Porkfest – Texas

Texas children are among the fattest in the nation, with black and Hispanic kids at the highest risk for being overweight, a study shows. Texas fourth-graders were overweight at a rate 46 percent higher than children of similar age nationally, said Deanna Hoelscher, principal investigator of study, conducted by the University of Texas School of […]

Obesity, etc.

Boing Boing! linked a Harvard Article about carbohydrates and obesity. Stealing the quote they quote from the (long) article: “We are not adapted to handle fast-acting carbohydrates,” Ludwig continues. “Glucose is the gold standard of energy metabolism. The brain is exquisitely dependent on having a continuous supply of glucose: too low a glucose level poses […]

fitness (cough, cough)

I went for another walk/run last night. Closer to a run/walk, but not quite there yet. Nobody stopped to offer me first aid, so I guess I’m getting better.