“A steeper-than-expected rise in US shale oil reserves is about to change the global balance of power between new and existing producers.” Continue reading Report: US shale oil supply shock shifts global power balance
Study: Waist to height ratio ‘more accurate than BMI’
“Measuring the ratio of someone’s waist to their height is a better way of predicting their life expectancy than body mass index (BMI), the method widely used by doctors when judging overall health and risk of disease, researchers said.” Continue reading Study: Waist to height ratio ‘more accurate than BMI’
Medical expert on IOM salt report: ‘Earth-shattering,’ ‘Changed the paradigm’
A very bad day for salt nannies continues. Continue reading Medical expert on IOM salt report: ‘Earth-shattering,’ ‘Changed the paradigm’
Food Police join dead-enders on salt: “It would be a shame if this [expert] report convinced people that salt doesn’t matter”
What can one expect? The Center for Science in the Public Interest has been attacking dietary salt since its inception in the 1970s. Continue reading Food Police join dead-enders on salt: “It would be a shame if this [expert] report convinced people that salt doesn’t matter”
Bad Day for Salt Nannies: NYTimes headline — ‘No Benefit in Sharply Restricting Salt, Panel Finds’
“In a report that undercuts years of public health warnings, a prestigious group convened by the government says there is no good reason based on health outcomes for many Americans to drive their sodium consumption down to the very low levels recommended in national dietary guidelines.” Continue reading Bad Day for Salt Nannies: NYTimes headline — ‘No Benefit in Sharply Restricting Salt, Panel Finds’
NBC: Heart Association, Institute of Medicine disagreement over dietary salt an ‘unusual medical brawl’
“An unusual medical brawl erupted on Tuesday when the influential Institute of Medicine issued a report questioning the basis of years of advice for Americans to cut their salt intake in half.” Continue reading NBC: Heart Association, Institute of Medicine disagreement over dietary salt an ‘unusual medical brawl’
Claim: North Carolina coal plant emissions increase suicides
This certainly wouldn’t be a good factoid for the EPA and its illegal human testing program. Continue reading Claim: North Carolina coal plant emissions increase suicides
Warmist Hypocrisy: ‘People who have predetermined opinions about climate change are only searching for information that supports their views’
Possibly that explains why the Union of Concerned Scientists published today the claim that atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa hit 400 ppm — even though it was debunked yesterday! Continue reading Warmist Hypocrisy: ‘People who have predetermined opinions about climate change are only searching for information that supports their views’
Junk Science Dead-Ender: American Heart Association vows to defy new salt report
An expert committee of the National Institute of Medicine concluded today that there is no evidence supporting drastic reductions in dietary salt intake. But the dead-enders at the American heart Association don’t care. Continue reading Junk Science Dead-Ender: American Heart Association vows to defy new salt report
Obama gives wind farms a pass on killing eagles
But oil companies and utilities get prosecuted. Continue reading Obama gives wind farms a pass on killing eagles
Report: Global warming to ‘wash Alaska town into the Bering Sea’ by 2017
The estimated cost to move 350-resident town 9 miles away is $130 million. What? Continue reading Report: Global warming to ‘wash Alaska town into the Bering Sea’ by 2017
Food Nanny Earthquake: Institute of Medicine admits no evidence for reducing sodium intake below 2300 mg/day
Keep sharp objects away from food nannies today! Devastating for 1500 mg/day nanny recommendation. Continue reading Food Nanny Earthquake: Institute of Medicine admits no evidence for reducing sodium intake below 2300 mg/day