I know people who have the option of driving but instead take the train so they can improve their physical fitness, writes Alan Davies of The Melbourne Urbanist.
Diabetes
Nothing complementary about Pharmacy Guild’s corporate deal
The recent deal between the Pharmacy Guild and complementary medicine manufacturer Blackmores has raised the ire of doctors and consumer groups, writes Jennifer Doggett of Crikey health blog Croakey.
The glycemic index has passed its use-by date
The glycemic index is not just bad science, it has a dangerous loophole big enough to drive an ice-cream truck through.
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Thinking beyond GPs: improving diabetes by subsidizing fresh produce
Professor Helen Keleher says there may now be an opportunity to take a broader approach to improving care for people with diabetes by considering sweeping reforms.
AMA smiling but not everyone’s happy about diabetes backdown
What to make of Health Minister Nicola Roxon’s recent back-down on plans to overhaul diabetes care? Robert Wells, director of the Menzies Centre for Health Policy and cirector of the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute at the ANU, is not impressed by the delays.
Thai-a-betes: Thailand’s new epidemic
Thais are getting richer — and fatter. The country’s love of sugar, mixed with rising income levels, has been a recipe for disaster: one in 10 Thais now suffer from diabetes.
Diabetes announcement deserves more credit than the AMA’s giving it
There is much to praise in the federal government’s plans, announced yesterday, to improve the care of people with diabetes by establishing a system of voluntary enrolment with general practices, writes Professor Philip Davies.
Too big for Japan
Are you too fat for Japan? Concerned about the prospect of an aging nation afflicted with cardiovascular disease and diabetes, Japanese lawmakers have set a maximum waistline size for anyone age 40 and older.
American blokes advised to cut back on peanut butter cups
The American Heart Association has issued a new guideline recommending that adult men should eat no more than nine teaspoons of sugar a day. Too bad Australia isn’t copying them, writes David Gillespie.
Divorce can kill
Divorce doesn’t just make your poorer. People who are divorced or widowed are 20% more likely to suffer issues like cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
Rudd should sink his teeth into reducing sugar consumption
Since everyone is in wild agreement that the cause of tooth decay is sugar, why are we not acting to restrict its consumption?, asks David Gillespie.
