tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post739489064196512695..comments2024-03-15T04:01:53.036-04:00Comments on Cranky Fitness: The buck stops... down the road a bitCrabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-4802501967542419982008-07-14T13:46:00.000-04:002008-07-14T13:46:00.000-04:00I've always guessed that salt intake (within reaso...I've always guessed that salt intake (within reason) isn't a big problem so long as you are active and healthy and don't have a history of heart problems. I really don't worry too much about my sodium intake on a day to day basis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-54727371354915663532008-07-13T10:29:00.000-04:002008-07-13T10:29:00.000-04:00Oh you KNOW I love this post. I suffer from the s...Oh you KNOW I love this post. I suffer from the same information overload except my response has kinda been different. Instead of tuning it all out, I try it all out. Obv. I can't try everthing but at least it keeps me occupied long enough to not worry about it as much. Yeah, I'm crazy.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04339643338071382257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-47092035360402158702008-07-11T00:06:00.000-04:002008-07-11T00:06:00.000-04:00I try to tune it all out, too. Everything in moder...I try to tune it all out, too. Everything in moderation, I say. Simplify, simplify, simplify. Or so I try!Briannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04641147724155240676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-30811373097205094832008-07-10T21:17:00.000-04:002008-07-10T21:17:00.000-04:00Wow, great comments!I should give Glamour Geek cre...Wow, great comments!<BR/><BR/>I should give Glamour Geek credit for the photo of the Whoa sign, since she's the one who pointed it out to me!<BR/><BR/>Dara, maybe you could post about your science writing course -- it sounds like it must have been fascinating!The Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-44906331268944935542008-07-10T17:50:00.000-04:002008-07-10T17:50:00.000-04:00Ah I tend to take what I like from different progr...Ah I tend to take what I like from different programs and plans and abandon what I see as being unfeasible or unreasonable for me. What's left is a mishmash of a dozen different philosophies of health and nutrition.<BR/><BR/>For example, I feel better when I drink a couple of litres of water a day...new studies now apparently say that we need nowhere near that amount, so should I reduce my consumption accordingly? Eh, no.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-50698042954943506872008-07-10T15:56:00.000-04:002008-07-10T15:56:00.000-04:00I took a science writing course last year and it w...I took a science writing course last year and it was a fascinating look at how studies are done, how the "science" industry works and how these studies inform our writing. <BR/><BR/>I'll never look at a study the same way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-44957060476122576842008-07-10T14:42:00.000-04:002008-07-10T14:42:00.000-04:00I read the post. It was good - expressed the way I...I read the post. It was good - expressed the way I feel about all the latest, greatest health research. As soon as I reached that last image though, I forgot all of it.<BR/><BR/>That is the best FAIL photo ever. There are funnier ones, but as someone who spends her time making maps... That. Is. Awesome.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for brightening my day.<BR/>:)mappchikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11121801381931009888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-2618979681568062852008-07-10T14:34:00.000-04:002008-07-10T14:34:00.000-04:00Ha ha! Merry, I know where you got that Whoa stop ...Ha ha! Merry, I know where you got that Whoa stop sign photo! :)<BR/><BR/>I like studies. I think their fun to read. They're interesting. But, as Colbert would say, many of them have only an air of "truthiness" to them!<BR/><BR/>glamour-geek, with eternally lost password.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-9342299090307241102008-07-10T13:22:00.000-04:002008-07-10T13:22:00.000-04:00All the good comments have been taken! I agree wi...All the good comments have been taken! I agree with everyone who said that all things in moderation is probably the best, anyway.<BR/><BR/>And, since I work with research doctors & scientists, I know much is riding on "new information" or, at the very least, new twists to old information. That's where the money comes from!<BR/><BR/>Salt = tasty.<BR/>Sun = happy.<BR/>Red wine = nirvana :) but I like mine w/o rats, if you don't mind.Amy - the gazellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06290343648184416057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-45309721827979409802008-07-10T13:18:00.000-04:002008-07-10T13:18:00.000-04:00Crabby! Did you see that That's Fit linked to you...Crabby! Did you see that That's Fit linked to your post from yesterday? <A>http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/07/10/making-comfort-foods-healthfully/</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-36276352968732989552008-07-10T13:03:00.000-04:002008-07-10T13:03:00.000-04:00I try to run everything by how much sense it makes...I try to run everything by how much sense it makes, and how hysterical the study is. If the article says, "OMG FATS/CARBS/WHATEVS ARE BADBADBAD AND IF YOU EAT THEM YOU WILL DIE AN EARLY DEATH!!! I ignore it. If the study says, "We're not totally sure, but early research indicates that man-made trans fats might be really unhealthy," I consider that one more carefully.<BR/><BR/>The more hysterical, the less attention I pay. And the more reasonable (man-made substances are probably not as good for you as nature-made ones) the study is, the more credence I give it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-66562151538661404602008-07-10T12:16:00.000-04:002008-07-10T12:16:00.000-04:00I take one cup of studies, mix it with a table spo...I take one cup of studies, mix it with a table spoon of personal experience, stir in some intuition, throw it in a blender, with ice, and enjoy the research margarita, no salt of course :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-18113941872922360542008-07-10T11:57:00.000-04:002008-07-10T11:57:00.000-04:00With a cancer diagnosis, I had to jump in the info...With a cancer diagnosis, I had to jump in the info deluge with both (big) feet and try to find out everything in order to be informed. At first, I sat back (in shock) and wanted doctors to <I>cure</I> me but I found out that's a lofty goal. Even with all the information about cancer out there, you have to have reliable resources -- and who judges reliable when you're consumed with a diagnosis? All the info is enough to drive a person mad -- but at least a person wouldn't be as concerned about their cancer diagnosis if they are crazy. <BR/><BR/>One other option of coping with information overload is to drink tequila.<BR/><BR/>I use CrankyFitness (among some other of your blog) posts more for the ability to make me smile and remember humanity than for the actual information though the info is always useful if and when I apply it.Levihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07369763028982948026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-90802199498075939262008-07-10T11:51:00.000-04:002008-07-10T11:51:00.000-04:00I also like to think for myself- you can't always ...I also like to think for myself- you can't always rely on the studies and keep going back and forth between what they all say. (And sometimes it is tempting to just say "screw it, I'm going to ignore that one and agree with the next one that I like better!").Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285850895862247408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-62121064471749785632008-07-10T11:33:00.000-04:002008-07-10T11:33:00.000-04:00I think it's hard to sift through the muck, but I ...I think it's hard to sift through the muck, but I also think that journalists/popular media/newspapers/soundbytes don't help. I can say that because I was a journalist for years and I remember how difficult it was to take a VERY complicated subject (say nutrition studies, for argument's sake) and turn it into an attention-grabbing headline. It's very hard not to distort the original facts/conclusions/findings in order to meet your word limit.<BR/><BR/>That said, I tend to be skeptical when I read articles in the press that never cite the original source or study. I rely heavily on Science News which always tends to get the information before the major news outlets anyway.<BR/><BR/>It's by no means perfect, but I have to draw the line and pick a source for my information on this stuff. Information overload is really hard to avoid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-56030635441491448972008-07-10T11:07:00.001-04:002008-07-10T11:07:00.001-04:00"SCIENCE!"*whooosh!*"SCIENCE!"<BR/><BR/>*whooosh!*Geosominhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729167937433295927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-12439568330919062422008-07-10T11:07:00.000-04:002008-07-10T11:07:00.000-04:00Studies are the bane of my existence, yet I hurry ...Studies are the bane of my existence, yet I hurry over to Marijke's blog every day to read about all the newest ones.<BR/><BR/>TerrieTerrie Farley Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980849018232866773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-8636115774692639362008-07-10T11:06:00.000-04:002008-07-10T11:06:00.000-04:00Best to read the facts as presented and try and ma...Best to read the facts as presented and try and make a conclusion from them. Often people present their data with a bias, and it *is* a learning process, so often things and discoveries are additive and cumulative.<BR/>And...depending on what you look at and measure data may conflict. Also, samples sizes are often small...or the people in the study may or may not be representative of a healthy population. Or they may be animals and the work doesn't really transfer over to people the same way. Or (gasp) the reasearch may be flawed or biased...or a surprise to all, giving unexpected results.<BR/><BR/>The thing is, researchers are pressed s hard to publish their findings to "prove" their worth...there is far less time spent on what to *do* with this information (if anything). That is the timely challenge...<BR/><BR/>Because, things can be good and bad for you at the same time. <BR/><BR/>I think there should be more of a focus of moderation. We tend to take the "a little is good, so I'll have LOTS and get even better!" approach to a lot of things.Geosominhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729167937433295927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-51386467913933100702008-07-10T10:05:00.000-04:002008-07-10T10:05:00.000-04:00I just sat next to a guy on the place yesterday wh...I just sat next to a guy on the place yesterday who doesn't own a TV, doesn't watch TV or movies - he's on an ultimate, never-ending news fast. So he doesn't have to deal with all the changing facts and studies...not to mention the ads that make us feel like crap about ourselves. On the otherhand, he prolly isn't as on top of things as we are. And he's not into science or health. I try and stick with the basics and when I new hot study comes out touting a certain vitamin or somesuch, I wait until I can hear a bit more before rushing out and buying it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-51420650688260575812008-07-10T10:02:00.000-04:002008-07-10T10:02:00.000-04:00It's easiest to trumpet the research for those thi...It's easiest to trumpet the research for those things you already agree/like. And ignore the rest. THOSE studies don't know what they are talking about.Nitmoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17108597328135023198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-49274877342095658052008-07-10T09:50:00.000-04:002008-07-10T09:50:00.000-04:00So, these two rats and a researcher walk into a ba...<I>So, these two rats and a researcher walk into a bar...</I>The Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-81293947494652263602008-07-10T09:48:00.000-04:002008-07-10T09:48:00.000-04:00Jenn - two rats and a researcher sounds a little k...Jenn - two rats and a researcher sounds a little kinky.....the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-5441277093565706132008-07-10T09:46:00.000-04:002008-07-10T09:46:00.000-04:00I agree with what a lot of the other ladies have s...I agree with what a lot of the other ladies have said. You can't rely on these studies as a holy grail...it's research and in many cases the studies are done with a small sample size or rats. And, hello, rats are not people. <BR/><BR/>However, I do covet studies that purport the health benefits of chocolate and wine. I'll live by those even if they involve just two rats and a researcher! ;)Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985152906442560096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-49738747906678682572008-07-10T09:35:00.000-04:002008-07-10T09:35:00.000-04:00I love the puzzle analogy (only I'm not sure we re...I love the puzzle analogy (only I'm not sure we really have all four corners--and what if the kitten chewed up some of the pieces?) With my librarian past I always prefer an information flood to a trickle, but I always interpret it for my own situation. (For instance, it doesn't matter to me whether echinacea works or not, since I'm allergic to the flowers, and I'm not about to try ingesting any part of the plant. And I welcome good news about chocolate, but bad news is never going to lower my chocolate consumption.)<BR/><BR/>Mary Anne in KentuckyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-20298160873678495582008-07-10T09:24:00.000-04:002008-07-10T09:24:00.000-04:00I think I'm more impatient in the hot summer month...I think I'm more impatient in the hot summer months. In winter it's easier to sift through studies :)The Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.com