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‘Fat Talk’ author Virginia Sole-Smith explains how diet culture can hurt kids : Shots

By the time they entered kindergarten, most American children believed that being “thin” made them more valuable to society, writes journalist Virginia Sole-Smith. By middle school, Sole-Smith says, more than a quarter of kids in the US will have been put on a diet. Sole-Smith produces the newsletter and podcast Burnt Toastwhere she explores fatphobia, diet culture, parenting and health. In her new book, Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture, she argues that efforts to fight childhood obesity have caused kids to absorb an onslaught of body-shaming messages. “The chronic experience of weight stigma … is similar…

Keto-style diet may be tied to heart disease

A low-carb, high-fat “keto-like” diet may be linked to higher levels of “bad” cholesterol and double the risk of cardiovascular events such as blocked arteries, heart attacks and strokes, according to new research. “Our study found that regular consumption of a self-reported diet, low in carbohydrates and high in fat was associated with increased levels of LDL cholesterol — or “bad” cholesterol — and a higher risk of heart disease,” lead study author Dr. . Iulia Iatan with the Healthy Heart Program Prevention Clinic, St. Paul’s Hospital and University of British Columbia’s Center for Heart Lung Innovation in Vancouver said…

Fan Bingbing Dazzles at Oscars 2023 More Than 4 Years After Tax Evasion Scandal

Chinese actress Fan Bingbing attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California on March 12, 2023. VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Fan Bingbing is back. the 355 actress, 41, walked the champagne carpet at the Oscars 2023 on Sunday night in a rare appearance since her tax evasion scandal in 2018. Fan dazzled in a shimmery Tony Ward halter dress and green cape that featured oversized sleeves and a train. Her look was made complete with an old Hollywood-style bob, emerald chandelier earrings and a bold red lip. the X-Men actress made headlines in September 2018…

Daily habits that can help decrease your biological age | Health

Aging is a natural process and with time one grows older. But some people look older than their actual or biological age which could at times take a heavy toll on self-esteem and confidence. In some cases, it may lead to social anxiety and a tendency to avoid events and parties. Besides, looking older than biological age suggests all may not be well with one’s physical and mental health. It also indicates low fitness level. As unhealthy habits are generally at the root of faster aging, healthy lifestyle changes can often slow down the aging process. This would not only…

Tina Turner health issues: Singer opened up about kidney disease 2 months before death

Two months prior to her death this week at age 83Tina Turner opened up about having put herself “in great danger” over her health. For International World Kidney Day on March 9, the music superstar warned his social media followers about the importance of keeping an eye on your kidney health, especially since the kidneys can begin to fail without pain. “Show your kidneys love! They deserve it. My kidneys are victims of my not realizing that my high blood pressure should have been treated with conventional medicine,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “I have put myself in great…

Responding to critics, Sask. minister jokes hospital information is ‘hidden’ online and then gives out wrong link

Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman defended against accusations that the province isn’t transparent about hospital capacity, by reading out the website address where users can see emergency room wait times — but the link didn’t work. Merriman read out the website link at the Saskatchewan legislature Thursday monring, after the NDP health critic, Vicki Mowat, accused the government of giving people “as little information as possible” about the state of health care. Mowat urged Merriman to put information about hospital capacity on the Saskatchewan Health Authority website. Merriman joked the information is hiding on the internet. “This is hidden on…

First pill for fecal transplants wins FDA approval

WASHINGTON — US health officials on Wednesday approved the first pill made from healthy bacteria found in human waste to fight dangerous gut infections — an easier way of performing so-called fecal transplants. The new treatment from Seres Therapeutics provides a simpler, rigorously tested version of stool-based procedures that some medical specialists have used for more than a decade to help patients. The Food and Drug Administration cleared the capsules for adults 18 and older who face the risk of repeated infections with Clostridium difficile, a bacteria that can cause severe nausea, cramping and diarrhea. C. diff is particularly dangerous…

Maxime Bernier was convicted of violating public health orders in Regina

Breadcrumb Trail Links Saskatchewan A date has been reserved later in May for sentencing of Bernier and others convicted of committed offenses in 2021. Published May 26, 2023 • 2 minute read Maxime Bernier was convicted of violating a public health order for his attendance at this May 8, 2021 rally in Regina’s Victoria Park. Photo by Troy Fleece /Regina Leader-Post Article content People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier is among those found guilty this week of violating COVID-19 pandemic-era public health orders in Regina. Advertisements 2 This advertisement has not been loaded yet, but your article continues below.…