Hello. My name is Charles Stuart Platkin, I’m the founder of DietDetective.com, I  have a syndicated column that’s in more than 165 daily papers, I’ve also written 5 books on health and behavior. As far as academic background: I received my undergraduate degree from Cornell University, a Juris Doctorate from Fordham University, and a Masters in Public Health from Florida International University. I’m also a certified personal trainer and I’m currently completing my Ph.D. in Public Health. Ok. A few points, just so we’re clear. This blog will NOT be investigative stories, or well written, heavily edited articles. It will be from my mind, to keyboard, to computer. There WILL be typos, grammatical errors, and run on sentences. But that’s fine, because you’ll get the point.
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by Charles Stuart Platkin
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Wednesday, 02 April 2008 |
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(Source: American Society of Nephrology ) A recent look at what is known about the health effects of drinking water reveals that most supposed benefits are not backed by solid evidence. The findings indicate that most people do not need to worry about drinking their recommended 8 glasses of 8 ounces (“8x8”) of water per day. The editorial is published in the June 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).
While it is clear that humans cannot survive for longer than several days without water, very little research has assessed how average individuals’ health is affected by drinking extra fluids. Experts have claimed that ingesting water is helpful for everything from clearing toxins and keeping organs healthy to warding off weight gain and improving skin tone. |
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by Charles Stuart Platkin
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Monday, 31 March 2008 |
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March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Giant Food, following a voluntary recall by Stonyfield Farm, removed from its shelves 6 ounce cups of Stonyfield Organic Fat Free Blueberry Yogurt because the product may contain plastic and glass fragments.The product recalled by Stonyfield's has a UPC code # 0-52159-00044 with product codes printed along the cup bottom that start with the following dates:- April 13, 2008 -- April 14, 2008 -- April 15, 2008 -- April 25, 2008 -- April 26, 2008. Upon being notified of the voluntary recall, Giant Food immediately removed all affected products from its shelves.
Customers who have purchased the affected products may return them to Giant for a full refund. Customers looking for additional information may refer to the Stonyfield Farms website at www.stonyfield.com or call Giant Customer Service at (888) 469-4426 for more information. Customers can also visit the Giant website at www.giantfood.com. |
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by Charles Stuart Platkin
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Sunday, 30 March 2008 |
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 How often have you seen an overweight police officer and thought - hmm -- too many doughnuts. Well, the city of Chicago, the 2nd largest police department in the US is thinking about creating a "thinner blue line" according to the NY Times. Read the article in the Times here. You can also read about it in the Chicago Sun-Times here. What do you think? Put your comments below.
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by Charles Stuart Platkin
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Sunday, 30 March 2008 |
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(Source: Society for General Microbiology ) Green tea can help beat superbugs according to Egyptian scientists speaking today (Monday 31 March 2008) at the Society for General Microbiology’s 162nd meeting being held this week at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. The pharmacy researchers have shown that drinking green tea helps the action of important antibiotics in their fight against resistant superbugs, making them up to three times more effective.
Green tea is a very common beverage in Egypt, and it is quite likely that patients will drink green tea while taking antibiotics. The medical researchers wanted to find out if green tea would interfere with the action of the antibiotics, have no effect, or increase the medicines’ effects. |
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by Charles Stuart Platkin
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Saturday, 29 March 2008 |
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People with larger stomachs in their 40s are more likely to have dementia when they reach their 70s, according to a study published in the March 26, 2008, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study involved 6,583 people age 40 to 45 in northern California who had their abdominal fat measured. An average of 36 years later, 16 percent of the participants had been diagnosed with dementia. The study found that those with the highest amount of abdominal fat were nearly three times more likely to develop dementia than those with the lowest amount of abdominal fat. |
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