Archive for January 9th, 2012

FTC lawsuit targets acai berry marketing ads that pose as legitimate product reviews
by Ethan A. Huff, staff writer

(NaturalNews) Earlier in the year, the Consumer Wellness Center (CWC) conducted an investigation into those tricky acai berry diet advertisements that lure web surfers into purchasing “free” or low-cost trials of weight loss supplements, only to have their credit cards charged for hundreds of dollars in “membership” fees (http://www.naturalnews.com/031280_acai_berries_scam.html). And the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it is finally going to take action against the companies involved in the scam by suing them for “misleading practice.”
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Proteins, not sugar, increase energy expenditure
by Michelle Bosmier

(NaturalNews) A study published in the November issue of the science journal Neuron subverts the commonly held belief that consuming sugar can make you feel more energetic. Researchers at the University of Cambridge reveal that protein is responsible for activating cells that keep us awake and help us burn more calories, not glucose.
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Couch Potato or Elite Athlete? A Happy Medium Keeps Colds at Bay

ScienceDaily — Battling colds and doing (or pledging to do) more exercise are familiar activities for most of us in January. But different levels of exercise can actually significantly increase or decrease your chances of catching a respiratory infection, says Professor Mike Gleeson from Loughborough University.

While regular moderate exercise can reduce the risk of catching cold-like infections, prolonged strenuous exercise, such as marathons, can make an individual more susceptible. This is a topical area of research in the year of the Olympics, says Professor Gleeson talking at the Association for Science Education (ASE) Conference on January 6, on behalf of the Society for General Microbiology and the British Society for Immunology.
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B Vitamins May Modestly Boost Memory
By Kerry Grens

(Reuters Health) – Older adults who took vitamin B12 and folic acid supplements for two years had greater improvements on short- and long-term memory tests than adults who did not take the vitamins, according to the results of a new study from Australia.
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