Here is a video from a TEDx conference in Iowa City. TED is an organization that sponsors amazing lecture series on emerging trends. Topics include medicine, art, agriculture, technology, business, and more. The “x” after TED stands for an independently organized conference in the spirit of TED, which promotes “ideas worth spreading”. The following video [...]
A “New” Approach to Health from Jamie Simko on Vimeo. A new documentary on health. Why is food important? Watch this and learn! perpetualmoo: Food Matters
NYC regulations demand that chain restaurants post the calorie content for every item on their menus so that customers can make healthier choices. The idea is that people will order the lower calorie item when given the proper information. But is that true? To answer this, researchers from various NYC and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation [...]
The annual “F as in Fat” report is out. The Trust for America’s Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation warn that adult obesity rates are on the rise in 28 US states and declined only in Washington, DC. You can find the full report here. The statistics are alarming. 38 of the 50 states have adult [...]
As promised, here is the new USDA food plate. Their website features an interactive plate so you can play with your food!
crystilogic: Patrick J. Lynch, illustration of the anatomy of the mediastinum (2006). Super cool!
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