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Diabetes:Fact, Fiction

Today in the New York Times: New Diabetes Cases, at Long Last, Begin to Fall in the United States All I can say is that it must be incredibly difficult to write a factually accurate headline without using too many … Continue reading

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Nothing Special About Kids

Here is the headline: Cutting Sugar Improves Children’s Health in Just 10 Days “This paper says we can turn a child’s metabolic health around in 10 days without changing calories and without changing weight – just by taking the added … Continue reading

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Bad Impressions

Sometimes I Shake My Head in disbelief at the things that can creep, unquestioned, into a news article. Even in a paper as well-known for getting it right as the New York Times, sometimes inaccuracies get in there, and perpetuate … Continue reading

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ReBlog

Todays post is a rerun of one from February…I really liked it as I was looking for a certain article for a friend. Please read and enjoy. IT’S A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH!

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Mother’s Day Edition

Happy Mother’s day, and welcome to the rest of your life. Continue reading

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Sugar Found to be Health Food, Studies Show!

Today I dredged up some four-year-old crap that CNN put out. Back in 2010 they reported that a “Nutrition Professor” from Kansas had eaten a reduced-calorie diet that was mostly snack and junk foods. According to him his blood chemistry … Continue reading

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I Probably Care Too Much

In the last year I have read a bunch of books on diet and its effects on health. At the beginning of this blogging journey I decided to share what I was learning with everyone that I could reach, in … Continue reading

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Muddy Waters

When an octopus wants to avoid a predator it blasts out a screen of ink and darts of at high speed. When an industry wants to keep its gravy train on the rails it does a form of the same … Continue reading

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The Problem Is Not In Your Jeans

Lots of people have diabetes and are just finding out about it, thanks to the new health care insurance law taking effect. I guess that is a good thing, if you have it you should know about it. It’s a … Continue reading

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It Is A Matter Of Life And Death

It really is a matter of life and death, I am not being too shrill. I am reading Gary Taubes’ book “Good Calories, Bad Calories” and the current chapter is discussing the likelihood that diabetes and metabolic syndrome are precursors … Continue reading

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