I was browsing the website Salon a few minutes ago, and read a commentary by Andrew Leonard. He was discussing Michael Pollan's "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and the price of corn -- basically how when the book was written in 2006 corn was so cheap, and responsible for poor eating. Why? "Cows were never designed to eat corn! High fructose corn syrup isn't healthy!. Make corn more expensive, and maybe Americans will be a little less obese."  You think that's true? Maybe...

An article in USA Today reports that you can lose weight simply by switching to mass transit – makes sense to me.  People end up walking more – and standing too. “They're walking from home to the bus stop or train station, inside the station and from the bus stop or train station to their jobs.”

Most Americans say they are knowledgeable about high blood pressure, but less than 50 percent know that it's associated with heart attack and stroke, a survey by the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) has found. The survey found that 72 percent of Americans are aware of the multiple factors contributing to high blood pressure, including obesity, lack of exercise, salt intake and alcohol consumption. Yet, only 42 percent associate high blood pressure with stroke and heart attack. High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease, but it can be controlled through medication, diet and exercise, according to the American Heart Association.

The survey also found that 76 percent of Americans are not worried about getting high blood pressure, and that 80 percent of Americans 55 and over also are not concerned. High blood pressure mostly affects middle age and older Americans.

Just though this was interesting, considering Eva’s recent confession that she’s been gaining weight during her show’s hiatus. Maybe all those baby-bump rumors got to her, because she’s suddenly looking scary skinny.