate among women, according to a study that will appear in the November 24 print edition of JAMA…

Those With High Alpha-Carotene Blood Levels Live Much Longer

People with high levels of alpha-carotene in their blood, that is, those who eat lots of fruit and vegetables, have a smaller risk of dying early and are more likely to live longer than others, researchers from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Atlanta, Georgia wrote in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine…