Oh, how easy it is to believe everything that we read. I mean, who believed that two guys actually discovered the body of Bigfoot, just because it said so on the Yahoo! homepage? Guilty as charged (of course, it turned out to be nothing more than a hoax and I, consequently, resigned myself [...]
Archive for December, 2008
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High-sugar Foods Leading Cause of AMD Vision Loss
Written by Slim | Date: 11:39 pm | Permalink | Category: Diet BlogFood diets containing excessive amounts of sugar may not only affect a person’s BMI (body mass index) and fitness. High-sugar foods have also been connected to a specific type of vision impairment, as a leading cause of age-related macular degeneration also known as AMD.
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The Health Halo Effect: How it Makes You Gain Weight
Written by Slim | Date: 11:39 pm | Permalink | Category: Diet BlogHave you fallen into the “health halo” trap? Reported on by the New York Times, the health halo is what researchers have dubbed the effect where the presence of a supposedly healthy food within a meal makes consumers judge the whole meal as healthier.
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