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Good Fats-Sounds Impossible?

de daniela, November 5th, 2011

Generally, all sliming programs and diets exclude many foods, among which, on top places, there is always “fat”. How, than, can it be possible for doctors to recommend fat intake?

In order to understand this, we need to make the difference between “good” and “bad” fats in our food.

The bad fats, the ones that we are strongly suggested to avoid, are the trans-fats. Trans fat is the common name for unsaturated fat with trans-isomer (E-isomer) fatty acid (s). Because the term refers to the configuration of a double carbon-carbon bond, trans fats are sometimes  monounsaturated  or  polyunsaturated, but never saturated.

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The Revamp of Food Safety Regulation Is Postponed by Republicans

de Evelyn Fox, December 25th, 2010

Washington—The newly approved food safety regulation which was made by the Congress earlier this week. The regulation though will take several years until it can be used effectively by FDA and it is very likely to be opposed by Republicans since the party has stated its disagreement about the extra funds that will be given by the States to FDA in order to increase the quality of foods safety in the country. According to the Republicans leader that opposed the bill, the number of people that suffered from the lack of foods safety in the country is not sufficient to eventually make FDA gain the large amount of money to restore its system. According to the approved regulation, FDA is going to be given $1.4 billion to increase its act of foods examination.

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Stomachache Case Is Reported to Increase

de Evelyn Fox, December 25th, 2010

Boston—On December 21st, the report about stomachache or also known as gastrointestinal illness has increased. It happens mostly in schools, hospitals, and day care places in Boston. The syndrome is reported to be spread since two months ago and the number keep on increasing. Last week, the number of stomachache cases has increased nearly 1% in Boston Hospital than the case the last year. It is said that the cause of the stomachache syndrome is norovirus, the virus that known to cause diarrhea and nausea in someone’s body. The reaction because of the infection of the virus can be seen in a couple of days.

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Water with Fluoride May Harm the Children’s Brain

de Evelyn Fox, December 24th, 2010

The United States—The latest study published on Thursday December the 23rd has proven that water with fluoride has a quite big impact to harm the children’s brain. Despite the fact that it also causes the decrease of IQ level to the children, it is very poisonous and causing the brain to destroy and it may be the end of water with fluoride. The study is said to be the 24th one to conduct and it has stronger evidence about the connection between fluoride and brain damage. It is said that the lower level of IQ is somehow has something to do with the number of fluoride in children’s blood.

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Fried Fish Has a Strong Relation with Stroke

de Evelyn Fox, December 24th, 2010

Atlanta—It is reported in the newly published study that people that consume fried fish regularly have a bigger chance of risking stroke than those who do not. It is based on the record that people from the area where the consumption of fried fish is high like Georgia, North and South Carolina, Arkansas, and Louisiana, have a larger number of stroke victims than people from any other place in the country. Despite the fact that fish has the omega-3 fatty acid that functions to avoid people from having a stroke, it is said that the heated oil to fry the fish has destroyed the good substance of the fish.

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