Oh What a Week It Was!

This was going to be bulimia week. The editor figured that like smoking, hurling would yield hidden benefits. Jockeys and super models would probably fare as well as Walmart employees. Right?

Probably not. We were unable to find a single health benefit to bulimia (unlike tobacco consumption where there are health benefits that balance the disadvantages.) And we found a whole mess of adverse effects:

Erosion of tooth enamel because of repeated exposure to acidic gastric contents.
Dental cavities, sensitivity to hot or cold food.
Swelling and soreness in the salivary glands (from repeated vomiting).
Stomach Ulcers.
Ruptures of the stomach and esophagus.
Abnormal buildup of fluid in the intestines.
Disruption in the normal bowel release function.
Electrolyte imbalance.
Dehydration
Irregular heartbeat and in severe cases heart attack
A greater risk for suicidal behavior
Decrease in libido

So maybe we'll close the book on bulimia, at least until we can find a reason to re-open it. We conclude with the late, great George Carlin's comments on the subject.



Shifting gears, a study lnking msg to weight gain has been announced.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-08/uonc-urf081308.php
It has been on our back burner to jump into the msg fray. More specifically, we want to explore the excitotoxin controversy in all of its luste and splendor. We will return to msg in the near future.

Finally, we have three accounts of the Earth-shattering meta-analysis that smokeless tobacco has only a trivial link to cancer. Maybe smokeless tobacco will become part of everyone's weight loss regimine!!!
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090728201734.htm
http://www.wmtw.com/health/20211710/detail.html
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pulmonary/Smoking/15292