U.S. Lack of sleep affecting work, family & sex

A poll of 1,000 Americans ages 25 to 60, who were asked to identify themselves as white, black, Hispanic or Asian, was meant to examine how cultural differences push the physiological boundaries of how much sleep we need. Here are some of the poll’s findings showing how ethnic groups differ at bedtime.
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Fruits and Veggies Prevent Cancer? Not So Much, It Turns Out

Remember the government’s advice to eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day to lower your risk of cancer? Well, times change.
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High-fructose Corn Syrup Causes More Weight Gain Than Sugar

A Princeton University research team has demonstrated that all sweeteners are not equal when it comes to weight gain: Rats with access to high-fructose corn syrup gained significantly more weight than those with access to table sugar, even when their overall caloric intake was the same.
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More Breast Feeding Could Save 900 Babies a Year

The lives of nearly 900 babies would be saved each year, along with billions of dollars, if 90 percent of U.S. women breast-fed their babies for the first six months of life, a cost analysis says. “The health care system has got to be aware that breast-feeding makes a profound difference,”
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