Health

The end of trans fats could be a really good thing

Posted on by Ted Bauer

This news just broke. Essentially, the FDA is taking steps to eliminate trans fats from food supply, claiming they are no longer “generally recognized as safe.” If this all works out, foods with partially-hydrogenated oils (the major dietary source of trans… Continue Reading →

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Global life expectancy trends

Posted on by Ted Bauer

I saw this Robert Krulwich article on NPR yesterday. Essentially, Americans are “falling behind” in the getting older race, although no one can truly predict the pattern; obviously Americans have some health issues at the general level, i.e. diabetes, but… Continue Reading →