Germans call for energy shot ban
By Shane Starling
German health authorities have issued a 14-page statement warning against over-consumption of energy shots – one of the fastest growing segments of the international beverages market.
The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) said while there were no inherent health issues if manufacturer recommendations of one energy shot drink [...]
Super Strength Substance (Myostatin) One Step Closer to Human Trials
by Aaron Saenz
National Children’s Hospital used Macaques to test the effects of myostatin blocking on primates. The result: Muscular Monkeys
Get muscles now, ask me how. As published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, researchers at the National Children’s Hospital (NCH) and Ohio State University have [...]
Experts Weigh in on Calorie Lists on Menus, Despite “Mixed” Science
Washington, DC – Scientific uncertainty exists about the benefits of requiring restaurants to prominently display calorie information on menu boards in the US, but key researchers in the field say that the obesity problem is so great that society needs to act now to increase [...]
World bodybuilding champ Victor Martinez opens Muscle Maker Grill
The grand opening is this weekend for world-famous bodybuilder Victor Martinez’s Muscle Maker Grill in Edgewater, which already is fast becoming a people magnet, thanks to in large part to Victor’s magnetic personality and a crack staff that runs its own form of circuits every day. [...]
Men with Big Muscles Cut Cancer Risk by 40 Per Cent
Men with stronger muscles from regular weight training are up to 40 per cent less likely to die from cancer than men who do not pump iron, according to new research.
The findings, by an international team of researchers, suggest muscular strength is as important as [...]
Fatty Foods – Not Empty Stomach – Fire Up Hunger Hormone
ScienceDaily – New research led by the University of Cincinnati (UC) suggests that the hunger hormone ghrelin is activated by fats from the foods we eat—not those made in the body—in order to optimize nutrient metabolism and promote the storage of body fat.
The findings, [...]
Cigarettes Are Deadlier Than They Used to Be
It may be riskier for your lungs to smoke cigarettes today than it was a few decades ago, at least in the United States, according to new research that blames changes in cigarette design for fueling a certain type of lung cancer. Up to half of [...]
Benefit Of Aspirin For Healthy People Is Uncertain
A new study has shown that, while taking aspirin is beneficial in preventing heart attacks and strokes among people with established cardiovascular disease (secondary prevention), its benefits don’t clearly outweigh the risks in healthy people (primary prevention).
Researchers at the Clinical Trial Service Unit at the University of [...]
Exactly What is the New Sweetener Erythritol?
by Dr. Mercola
If you look at the ingredients of VitaminWater 10 (owned by Coca Cola), you might be pleased to see that it contains the natural sweetener stevia. However, you will also notice that it is loaded with crystalline fructose, sucrose, and a mysterious product called Erythritol.
Erythritol is a [...]
Fish Really Is ‘Brain Food’: Vitamin D May Lessen Age-related Cognitive Decline
Eating fish – long considered ‘brain food’ – may really be good for the old grey matter, as is a healthy dose of sunshine, new research suggests.
University of Manchester scientists in collaboration with colleagues from other European centres have shown that higher levels of [...]
