The hype over tomatoes, specifically the chemical lycopene in the ruby red fruit, is not something a supplement maker can cash in on. So rules the FDA.
Lycopenes, which are in abudance when tomatoes are cooked, has been shown in lab studies to stop the proliferation of several types of cancer cells with especially encouraging results for prostate cancer. But does that rise to the level of something you could or should be taking in a pill?
The FDA says no... and rejected the petition by a supplement maker to tout lycopene as a cancer preventer.
As the American Institute for Cancer Research says - despite our desire to find a super food, there really isn't one ... it's about eating a diet rich in fruits and veggies- as all the chemicals in these foods work together to work their magic - that pulling one out does not make for better health.
Showing posts with label airbags. Show all posts
Showing posts with label airbags. Show all posts
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Airbags and Risky Driving Behavior
... So, you buy a new car and make sure it's got airbags, front - side .. and now this ..
A new study finds, if you're under 4'11" or over 6'3" you're at increased risk of injury when an airbag deploys.
The study was done at the Oregon Health & Science University and looked at more than 67,000 people over 11 years. What it didn't do well, according to those reviewing the study, was factor out the older airbags and adequately factor in the newer smart bags.
That said, it's still interesting .. the co-authors found air bags were effective for people of medium height -- from 5 feet 3 inches tall to 5 feet 11 inches tall -- but were actually harmful to people shorter than 4 feet 11 inches tall and those more than 6 feet 3 inches tall. Body weight or sex was not a factor in injury rates.
This data will be presented later this week at a conference along with research showing women are starting to catch up to men in risky driving behaviors - read that as drinking and driving. Ah, we sure have come a long way - but in what direction, ladies?
For more info on airbags go to http://www.nsc.org/library/cristext.htm
A new study finds, if you're under 4'11" or over 6'3" you're at increased risk of injury when an airbag deploys.
The study was done at the Oregon Health & Science University and looked at more than 67,000 people over 11 years. What it didn't do well, according to those reviewing the study, was factor out the older airbags and adequately factor in the newer smart bags.
That said, it's still interesting .. the co-authors found air bags were effective for people of medium height -- from 5 feet 3 inches tall to 5 feet 11 inches tall -- but were actually harmful to people shorter than 4 feet 11 inches tall and those more than 6 feet 3 inches tall. Body weight or sex was not a factor in injury rates.
This data will be presented later this week at a conference along with research showing women are starting to catch up to men in risky driving behaviors - read that as drinking and driving. Ah, we sure have come a long way - but in what direction, ladies?
For more info on airbags go to http://www.nsc.org/library/cristext.htm
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