CBS News Healthwatch - Eat Flashcards
How did Ozempic and Wegovy get so popular for weight loss?
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ozempic-wegovy-weight-loss-drugs-shortage-prescriptions/
- gut-brain connection better
- Ozempic - type 2 diabetes
- Wegovy - weight loss
- only give if you have high BMI
- don’t give to people with history of thyroid cancer or pancreatitis
What’s in US foods that Europe deems unfit for human consumption?
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-food-additives-banned-europe-making-americans-sick-expert-says/
- postassium bromate (E924) - suspected carcinogen
- others: titanium dioxide (E171), brominated veg oil (BVO) (E443), azodicarbonamide (E927a), and propylparaben (E217)
Food companies slam FDA plan to regulate “healthy” label
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-healthy-label-food-general-mills-conagra-kellogg-first-amendment/
- FDA wants to exclude food with high amounts of added sugar & salt from being labeled “healthy”
- manufacturers are saying unconstitutional - violating their 1st amend rights
- 95% of foods currently on market would not qualify for “healthy” label
A zero-calorie sweetner is linked to heart attack & stroke, study finds
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/artificial-sweetener-erythritol-linked-to-heart-attack-and-stroke-study-finds/
- Erythritol
- made blood platelets easier to form a clot –> major cardiac events
- when consumed, stays in blood for days
Why gut health is important, according to experts
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gut-health-microbiome-experts/
- microbiome shapes immune system
- inflammation
- microbes process food, make vitamins, produce AAs –> educate immune system
- probiotic supplements aren’t helpful
Half of world will be overweight or obese by 2035, report finds
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/overweight-obese-world-obesity-federation-report/
- 51% of global pop will be living with overweight & obesity within 12 years if prevention, treatment & support do not improve
- predicts childhood obesity can x2 compared to 2020 levels
- rates are predicted to x2 among boys to 208 mil (100% increase) & more than x2 among girls to 175 mil (125% increase) & are rising more rapidly among children than adults
- WHO: BMI > 25 - overweight, BMI > 30 - obese
- sexist & racist
- predict 1 in 4 ppl will be living w obesity (1 in 7 now)
- Of the 10 countries with the greatest expected increases in obesity globally (for both adults and children), 9 of those are from low or lower-middle income countries
- overweight/obese are risk factors: cardio - heart disease & stroke, diabetes, & certain cancers
Recognizing & treating obesity as a disease
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/weight-loss-obesity-drug-2023-01-01/
- brain disease
- 2nd leading cause of preventable death after smoking
- meds: impressive avg loss of 15-22% of a person’s weight
- national shortage –> greater disparity
- insurance doesn’t cover –> but could lower Medicare costs
- Rhode Island employees - health insurance covers starting from Jan 2023
Novo Nordisk Statement to 60 minutes
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/novo-nordisk-statement-60-minutes-2023-01-01/
- Novo Nordisk, maker of Wegovy and Ozempic
- more shortage probs with Ozempic than Wegovy
Consider drugs & surgery early for obesity in kids, new guidelines say: Waiting doesn’t work
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/obesity-kids-teens-drugs-surgery-early-new-guidelines/
- should give meds at 12, surgery at 13
- 14.4 mil young ppl in US
- > 95th percentile - obese, >120th percentile - severe obesity
- affects 20% of kids & teens in US & abt 42% of adults, according to CDC
Beat food price inflation with these budget-friendly, plant-based recipes
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/food-prices-inflation-budget-friendly-plant-based-recipes/
- hash brown veggie breakfast burritos
- pesto pasta
- depression-era vanilla cupcakes
Mediterranean, MIND diets linked to fewer signs of Alzheimer’s, study finds
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mediterranean-mind-diets-linked-fewer-alzheimer-signs-study/
- who follow these plant-focused diets may have fewer amyloid plaques and tau tangles in their brain than people who don’t eat this way.
- emphasizes fresh fruits and vegetables, fish, legumes, nuts and whole grains.
- The MIND diet stands for “Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay” and combines many elements of the Mediterranean and DASH (“Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension”) diets.
- Our finding that eating more green leafy vegetables is in itself associated with fewer signs of Alzheimer’s disease in the brain is intriguing enough for people to consider adding more of these vegetables to their diet
- risk of developing by as much as 53%
- follow moderately well –> 33%
The “climate diet”: Eating with the health of the planet in mind
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-diets-reducetarian-environment-meat/
- reducetarian
- nearly 15th of all greenhouse gas emissions come from meat prod
Eating too much salt can be deadly. Here’s how to cut down.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-to-reduce-sodium-salt-intake-tips/
- WHO - people are ingesting more than twice as much salt as they should each day.
- sodium, “an essential nutrient, increases the risk of heart disease, stroke and premature death when eaten in excess
- high-sodium intake with increased chances of developing gastric cancer, obesity, osteoporosis and kidney disease.
- implementation of salt-reduction rules could save around 7 million lives by 2030, the report says. Around 1.89 million people suffer salt-intake-related deaths each year.
- On average, people consume 10.78 grams of salt each day. WHO recommendations call for about 5 grams — approximately a teaspoon — per day.
- In 2013, all WHO member states committed to reduce people’s sodium intake by 30% by 2025, but only 5% of those countries have mandatory and comprehensive policies to cut down on salt, the organization said
- Federal guidelines in the U.S. suggest people consume no more than 2.3 grams of salt a day. Around 90% of Americans ages 2 and up consume too much sodium, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 40% of American adults have high blood pressure.
How to reduce
1. Choose packaged and prepared foods carefully
2. Be careful with condiments
3. Use flavoring alternatives
4. Skip salt at restaurants
5. Incorporate potassium-rich foods
- sweet potatoes, potatoes, greens, white beans, kidney beans, nonfat yogurt, oranges, bananas, cantaloupe, tomatoes and lower-sodium tomato sauce
Want to improve your gut health? Try these expert tips.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-to-improve-gut-health/
- focus on whole plant foods –> fiber
- only 5% of Americans meet recommended daily amt
- less processed carbs
- diversity of plants
- fermentation - prebiotic & probiotic
- While the word “probiotic” is often associated with the commercially manufactured mixtures you can find on store shelves, these are a replication of bacteria naturally found inside our gut. Prebiotics, found in fruits and vegetables, are specialized plant fibers that act as food for the gut microbiome.
Mediterranean diet may lower heart disease risk for women, study finds
