Pass The Butter
This is interesting thoughts shared with me a friend who is a nurse. look it up if you are inverested. I personally do not use magarine and now I'm glad I don't. I don't use a lot of butter as I prefer olive oil. But this could be an inveresting discussion:
Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys. When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the research wanted a payback so they put their heads together to figure out what to do with this product to get their money back.
It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added the yellow coloring, and sold it to people to use in place of butter They have come out with some clever new flavourings..
Did You know:
The difference between margarine and butter?
Both have the same amount of calories.
Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams; Margarine has 5 grams.
Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by 53% over eating the same amount of butter, according to a recent Harvard Medical Study.
Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in other foods.
Butter has many nutritional benefits where margarine has a few. Only because they are added!
Butter tastes much better than margarine and it can enhance the flavours of other foods
Butter has been around for centuries where margarine has been around for less than 100 years .
Margarine is very high in Trans fatty... Triple risk of coronary heart disease . Increases
total cholesterol and LDL(unhealthy cholesterol) & lowers HDL cholesterol, (the healthy cholesterol) Increases the risk of cancers up to five fold.
Lowers quality of breast milk...
Decreases immune response.
Decreases insulin response.
Margarine is but 1 molecule from being plastic and anything else that is hydrogenated (this means hydrogen is added, changing the molecular structure of the substance).
You can try this yourself:
Purchase a tub of margarine and leave it in your garage or shaded area. Within a couple of days you will note a couple of things: no flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it (that should tell you something); it does not rot or smell differently because it has no nutritional value; nothing will grow on it. Even those teeny weeny microorganisms will not a find a home to grow.
Why?
Because it is nearly plastic.
Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Released: Tue 16-Jun-2009, 10:30 ET
Study Pinpoints Links of Depression with Chronic Pain
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http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/553415/?sc=rsmn
It is well known that chronic pain and clinical depression go together, but a study in The Journal of Pain, published by the American Pain Society, shows that the connection between pain and depression is strongest in middle-age women and African Americans.
Newswise — It is well known that chronic pain and clinical depression go together, but a study in The Journal of Pain, published by the American Pain Society, shows that the connection between pain and depression is strongest in middle-age women and African Americans.
Researchers at Wayne State University studied a representative community sample of 1,100 Michigan residents and found that the incidence of chronic pain, defined as pain persisting for six months, was 22 percent. Approximately 35 percent of those with chronic pain said they had depression, but mood problems were not associated with a particular pain condition or pain site.
Researchers evaluated several demographic factors and found that older age was generally related to chronic pain but with comorbid depression. They noted that depression tends to decrease with age while pain tends to increase.
From the data, the authors concluded that in middle-age women chronic pain might not be the cause of depression but preexisting mood problems could be associated with development of chronic pain. They further concluded that depression can increase vulnerability to experiencing persistent pain.
The study also showed that African Americans were more likely to have chronic pain with depression than Caucasians. Further analysis showed that racial differences were not attributable to possible socioeconomic factors but might be associated with differences in the use of pain coping strategies.
Though income was not a significant risk factor for the study, the authors indicated that occupational factors, such as physically demanding work and poor or no health insurance coverage, may account for the link between lower socioeconomic status and pain, and that financial strain and stress are closely linked with depression.
From their findings, the authors recommend that clinicians screen pain patients for depression and pay close attention to middle-age women and African Americans for whom risk for comorbid depression is the highest.
Study Pinpoints Links of Depression with Chronic Pain
LibrariesMedical News
Description:
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/553415/?sc=rsmn
It is well known that chronic pain and clinical depression go together, but a study in The Journal of Pain, published by the American Pain Society, shows that the connection between pain and depression is strongest in middle-age women and African Americans.
Newswise — It is well known that chronic pain and clinical depression go together, but a study in The Journal of Pain, published by the American Pain Society, shows that the connection between pain and depression is strongest in middle-age women and African Americans.
Researchers at Wayne State University studied a representative community sample of 1,100 Michigan residents and found that the incidence of chronic pain, defined as pain persisting for six months, was 22 percent. Approximately 35 percent of those with chronic pain said they had depression, but mood problems were not associated with a particular pain condition or pain site.
Researchers evaluated several demographic factors and found that older age was generally related to chronic pain but with comorbid depression. They noted that depression tends to decrease with age while pain tends to increase.
From the data, the authors concluded that in middle-age women chronic pain might not be the cause of depression but preexisting mood problems could be associated with development of chronic pain. They further concluded that depression can increase vulnerability to experiencing persistent pain.
The study also showed that African Americans were more likely to have chronic pain with depression than Caucasians. Further analysis showed that racial differences were not attributable to possible socioeconomic factors but might be associated with differences in the use of pain coping strategies.
Though income was not a significant risk factor for the study, the authors indicated that occupational factors, such as physically demanding work and poor or no health insurance coverage, may account for the link between lower socioeconomic status and pain, and that financial strain and stress are closely linked with depression.
From their findings, the authors recommend that clinicians screen pain patients for depression and pay close attention to middle-age women and African Americans for whom risk for comorbid depression is the highest.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Nice try at justifying
The Real Reason That Ann Taylor Hates Plus Sizes
It has nothing to do with fat phobia.
Posted: Tuesday, June 9, 09 8:00am
By Virginia Postrel
See few story :http://www.doublex.com/section/life/real-reason-ann-taylor-hates-plus-sizes
The malls are empty, and retailers are crying for customers. American women are getting heavier by the day. Yet stores like Ann Taylor and Bloomingdale’s, and lines including Liz Claiborne and Ellen Tracy, are slashing their plus-size offerings—turning away potential sales and generating angry denunciations of “sizeism.”
“I will stop buying at Ann Taylor for anything,” declared commenter Savona in response to this Crain’s New York Business report on the retailer’s decision to eliminate size 16 from its stores, offering the size only online. “If they will not accommodate those who are willing to buy,” she continued, “then they don’t deserve our business for anything else—shoes, accessories, eyewear.”
Commenter Patricia vowed, “I will no longer shop at Ann Taylor until they cut the size 0 and size 2’s.”
Cutting back on larger sizes—or not offering them in the first place—is not only insulting, many people believe; it’s bad business. After all, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports, in 2002 the average American woman weighed 164 pounds—nearly what the average man weighed in 1960. Why aren’t retailers serving this growing market? Are they just mean-girl fashionistas?
Cost is also a factor. Because they require more fabric, larger sizes are more expensive to manufacture. “The cost of clothing is disproportionately in the materials and not the labor, due to the shift in production to low-wage countries, which means that it is going to be more expensive to produce clothing for large-sized women, and more resources will be tied up in garments on the racks,” notes Susan Ashdown, a professor in the Department of Fiber Science & Apparel Design at Cornell and a leading researcher on improving apparel fit. Imagine the fury that would greet prices that went up with dress size.
The statistics also explain why plus-size clothes tend to be less tailored, even though larger women often look more attractive in body-skimming clothes. “You’ll generally see things less styled so each size can fit a slightly larger range of person, and you’ll see more stretch,” says Bruner. Designed to cover a wide range of bodies, a size 22 is thus more like a “medium” than a 10.
None of this analysis makes shopping for large clothes any easier, of course. But it suggests that the trend toward putting bigger sizes online, thus pooling shoppers from all over and turning niche sizes into large markets, makes sense. It isn’t an insult or judgment of personal worth. It’s a practical way to give women with relatively uncommon bodies clothes that might actually fit.
It has nothing to do with fat phobia.
Posted: Tuesday, June 9, 09 8:00am
By Virginia Postrel
See few story :http://www.doublex.com/section/life/real-reason-ann-taylor-hates-plus-sizes
The malls are empty, and retailers are crying for customers. American women are getting heavier by the day. Yet stores like Ann Taylor and Bloomingdale’s, and lines including Liz Claiborne and Ellen Tracy, are slashing their plus-size offerings—turning away potential sales and generating angry denunciations of “sizeism.”
“I will stop buying at Ann Taylor for anything,” declared commenter Savona in response to this Crain’s New York Business report on the retailer’s decision to eliminate size 16 from its stores, offering the size only online. “If they will not accommodate those who are willing to buy,” she continued, “then they don’t deserve our business for anything else—shoes, accessories, eyewear.”
Commenter Patricia vowed, “I will no longer shop at Ann Taylor until they cut the size 0 and size 2’s.”
Cutting back on larger sizes—or not offering them in the first place—is not only insulting, many people believe; it’s bad business. After all, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports, in 2002 the average American woman weighed 164 pounds—nearly what the average man weighed in 1960. Why aren’t retailers serving this growing market? Are they just mean-girl fashionistas?
Cost is also a factor. Because they require more fabric, larger sizes are more expensive to manufacture. “The cost of clothing is disproportionately in the materials and not the labor, due to the shift in production to low-wage countries, which means that it is going to be more expensive to produce clothing for large-sized women, and more resources will be tied up in garments on the racks,” notes Susan Ashdown, a professor in the Department of Fiber Science & Apparel Design at Cornell and a leading researcher on improving apparel fit. Imagine the fury that would greet prices that went up with dress size.
The statistics also explain why plus-size clothes tend to be less tailored, even though larger women often look more attractive in body-skimming clothes. “You’ll generally see things less styled so each size can fit a slightly larger range of person, and you’ll see more stretch,” says Bruner. Designed to cover a wide range of bodies, a size 22 is thus more like a “medium” than a 10.
None of this analysis makes shopping for large clothes any easier, of course. But it suggests that the trend toward putting bigger sizes online, thus pooling shoppers from all over and turning niche sizes into large markets, makes sense. It isn’t an insult or judgment of personal worth. It’s a practical way to give women with relatively uncommon bodies clothes that might actually fit.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
"Ism" and Obesity...
Can Racism Lead to Weight Gain?
By Daryl C. Hannah, Diversity Inc.
http://www.diversityinc.com/public/5944.cfm
Can racism--whether real or perceived--be the cause of high obesity rates in Black women? That's what some scientists at the Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University are suggesting after their eight-year study showed a correlation between perceived racism and weight gains.
"Racism is real and it has real effects," Yvette Cozier, an epidemiologist with Slone, said in an interview. "It can result in real changes in the body."
Cozier and her team monitored 43,000 Black women between the ages 21 and 69 from 1997 through 2005. Scientists grouped the women into four categories based on how frequently they said they experienced racism. The scientists then observed their weight and waist-line fluctuations every two years. At the conclusion of the experiment, all of the women gained weight. But those who said they experienced racism most frequently gained more weight and had the biggest waist lines.
"We are learning more and more about the mind-body connection and the impact of perceptions of discrimination, whether they be large episodes or these micro-insults on a day-to-day basis, including walking down the street and having somebody cross over the street" to avoid you, said Dr. Joseph Betancourt, director of the Disparities Solutions Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, in The Boston Globe. "Discrimination turns into stress, and it can have an incredible impact on the body."
What's the direct link? Slone scientists conclude that heightened stress levels can lead to hormone-level changes, influencing poor food choices. "That makes an association between the stress of racism and weight gain, particularly around the waist, fit with other research in humans and animals," the authors wrote.
Weight discrimination has increasingly become a workplace issue. Because obesity isn't covered under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, weight isn't considered a protected characteristic..
But despite the large number of people impacted, numerous studies have found that overweight and obese people have more difficulty getting hired, earn less and still face being ridiculed on the job. The bottom line: In a society where physical appearance is often subconsciously connected to performance, if you're obese, you're often perceived as not being up to getting the job done.
"We found that the heavier you were, the more likely it was you would submit a worker-compensation claim," Dr. Truls Ostbye, a professor of community and family medicine who coauthored the study, told Diversity Inc.
Read the full article at:
http://www.diversityinc.com/public/5944.cfm
By Daryl C. Hannah, Diversity Inc.
http://www.diversityinc.com/public/5944.cfm
Can racism--whether real or perceived--be the cause of high obesity rates in Black women? That's what some scientists at the Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University are suggesting after their eight-year study showed a correlation between perceived racism and weight gains.
"Racism is real and it has real effects," Yvette Cozier, an epidemiologist with Slone, said in an interview. "It can result in real changes in the body."
Cozier and her team monitored 43,000 Black women between the ages 21 and 69 from 1997 through 2005. Scientists grouped the women into four categories based on how frequently they said they experienced racism. The scientists then observed their weight and waist-line fluctuations every two years. At the conclusion of the experiment, all of the women gained weight. But those who said they experienced racism most frequently gained more weight and had the biggest waist lines.
"We are learning more and more about the mind-body connection and the impact of perceptions of discrimination, whether they be large episodes or these micro-insults on a day-to-day basis, including walking down the street and having somebody cross over the street" to avoid you, said Dr. Joseph Betancourt, director of the Disparities Solutions Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, in The Boston Globe. "Discrimination turns into stress, and it can have an incredible impact on the body."
What's the direct link? Slone scientists conclude that heightened stress levels can lead to hormone-level changes, influencing poor food choices. "That makes an association between the stress of racism and weight gain, particularly around the waist, fit with other research in humans and animals," the authors wrote.
Weight discrimination has increasingly become a workplace issue. Because obesity isn't covered under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, weight isn't considered a protected characteristic..
But despite the large number of people impacted, numerous studies have found that overweight and obese people have more difficulty getting hired, earn less and still face being ridiculed on the job. The bottom line: In a society where physical appearance is often subconsciously connected to performance, if you're obese, you're often perceived as not being up to getting the job done.
"We found that the heavier you were, the more likely it was you would submit a worker-compensation claim," Dr. Truls Ostbye, a professor of community and family medicine who coauthored the study, told Diversity Inc.
Read the full article at:
http://www.diversityinc.com/public/5944.cfm
D'lite-Full
Pasta Delight
Ingredients
2 cups whole wheat pasta, cooked, drained, and rinsed
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 large broccoli tree, chopped into bite-sized pieces
1 medium carrot, cut into thin strips
1/2 cup green peas
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1. Cook pasta according to package instructions.
2. Using a large skillet, sauté garlic and vegetables in oil for 10 minutes, stirring often.
3. Add cooked pasta and Italian seasoning to vegetables and gently combine with a large spoon or spatula.
4. Sprinkle parmesan cheese over pasta mixture, cover and cook for two more minutes.
Makes 4 servings.
Nutritional Info
Fat: 6.2g
Carbohydrates: 31.8g
Calories:211.7
Protein: 12.1g
Ingredients
2 cups whole wheat pasta, cooked, drained, and rinsed
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 large broccoli tree, chopped into bite-sized pieces
1 medium carrot, cut into thin strips
1/2 cup green peas
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1. Cook pasta according to package instructions.
2. Using a large skillet, sauté garlic and vegetables in oil for 10 minutes, stirring often.
3. Add cooked pasta and Italian seasoning to vegetables and gently combine with a large spoon or spatula.
4. Sprinkle parmesan cheese over pasta mixture, cover and cook for two more minutes.
Makes 4 servings.
Nutritional Info
Fat: 6.2g
Carbohydrates: 31.8g
Calories:211.7
Protein: 12.1g
Mmmmm
Cantaloupe Crush
Serves: 2
Whether you're in need of a cool, refreshing snack or breakfast idea, this is the perfect nutritious pick-me-up.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup cantaloupe cubes
1/3 cup pineapple chunks
1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup frozen or canned peaches
1 teaspoon sugar
3 ice cubes
DIRECTIONS
1. Whirl all ingredients in a blender until smooth.
NUTRITION INFO (per serving)
Calories: 96.6
Fat: 0.4 g
Carbohydrates: 24.3 g
Protein: 1.3 g
Serves: 2
Whether you're in need of a cool, refreshing snack or breakfast idea, this is the perfect nutritious pick-me-up.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup cantaloupe cubes
1/3 cup pineapple chunks
1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup frozen or canned peaches
1 teaspoon sugar
3 ice cubes
DIRECTIONS
1. Whirl all ingredients in a blender until smooth.
NUTRITION INFO (per serving)
Calories: 96.6
Fat: 0.4 g
Carbohydrates: 24.3 g
Protein: 1.3 g
Dip
Artichoke Dip
Serves: 16
Serve this delicious dip with low-calorie vegetables like green pepper strips, celery sticks, and cucumber slices.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 can artichokes packed in water, drained
Dash of garlic salt
DIRECTIONS
1. Mix all ingredients in a food processor and purée until artichokes are chopped fine.
2. Pour mixture into 8" x 8" glass baking dish.
3. Bake at 350° F until bubbly, about 30 minutes.
NUTRITION INFO (per serving)
Calories: 110.7
Fat: 6.5 g
Carbohydrates: 10.5 g
Protein: 4.3 g
Serves: 16
Serve this delicious dip with low-calorie vegetables like green pepper strips, celery sticks, and cucumber slices.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 can artichokes packed in water, drained
Dash of garlic salt
DIRECTIONS
1. Mix all ingredients in a food processor and purée until artichokes are chopped fine.
2. Pour mixture into 8" x 8" glass baking dish.
3. Bake at 350° F until bubbly, about 30 minutes.
NUTRITION INFO (per serving)
Calories: 110.7
Fat: 6.5 g
Carbohydrates: 10.5 g
Protein: 4.3 g
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