Have you had your yogurt?

Bryers is on sale this week and I noticed that many of their containers. Take a look:

Welcome to BreyersYogurt.com:

"Probiotics are living microorganisms normally found in certain areas of the body, primarily the digestive tract. Humans are not born with them; we accumulate them in the gut from birth and throughout life.

Unlike the harmful bacteria that cause infections and trigger allergic reactions, probiotics actually do the opposite—they protect against harmful bacteria, in addition to helping with the many tasks involved in digestion. Probiotic bacteria even produce their own natural antibiotics, called bacteriocins, which destroy bad bacteria."

Food Prep May Be as Important as Ingredients Themselves - Forbes.com

Food Prep May Be as Important as Ingredients Themselves - Forbes.com:

"The methods used to produce or cook food may have as much impact on your health as the actual food, U.S. researchers report.

Grilled, fried or broiled animal products such as meats and cheeses contain a class of toxins called 'advanced glycation end products' (AGEs), which have been linked to inflammation, insulin resistance, diabetes, vascular and kidney disease, and Alzheimer's disease, say a team from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City."

and later:

"The study was published in the April issue of the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences."

globeandmail.com: Single fatty meal drives up blood pressure

globeandmail.com: Single fatty meal drives up blood pressure: "

Eating high-fat meals can leave you more prone to stress and its damaging effects on the heart, according to a new Canadian study.

In fact, a single fatty meal like eggs, sausages and hash browns can drive up blood pressure and damage blood vessels, even compared to a sugary meal of cereal, juice and yogurt, researchers found"

Be sure to read the conversation on the right of the page. This stdey is not without its opponents.

Can aspirin prevent cancer? Jury's out - Yahoo! News

Can aspirin prevent cancer? Jury's out - Yahoo! News

"Thun and colleagues at the cancer society wondered if many of those earlier studies used too low a dose of aspirin to have an anticancer effect. So they examined adult-strength aspirin — 325 mg or more — in a study tracking more than 140,000 people.

Taking an adult-strength aspirin daily for at least five years was associated with a 30 percent lower risk of colorectal cancer, a 20 percent lower risk of prostate cancer, and 15 percent less cancer overall, they reported last week in the Journal of the "Taking an adult-strength aspirin daily for at least five years was associated with a 30 percent lower risk of colorectal cancer, a 20 percent lower risk of prostate cancer, and 15 percent less cancer overall, they reported last week in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute."

That's not proof of aspirin's benefit, either, but it does suggest that clinical trials start looking at higher doses to tease out an answer."

Interesting without any real answers...Stay tuned!

FOXNews.com - Study: Low-Salt Diet Good for Your Heart - Health News | Current Health News | Medical News

FOXNews.com - Study: Low-Salt Diet Good for Your Heart - Health News | Current Health News | Medical News:

"In an extended follow-up of two rigorously designed trials, people who reduced their dietary sodium while participating in the studies saw 25 percent reductions in heart disease and stroke risk 10 to 15 years later, compared with people who ate their usual diets.

Most people in the intervention arm of the studies -- where participants reduced the sodium in their diet -- lowered their sodium intake by 25 percent to 30 percent, researcher Nancy Cook"

BBC NEWS | Health | Too much bacon 'bad for lungs'

BBC NEWS | Health | Too much bacon 'bad for lungs':

"Eating large quantities of cured meats like bacon could damage lung function and increase the risk of lung disease.

A Columbia University team found people who ate cured meats at least 14 times a month were more likely to have COPD - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease."

SSRN-Fuel Hedging in the Airline Industry: The Case of Southwest Airlines by David Carter, Daniel Rogers, Betty Simkins

SSRN-Fuel Hedging in the Airline Industry: The Case of Southwest Airlines by David Carter, Daniel Rogers, Betty Simkins

this case will be presented in MBA 610 (tues class)

Effect of broccoli, soy on cancer cells explained - Yahoo! News

Effect of broccoli, soy on cancer cells explained - Yahoo! News:

"Using cells in a lab dish, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, found that diindolymethane (DIM), a compound resulting from digestion of cruciferous vegetables, and genistein, an isoflavone in soy, reduce the production of two proteins needed for breast and ovarian cancers to spread."

Eat your veggies!! :)

Study adds data that vegetables reduce cancer risk - Yahoo! News

Study adds data that vegetables reduce cancer risk - Yahoo! News:

"Researchers at the National Cancer Institute queried men and women aged 50 and older about their diets, then followed participants for five years to record all diagnoses of head and neck cancer, which is the sixth-leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide.....The study found eating six servings of fruit and vegetables per day per 1,000 calories cut the risk of head and neck cancer by 29 percent compared to eating one and a half servings."

Scientists Say Dieting Does Not Work

How discouraging. However, my advice is to remember that diets do not work, lifestyle changes are always preferred. Secondly, any individual is not necessarily the average. Every study has outliers. Be the outlier!

Scientists Say Dieting Does Not Work:

"Scientists conducting a comprehensive review of dieting research have concluded that dieting does not work.

The study is published in the April edition of American Psychologist, the journal of the American Psychological Association.

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), reviewed 31 long-term studies lasting between 2 to 5 years.

UCLA associate professor of psychology and lead author of the study, Traci Mann said:

'You can initially lose 5 to 10 percent of your weight on any number of diets, but then the weight comes back.'

'We found that the majority of people regained all the weight, plus more,' she added."

Aspirin underutilized for heart attack prevention - Yahoo! News

Aspirin underutilized for heart attack prevention - Yahoo! News:

"A new study finds that use of aspirin for the prevention of a first or second heart attack or stroke is very low, even among adults at increased risk for such events.

Among a nationally representative sample of 1,299 Americans aged 40 or older, overall only 41 percent reported regular aspirin use for cardiovascular prevention."

An aspirin a day....

Chocolate Lowers Blood Pressure

Chocolate Lowers Blood Pressure:

"April 9, 2007 -- A chocolate treat may be better than green or black tea at keeping high blood pressure in check.

A new study suggests that dark chocolate and other cocoa-rich products may be better at lowering blood pressure than tea.

Researchers compared the blood pressure-lowering effects of cocoa and tea in previously published studies and found eating cocoa-rich foods was associated with an average 4.7-point lower systolic blood pressure (the top number in a blood pressure reading) and 2.8-point lower diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number). But no such effect was found among any of the studies on black or green tea."

Pet Food Recall

Pet Food Recall--
As promised here is the list...

It does not appear that we have any. But that said, I still pulled the can's of Iams until further notice.

Mediterranean Diet Linked to Fewer Allergies

Mediterranean Diet Linked to Lower Pediatric Atopy - CME Teaching Brief® - MedPage Today:

"High adherence to the antioxidant-rich Mediterranean diet reduced risk of allergic rhinitis significantly (P<0.05) with modest benefit against asthma symptoms, said Paul Cullinan, M.D., of the Royal Brompton Hospital and National Heart and Lung Institute here, and colleagues.

Components of the diet, such as oranges, tomatoes, and nuts, significantly reduced wheezing and allergic rhinitis, they reported online in the journal Thorax."