Interview with Cardinal Mahoney; New Obesity Study; New CDC Research Reconsiders Moderate Drinking; Health Dialogues: Herbs and Ethnic Communities
Interview with Cardinal Mahoney
To begin the program, Larry plays a short interview recorded earlier today between Morning Edition Host Steve Julian, and Cardinal Roger Mahoney, Archdiocese of Los Angeles, who is in Rome.
New Obesity Study
A new study published today by the Journal of the American Medical Association says the death toll from being overweight or obese is far less than government estimates released last year. The new study used three national surveys to calculate risk of death from being obese or overweight and found that the risk of death from obesity seemed to be decreasing over time. Joining Larry is Paul Campos, author of The Obesity Myth: Why America’s Obsession with Weight is Hazardous to Your Health (Gotham Books). Mr. Campos is a professor of law at the University of Colorado. Larry also speaks with James Hill, PhD., Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and Director of the Center for Human Nutrition, funded by the National Institutes of Health.
New CDC Research Reconsiders Moderate Drinking
Larry speaks with Dr. Tim Naimi, Epidemiologist, Chronic Disease Center at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and lead author of the study. It found the science surrounding moderate drinking "murky," and inconclusive with regard to the potential health benefits of moderate drinking.
Health Dialogues: Herbs and Ethnic Communities
Larry Mantle and guests discuss the use of herb and plant remedies by different ethnic communities in Los Angeles. Joining Larry is Ka-Kit Hui, MD, FACP, Founding Director of the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine and a professor of Clinical Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; James D. Adams, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology, USC School of Pharmacy; Cindy Alvitre, graduate student and teacher at UCLA, currently pursuing her PhD in the Department of World Arts and Cultures with an emphasis in Folklore, Traditional medicine, California Indians and Native American Museum Studies, and Claudia Hernandez, currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Culture and Performance in the World Arts & Cultures Department at UCLA. Her research interests are in Latina/o religiosity and medicinal practices.