Wednesday, November 23, 2005

BBC NEWS | Europe | Baby milk scare widens in Europe

"Swiss-based food giant Nestle has ordered the recall of baby milk from France, Spain, Portugal and Italy after tests suggested chemical contamination."

Reuters.com: Intuitive eating: the anti-dieting diet

"Intuitive eaters don't diet -- they recognize and respond to internal hunger and fullness cues to regulate food intake, explains Dr. Steven R. Hawks of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, who adopted intuitive eating habits several years ago and lost 50 pounds in the process."

United Press International - Consumer Health - Health Wrap: No chance for the fat

"Obese people are in big trouble: In England, three health groups said their doctors won't operate on too-heavy patients to replace hips and knees, apparently on the theory that they'll just go out and put too much weight on them all over again. And in New York, it turns out most obese people don't even know they're obese."

Stress Can Cause Rising Cholesterol Levels - CME Teaching Brief - MedPage Today

"Understand that in this study, participants who initially responded with high levels of stress to a psychological challenge test had the highest levels of cholesterol three years later."