Jul
13
Weekend Roundup - NYC Edition
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Actually, I’m not actually in NYC right now, I’m in Princeton, NJ. However, I will be in NYC on Tuesday and will stay there until next Sunday. This is all part of my graduate school program and I’m really looking forward to it. Speaking of which, I still have some stats homework to do! So I’ll keep this brief and move right to this week’s interesting articles:
Mississippi is the heaviest state in the US. More than 30% of residents are obese and less than 30% are a healthy weight. So I found this piece from the Mississippi Daily Journal interesting. It describes one woman’s quest to regain a healthy weight and some of the obstacles she faced. Note how most of the article is devoted to social factors like eating habits and cuisines. I am a firm believer that our society shapes us just as much as we shape it. If we want to be healthy, we really need to live in a healthy society.
@The Daily Journal
How many times have you seen a study that says something is healthy only to immediately here a different study saying the very same thing is unhealthy? It’s confusing sometimes and it can lead us to disbelieve everything we hear and go on with our unhealthy habits. Here’s an article from Reader’s Digest that talks about this issue. It looks at a study that came out recently which sought to examine the benefits of the low fat diet. It’s a great piece which shows just how flawed some studies can be. And remember, you don’t need a lot of fancy rules to eat healthy. Take a look at the following series for some simple guidelines on how to eat healthy.
@Reader’s Digest
From the Washington Post comes this article about the benefits of omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids. This is a good primer for people interested in these nutrients and their effects.
@The Washington Post
And let’s wrap today’s post up with this excellent article from the NY Times about muscle health. It’s a wonderful introduction to muscles and all the great things they do for us. It’s also god some valuable information about how to care for your muscles so they can care for you.
@The New York Times
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I’m visiting Mississippi - Olive Branch, to be specific - for three weeks on August 1. As a Brit who loves the USA - particularly the food - I can’t wait. My wife is American and we’ll be staying with her family as usual, but for me it’s one of the few times when I’ll just totally let myself go food-wise. Three weeks from fifty-two fits well below my 80-20 approach to nutrition (less than 6 per cent), so it won’t cause me any problems, plus I’ll continue to run 30-60 minutes every day.
Can’t wait!