On our Lab Notes page CalorieLab’s editors select and rank the day’s essential health news items in real time. Readers can suggest, vote and comment on items. Below are brief summaries of yesterday’s (February 10, 2010) Lab Notes items. To see today’s items, visit Lab Notes.
1. Low I.Q. a High Risk Factor for Heart Disease
People with lower I.Q.’s have four times the risk of heart disease than the average person, exceeding obesity and only exceeded by smoking.
2. The Farmers Market Food Pyramid
EcoSalon offers seven tips and a food pyramid to help farmers market shoppers get the most out of their shopping trip.
3. Flower Power
Chamomile, long believed to reduce stress and calm the nerves actually seems to do so, according to a new study.
4. Baby Geniuses
Babies as young as six months of age can tell the difference between play and manipulation. And they don’t like the latter.
5. Delicious Additives Allowed in Meat
A new document from the federal government outlines all the different additives that are allowed in beef and poultry — a full 40 pages’ worth.
6. FDA to Monitor Radiation More
The Food and Drug Administration says it’s going to more closely monitor and regulate the amount of radiation people get in medical scans in the hope of making such scans safer.
7. Changes to Mental Illness Definitions Proposed
Recommendations for changes to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders that were proposed this week could mean binge eating disorder is fully recognized as a diagnosis.
(By CalorieLab editors)
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Lab Notes: Low I.Q. a High Risk Factor for Heart Disease; The Farmers Market Food Pyramid