Friday, September 14, 2007

Diet news 14/09/2007

Banned drug-laden diet pill returns (Miami Herald)
Banned by U.S. regulators a year ago, amphetamine-laced Brazilian diet pills seem to have reappeared in South Florida under a new name, and once again they may be endangering people's jobs.

Tomato Diet Can't Guarantee Prostate Health: Study (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
FRIDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Men who've been adding vitamin E or the tomato nutrient lycopene to their diets to cut their risk of prostate cancer may need to think again.

Hyper Kids? Check their diet
From Time magazine:. Parents have long observed that some kids go bonkers after eating foods with a lot of artificial ingredients or neon-bright colors. Medical researchers--not to mention the food industry--have been skeptical; ...

Legalines
In my first true middle of the night law school freak out I ordered legalines for everyone of my classes and the Aspen examples and Explanation books. Apparently the E&E books were a very good choice. I suggest them to any other 1Ls ...

Diet-conscious Los Angeles eyes moratorium on fast-food outlets (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
Pointing south from the corner of Figueroa and Adams in South Central L.A., Tanisha Jackson says when it comes to fast food, her community "has it all."

 
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