Comments (741) | Post a CommentThe Downsides of Bottled Water and Energy Drinks
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Sep 13, 2007, 10:32 pm PDTIn an earlier entry, I railed against the bogus health benefits of bottled waters such as Aquafina®, a Pepsi product that TV advertisements are now admitting is simply tap water that has been "filtered,…Read More
Is Your Extra Virgin Olive Oil Good for You?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Sep 11, 2007, 2:20 pm PDTWe've all been concerned by the wide variety of dangerous products coming to this country from China. It turns out, however, that we've got worries from other locales as well. Probably like many of you, I was…Read More
Do Tomatoes and Lycopene Supplements Prevent Cancer?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Wed, Aug 15, 2007, 10:22 pm PDTYou may have heard that tomatoes and processed tomato products, like tomato sauce and canned tomatoes, protect against prostate and other types of cancer. The cancer-preventing properties of tomato products…Read More
Vitamins and Prostate Cancer
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Jul 27, 2007, 6:06 pm PDTListen up if you're a man and are popping large amounts of vitamins and dietary supplements in the hope that they'll improve your health. You may instead be raising your risk of prostate cancer.About one-third…Read More
Tips: How to Eat Less
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Jun 12, 2007, 1:51 pm PDTOvereating is one cause of our present scourge of obesity. So for those of us with a weight problem, anything that can help us limit our eating is welcome news. The winning strategy can be as simple as eating…Read More
Do Vitamin Supplements Increase Energy?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, May 17, 2007, 3:43 am PDT"Vitamins for more energy!" shout the Web sites and media advertisements for vitamins. What this marketing copy fails to tell you is that energy comes from the calories contained in the foods we eat, not from…Read More
Grilling Meat and Your Cancer Risk
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Apr 27, 2007, 1:59 pm PDTSummer is around the corner and grills of all shapes and sizes are being readied for action. But is our dedication to this American summer ritual worth the risks to our health?Grilling meat can produce two…Read More
More Good News About Vitamin D
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Mar 27, 2007, 2:04 pm PDTVitamin D is required for the absorption of calcium from the intestine, and supplements of both Vitamin D and calcium are recommended to protect against osteoporosis. Now it seems this vitamin has…Read More
Who Buys Organic?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Sun, Dec 03, 2006, 3:07 pm PSTA study conducted in 2000 by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health interviewed more than 700 food shoppers in 10 major retail stores in Boston, Massachusetts. The goal was to identify differences,…Read More
Have You Gone 'Mediterranean' Yet?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Oct 24, 2006, 5:40 pm PDTOne diet craze that's actually stood up to scientific scrutiny is the Mediterranean diet. Some of the benefits claimed for the Mediterranean diet include lower rates of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and…Read More
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