Thursday Thoughts
- The CDC has released new diabetes numbers, and they're shocking. About 7% of the US is now thought to have the disease. Here's one story about the effect diet can have on diabetes.
- "To promote vaccine use, many in the public health community have overstated the risk of flu-related death and the effectiveness of the vaccine in preventing it." A Washington Post editorial by these people.
- A discussion of how much exercise children should get every day.
- Study: 20mg/day of iron supplements for pregnant women can have a statistically significant negative impact on the behavior of children.
- A Canadian couple is attempting to live on food from sources within 100 miles of their British Columbia home. The first step was some unplanned weight loss.