U.K. Daily Telegram September 11, 2008
The Studies
“Glycemic Instability and Spontaneous Energy Intake: Association with Knowledge-Based Work,”Psychosomatic Medicine, 2008
The Hype
According to this wire story, a study showed that mental work increased calorie intake—a purported connection between the demands of modern life and the obesity epidemic.
The Subtler Truth
Indeed, this study from the University of Laval in Quebec showed that after a session of “knowledge-based work,” such as reading or taking tests on a computer, subjects who were led to a buffet ate at least 200 calories more than a control group. But the story doesn’t mention the limited scope of the study: There were only 14 participants, all women and none over 30. The study doesn’t quantify how much energy they actually expended during knowledge-based work, and hey, guess what? It wasn’t truly a blind study. Participants were broadly aware that food perception was being measured, and may therefore have convinced themselves that all that mental exercise made them hungry.
The Bottom Line
The idea that knowledge work puts us in the mood for an Oreo binge would explain a lot about the obesity epidemic, but it’s going to take better experiments—and journalists who don’t publish vague findings as fact—before we can blame our waistlines on thoughtful days at work.
That looks like a beetle grub that you would find munching on the roots of your lawn... not a maggot. I'm not an entomologist, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night.
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Mums-to-be who binge on junk food could be sentencing their kids to a life of obesity, scientists have warned.
The children are also more prone to related conditions such as diabetes, raised cholesterol and high blood fats.
Their mums' poor diets mean they are genetically inclined to these ailments - and suffer even if they stick to healthy diets.
Similar effects are seen where breastfeeding mothers eat badly, the study suggests. So be careful in what you are eating. To read more: http://personalmoneystore.com/installment-loans/installment-loans-for-bad-credit/
Look at the actual Red Wind studies.
Some is great news, but it is not a silver bullet.
Wine and resveratrol have a long "medical" history. 60 Minutes News is just a hype advertisement for a company trying to make a profit.
Here is a non-profit web site with over 1,200 actual medical doctors on its advisory board:
http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2008/feb2008_Living-Longer-Healthier-Lives-With-Resveratrol_01.htm
On this site, the actual long-term study in France was published. The part American's don't want to hear was that people who actually consumed over two bottles a day had bullet-proof immune systems. The old wive's tale about the wino sleeping in the gutter and eating trash, but never being sick may after all have some scientific interest. However, it is not a Prescribed lifestyle.
Everything looks wonderful - until you actually look at the facts.
The overall laid back French lifestyle, in comparison to the dwindling minority, highly stressed U.S. Tax Payer, supporting an increasingly perpetually Dependent, TV/video game watching population, could also be more relevant. Drinking more wine and relaxing like the French, may truly be the answer? :>) (not as much as the Vodka drinking Russians though) :>)
http://daflikkers.blogspot.com/
The picture is definitely not of a maggot.
This is science?
Your as bad as the papers you chastise!
the story about a bra causing cancer is crazy