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Friday, August 16, 2013
Is Peanut Butter unhealthy?
Calorie Count always ranks Peanut Butter as either a C or D when I go to log it, and generally there are no negative points for it. There are a couple pros, but no cons, according to the site, yet it's ranked poorly, probably due to its higher calorie count, right? I'm just trying to figure out why else it's ranked to be nutritionally not so good for you. I've heard great things about peanut butter's health benefits in the past, so I'm just a bit confused. Also, I have one serving of peanut butter on toast for breakfast nearly daily and when I look at my daily analysis, for breakfast the 16g of healthy fat I'm consuming from the PB shows up in red, meaning I'm over-consuming bad nutrients, according to the key. It's one serving- how is eating one serving of something over-consuming it and unhealthy? If you eat the peanut butter without hydrogenated oils and everything, you're getting healthy fats that your body needs, plus some protein. Is it really bad to have two tablespoons- one serving- of peanut butter at a time? Or is CC highlighting that in red unnecessarily? Thanks!
Nails Need Love, Too
SATURDAY, April 20 (HealthDay News) -- If you want healthy and attractive nails, you have to take good care of them.
"Nails need to be moisturized, especially after removing nail polish, so be sure to apply a cream regularly," Dr. Phoebe Rich, a clinical adjunct professor of dermatology at Oregon Health Science University, said in an American Academy of Dermatology news release.
"Always protect your cuticles. Never cut or forcefully push back your cuticles, as doing so could lead to an infection. If you must push them back, only do so gently after a shower or bath," she explained.
If you go to a nail salon, check for cleanliness. Are the stations clean? Does the nail technician wash her hands between clients? Are there dirty tools lying around?
Ask how the salon cleans its tools and find out if your nail technician has the necessary experience and/or license, if required, she added.
Rich also said there is no proof that immersing nails in gelatin makes them stronger. She added that polishes that contain strengthening ingredients increase nail stiffness, which may make nails break more often.
Artificial nails are fine for people with healthy nails, as long as they are not worn continuously, Rich said. Do not wear artificial nails to cover up nail problems, as they may make these problems worse. Artificial nails are not recommended for people who have brittle nails or are prone to fungal infections.
-- Robert Preidt 
Copyright © 2013 HealthDay. All rights reserved. SOURCE: American Academy of Dermatology, news release, April 2013
Health Tip: Lower Your Blood Pressure
(HealthDay News) -- High blood pressure increases a person's risk for heart attack, stroke, kidney disease and congestive heart failure.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers this advice for people whose pressure is too high:
Cut back on salt in your diet, and increase consumption of fruits and vegetables.Get plenty of regular exercise.Lose weight if you're overweight or obese.Don't smoke, and limit alcohol intake.Take any prescribed blood pressure medication as directed. Talk to your doctor if you have side effects from any medication.-- Diana Kohnle
Copyright © 2013 HealthDay. All rights reserved.
BPA Exposure Tied to Undescended Testicles in Boys
Early study doesn't prove that common chemical causes the condition, experts say
By Dennis Thompson
HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) -- Fetal exposure to the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) has been linked to low levels of a key developmental hormone in newborn boys with undescended testicles, according to an early new study.
The research adds to the list of growing health concerns related to BPA, which is widely used in food packaging. Government studies have shown that 92 percent of Americans have detectable levels of BPA in their bodies.
This study focused on boys with cryptorchidism, the medical term for undescended testicles. The condition occurs in 2 percent to 5 percent of newborn boys, according to the authors, and requires surgery to bring the testes out of the abdominal cavity. Boys born with cryptorchidism have an increased risk of fertility problems and testicular cancer in adulthood.
The researchers found that boys with cryptorchidism who had high levels of BPA in their fetal cord blood also had low levels of the hormone insulin-like 3, or INSL3, one of two hormones that regulate descent of the testicles.
The findings do not draw a direct link between BPA and cryptorchidism, as the newborns with undescended testicles did not have greatly increased levels of BPA compared with newborns without the birth defect.
Researchers found, however, that the BPA level in newborns' cord blood inversely correlated with the level of INSL3. That is, the higher the BPA level, the lower the level of the important testicular hormone.
The study was presented Sunday at the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in San Francisco. The data and conclusions should be viewed as preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
"Alone, our study cannot be considered as definitive evidence for an environmental cause of undescended testis," lead author Dr. Patrick Fenichel, professor and head of reproductive endocrinology at the University Hospital of Nice, in France, said in a society news release. "But it suggests, for the first time in humans, a link that could contribute to one co-factor of [unexplained] undescended testis, the most frequent congenital malformation in male newborns."
This appears to be the first study that shows a link between INSL3 levels and BPA, said Shanna Swan, a professor and vice chair for research and mentoring in the department of preventive medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in New York City.
"This hormone INSL3 has not been, to my knowledge, previously linked to any endocrine-disrupting chemicals," Swan said. "It's interesting, definitely, and it's an important step."
For the study, Fenichel and his colleagues studied 180 newborn boys between 2003 and 2005, including 52 boys born with one or two undescended testicles. They tested the infants' umbilical cord blood to measure levels of BPA and INSL3.
Community Gardening May Reap Body Weight Benefit
FRIDAY, April 19 (HealthDay News) -- People with plots in community gardens are less likely to be overweight or obese than those who don't garden, a new study suggests.
"It has been shown previously that community gardens can provide a variety of social and nutritional benefits to neighborhoods," study author Cathleen Zick, a professor of family and consumer studies at the University of Utah, said in a university news release. "But until now, we did not have data to show a measurable health benefit for those who use the gardens."
She and her colleagues looked at the body-mass index (BMI) of 198 community gardeners in Salt Lake City and compared them to non-gardening neighbors. BMI is a measurement of body fat based on height and weight.
The BMI of female community gardeners was an average 1.84 points lower than their neighbors, a difference of 11 pounds for a 5-foot-5 woman. The BMI of male community gardeners was 2.36 points lower than their neighbors, a difference of 16 pounds for a man at 5 feet 10 inches.
Compared to nongardeners, the likelihood of being overweight or obese was 62 percent lower for male gardeners and 46 percent lower for female gardeners, according to the study appearing online April 18 in the American Journal of Public Health.
The researchers also found that gardeners had lower BMIs than their same-sex siblings. The average BMI was 1.88 lower for female community gardeners compared to their sisters and 1.33 lower for male community gardeners compared to their brothers.
There was no difference in BMI or the risk of being overweight between married gardeners and their spouses. That is not surprising because spouses would likely help out with gardening and benefit from eating the healthy foods produced in the garden, the study authors noted.
These findings support "the idea that community gardens are a valuable neighborhood asset that can promote healthier living. That could be of interest to urban planners, public health officials and others focused on designing new neighborhoods and revitalizing old ones," Zick said.
But while "these data are intriguing," she noted, "they were drawn from participants in a single community gardening organization in Salt Lake City and may not apply broadly until more research is done."
And although the study found an association between gardening and lower BMI, it did not prove a cause-and-effect relationship.
-- Robert Preidt
Copyright © 2013 HealthDay. All rights reserved. SOURCE: University of Utah, news release, April 18, 2013
Losing 2 Pounds Per Week Help !!
I am 186-187 Pounds, 5 Feets 7 Inches, 15 Years Old.
My BMR is 1970.
I have been doing some calculations and i just need to verify them.
Ok my BMR is 1970, multiply by 1.2 (Sedentary) its around 2400 Calories.
If i exercise to burn 600 calories and i decide to eat near my BMR at 2000,
Then I have a Calorie Deficit of 1000 Calories right? Its 2 pounds.
Will this work?
P.S: I'm thinking about doing this 2 pounds per week till 30 days, then ill start on 1 pound per week ( don't tell me why I'm doing it first at 2 pounds, not your concern or business )
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