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March 05, 2013 9:01 AM Sugar Is Really Bad for You

I saw this over the weekend. The Relationship of Sugar to Population-Level Diabetes Prevalence: An Econometric Analysis of Repeated Cross-Sectional Data: While experimental and observational studies suggest that sugar intake is associated with the development of type 2 diabetes,...

By Aaron Carroll

February 26, 2013 12:27 PM Politics and Laughter in the U.S. and U.K.

Musings about laughter and politics from the fireside on a London evening just parky enough to keep me indoors.A vivid political memory: I am listening to an erudite speech by a highly distinguished, venerated member of the U.K. House of...

By Keith Humphreys

February 26, 2013 12:20 PM Now We’re All Going Mediterranean?

I’m getting a lot of emails about this study: BACKGROUND: Observational cohort studies and a secondary prevention trial have shown an inverse association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and cardiovascular risk. We conducted a randomized trial of this diet...

By Aaron Carroll

February 25, 2013 9:35 AM The Health Consequences of Job Loss: Evidence from Norway

Keynesians, this new National Bureau of Economic Research paper will resonate.Losing Heart? The Effect of Job Displacement on HealthSandra Black, Paul Devereux and Kjell Salvanes NBER Working Paper No. 18660 Issued in December 2012 NBER Program(s): HE LS Job reallocation...

By Matthew Kahn

February 05, 2013 12:00 PM Chart of the Day: The Health of Baby Boomers

According to new work by Dana King and colleagues, baby boomers are less healthy than their parents. Despite their longer life expectancy over previous generations, US baby boomers have higher rates of chronic disease, more disability, and lower self-rated health...

By Austin Frakt