Sugar Makes Kids Hyperactive

 

Suicides Increase During the Holiday Season

 

Poinsettias Are Poisonous

 

You Lose Half Your Body Heat Through Your Head

 

Eating a Lot at Night Will Make You Fat

 

You Can Cure a Hangover

 

 

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I saw this on GMA and I don't agree with a couple of these. I don't know if it was because our foster child had ADHD, but, when we gave her sugar, she was so hyper she could hardly breathe!

 

And the one about suicide and the holiday season I don't agree with at all. I saw a big increase in this time of year...along with abuse from babies to elderly.

 

I guess we don't have to agree with all we hear!

I don't agree either.

I've always heard that Poinsettias are poisonous to cats, but that's a myth also.

 

Your body uses a lot of Vitamin B12 to process alchohol, beer and wine in particular(something to do with fermented vs distilled). Taking B12 is rumored to reduce the effects of a hangover if taken before bed.

Always drink a couple of glasses of water before bed if you've been drinking. It helps a lot the next morning....

I thought that the poinsettias thing was true, but that you'd have to eat several plants worth to become sick. In fact, I am almost positive I heard that on several occasions.

...along with abuse from babies to elderly.

 

Yep, there is a big problem with babies abusing elderly folks this time of year.

 

Its sad. :bunny:

Eating a lot at night is pretty bad for you, your metabolism slows down while you sleep and you don't digest the food nearly as fast or as well as you should.

You definitely can cure a hangover. Wake up, drink a beer. Hangover gone. Works everytime.

You definitely can cure a hangover. Wake up, drink a beer. Hangover gone. Works everytime.

 

...and return to intoxicated...

I don't agree with the suicide one either. A cousin of mine committed suicide a few years ago on New Years Eve. I couldn't say if it was the holidays or not, but I do notice that people are more raw emotionally this time of year.

I saw this on GMA and I don't agree with a couple of these. I don't know if it was because our foster child had ADHD, but, when we gave her sugar, she was so hyper she could hardly breathe!

"I probably get more questions about that than almost anything else," said Keith Ayoob, a registered dietitian and an associate professor of pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, who was not involved with the writing of the article.

 

"While sugar can give a quick burst of energy, " he said, "it doesn't cause hyperactivity and there are tons of studies to show this."

 

Ayoob said the myth exists for not only sugar, but food dyes as well.

 

 

 

And the one about suicide and the holiday season I don't agree with at all. I saw a big increase in this time of year...along with abuse from babies to elderly.

 

I guess we don't have to agree with all we hear!

Carroll and Vreeman point to a study of 35 years in the United States to prove that the belief that suicides increase at holiday time is a myth.

 

They note that suicide peaks actually tend to come in the warmer months of the year, and that among youths, suicide rates tend to peak at the close of a school year, because, they speculate, those adolescents do not have their support system anymore.

But while suicides are not an annual epidemic around the holidays, this holiday season may be a bit different, said Mark Kaplan, a professor of community health at Portland State University and a member of the Suicide Prevention Action Network USA's National Scientific Advisory Council. He notes that the economic downturn may contribute to a sense of desperation not seen in the past.

 

 

 

 

Just quoting the article.

Eating a lot at night is pretty bad for you, your metabolism slows down while you sleep and you don't digest the food nearly as fast or as well as you should.

 

Doesn't really matter what time it is... Just as long as you don't lay down for bed for at least an hour and a half after you've eaten, you're good....

Eating a lot at night is pretty bad for you, your metabolism slows down while you sleep and you don't digest the food nearly as fast or as well as you should.

From the article:

 

 

 

Carroll and Vreeman noted that this myth may have taken hold because most heavy night-eaters are heavy eaters at all times of the day.

 

They note that skipping breakfast may lead to weight gain, however, because it leads people to overeat at other meals.

 

Ayoob said spacing out meals is the key to avoiding weight gain, since it keeps calorie consumption level throughout the day. And total calories will matter more than when they are eaten.

 

"Ultimately, it's all about the calories," he said. "That said, sometimes when people eat a lot at night, they're going to wake up not wanting to eat breakfast."

 

And that is where the weight gain problems can begin. Also, notes Ayoob, heavy eating at night isn't a good idea because it can prevent you from getting quality rest.

 

"It's really hard when you've got a meal the size of a basketball under your ribs to go to sleep."

From the article:

 

 

 

Carroll and Vreeman noted that this myth may have taken hold because most heavy night-eaters are heavy eaters at all times of the day.

 

They note that skipping breakfast may lead to weight gain, however, because it leads people to overeat at other meals.

 

Ayoob said spacing out meals is the key to avoiding weight gain, since it keeps calorie consumption level throughout the day. And total calories will matter more than when they are eaten.

 

"Ultimately, it's all about the calories," he said. "That said, sometimes when people eat a lot at night, they're going to wake up not wanting to eat breakfast."

 

And that is where the weight gain problems can begin. Also, notes Ayoob, heavy eating at night isn't a good idea because it can prevent you from getting quality rest.

 

"It's really hard when you've got a meal the size of a basketball under your ribs to go to sleep."

It may just be me but if I go to bed full I wake up starving. If I go to bed hungry I wake up without an appetite. Regardless, eating before you sleep isn't good for you at all and skipping breakfast is even worse because that too hurts your metabolism. You're also supposed to drink 20 ounces of water in the morning to help get your metabolism rate up.