by Andrew Marshall

Is the an Association between Takeaway Food & Body Weight?

Research Paper Title Associations between Exposure to Takeaway Food Outlets, Takeaway Food Consumption, and Body Weight in Cambridgeshire, UK: Population Based, Cross Sectional Study. Objectives To examine the association between environmental exposure to takeaway food outlets, takeaway food consumption, and body weight, while accounting for home, work place, and commuting route environments. Design Population based,… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

Sugary Drinks in Schools increase the Risk of Obesity in Adolescents, Study Finds

An article by Zosia Kmietowicz of the BMJ (British Medical Journal): More evidence that the school environment influences children’s eating behaviour and weight has come from a Canadian study that found that the availability and consumption of sugar sweetened drinks in secondary schools is associated with higher rates of obesity in adolescents. The study adds… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

Evidence Does Not Support Guidelines on Saturated Fat, Researchers Say

An article by Jacqui Wise of the BMJ (British Medical Journal): Current guidelines that promote high consumption of polyunsaturated fatty acids and low consumption of total saturated fats to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease are based on inadequate evidence, a new analysis concludes (Chowdhury et al., 2014). Nutritional guidelines generally encourage eating a relatively… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

Theodore Roosevelt’s 20 Key Elements of Leadership

By James M. Strock, a lawyer and the author of Theodore Roosevelt on Leadership (Random House): [Roosevelt] was . . . the greatest executive of his generation. –– Gifford Pinchot “The leader must understand that he leads us, that he guides us, by convincing us so that we will follow him or follow his direction.… Read More