Move Over, Yellow 6. More Natural Colors From Plants Are Coming
From purple carrots and cabbage to grapes, the food industry is finding new ways to derive natural colors from plants. It's happening just as consumers are pushing Big Food to ditch artificial colors.» EMail This (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - November 2, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lynne Shallcross Source Type: news
10 Satisfying Low-Sodium Snacks
When you need to satisfy between-meal munchies, do you automatically reach for a salty snack? For many of us it’s the bags of pretzels and potato chips that call our name from the vending machine midafternoon. But the snack favorites tend to be high in sodium, a mineral that we should be limiting in our diets. According to the National Dietary Guidelines for Americans, everyone should aim to consume less than 2,300 milligrams (mg) of salt daily for better health. The American Heart Association recommends an even lower number — less than 1500 mg — to keep your blood pressure within a healthy range. For mos...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 31, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Your Money: The Sticks and Carrots of Employee Wellness Programs
Some companies offer incentives for sharing medical data and undertaking health-improvement regimens. Others impose penalties for not doing that. Either way, the programs raise troubling questions. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 30, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: TARA SIEGEL BERNARD Tags: Privacy Personal Finances Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) Health Insurance and Managed Care Equifax Inc EFX NYSE Honeywell International Inc HON NYSE Motivation and Incentive Programs Source Type: news
Your Money: The Sticks and Carrots of Employee Wellness Programs
Some companies offer incentives for sharing medical data and undertaking health-improvement regimens. Others impose penalties for not doing that. Either way, the programs raise troubling questions. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - October 30, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: TARA SIEGEL BERNARD Tags: Privacy Personal Finances Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) Health Insurance and Managed Care Motivation and Incentive Programs Source Type: news
What are the roadblocks to successful scientific replications? | Pete Etchells
Replication is the bedrock of science. But what happens when a scientist can’t – or won’t – share the experimental materials that allow it? It’s a simple question, but one that’s essential to science: if I repeat an experiment, how reliably can I get the same result? But it’s a question that you can’t ask without the right materials. It’s like baking a cake – if you’re not given enough instructions in the recipe, or told what sort of ingredients you’re supposed to be using, you might end up with a carrot cake when you thought you were making a Battenberg.For psychological research, replication is bi...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 16, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Pete Etchells Tags: Science Psychology Controversies Peer review and scientific publishing Source Type: news
