Tidbits

I found a few health related tidbits for you today:

First off, more bad news for Cola drinkers, it seems that the caramel coloring that they use to give it its cola hue could cause cancer. The sugars, sulfates and ammonia produce chemicals that are known to cause cancer...  wait... what? Ammonia? They use AMMONIA?
http://www.tgdaily.com/general-sciences-features/54212-coke-pepsi-may-be-forced-to-change-color

The second one is scary also, a study found that even after a Heart Attack many people go back to eating fast foods... maybe they think the doctor fixed them so they could eat like they always did....  maybe they have a real short memory, or a real death wish... but I think it's a real lack of nutritional education after the fact. They were probably handed a list of foods they should be eating, and it was soon forgotten.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/18/us-fast-food-idUSTRE71H68K20110218

Here's one that I can attest to personally, Weight Loss Improves Knee Pain. Every time I go over 200 lbs. I can feel a pain in my knee and the more I weigh over 200, the more frequently I feel it.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health/Weight-loss-improves-knee-pain/articleshow/7539989.cms

Fourth:  Learning a second language protects against Alzheimer's.... Sprechen sie Deutsch?
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/02/21/learning-second-language-protects-alzheimers/

 And lastly...  CFS or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome can be helped by pushing the patients limits.... come to think of it, most things can be helped by pushing the limits, or going a bit further than before.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/18/us-fatigue-me-idUSTRE71H02320110218