Acupuncture for Dogs, Criminal Tendencies Somewhat Hereditary, and Other News Items
Animal cruelty: acupuncture for dogs
Are criminal tendencies hereditary? Yes, to some degree.
Straight A students live longer than D students.
Women surf the Web for health information more than men: Is this supposed to be news?
We have no evidence that antioxidants are beneficial in humans. In fact, the best available data demonstrate that antioxidants are bad for you—so long as you count an increased risk of death as “bad.”
People who live to 95 and older are no more virtuous than the rest of us in terms of their diet, exercise routine or smoking and drinking habits. As a group, they were more obese, more sedentary and exercised less than other, younger cohorts.
It is also somewhat disconcerting that the people who reach 95 and older have good genes rather than good lifestyle habits. Nearly two-thirds of health expenditures are on conditions related to lifestyle. If you don’t have good genes, you have to work hard to lead a healthy life. Moreover, taking antioxidants doesn’t help. This is bad news!
Ironic you just posted about criminal tendencies and heredity, given this recent news story: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/08/09/earlyshow/main20089942.shtml
There is a criminal gene? Hard to believe.
Hard for me to believe the last entry.
I too was disappointed about the lifestyle post. I noticed that the authors made a point not to condone bad lifestyle choices. I guess they’re worried that the whole of America will capitulate and order the cheeseburger for dinner.