October 12, 2008
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March is National Nutrition Month and we would like to continue a dietary lifestyles series, which will include articles about dietary lifestyles and the philosophical reasons behind them. In this edition, read about Fad Diets and how they are merely a short-term regimen that will help to lose weight.
Read an interesting article about Women in Medicine and the struggles they face to get ahead in the healthcare industry.
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Women in Medicine
By Sheng Wang
The last four decades have seen an unprecedented surge in the number of women doctors. However, due to institutional pressures and the difficulty of pursuing a demanding career while raising children, women doctors still face more limitations in their choice of specialty, earning power, and advancement opportunities than their male colleagues.
The gender gap in the number of physicians is narrowing. According to data from the American Medical Association (AMA), women made up 26.6% of the physician population in 2004, compared to only 7.6% in 1970. The numbers are even higher in Canada, where women made up 33% of the physician workforce in 2006, according to information from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). The proportion of women in medicine will continue to increase in future years. The AMA reported that 47.1% of American medical school graduates in 2004–2005 were women, while the CIHI reports that the number of female medical school entrants first surpassed males in 1993–1994, and in 2003–2004, female students made up 59% of first-year medical students.
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Dear Cindy:
I thought I'd heard it all, until a staff member demanded that he be given St. Patrick's Day, as well as the following day, off. He's of Irish descent, and claims that it's part of his national heritage. I laughed at him, but then talked to a few people who believe he might have a legitimate claim. Should I give in, or stand my ground?
Sincerely,
Not O'mused
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Dietary Lifestyles – Fad Diets
By Laura Crane
This article is one of a six-part series about dietary lifestyles and the philosophical reasons behind them. We will explore vegetarian and vegan, ayurvedic, macrobiotic, natural hygiene, slow food and organic, fad diets, and eco-friendly and ethical.
When people discuss a "diet," they are usually referring to a short-term regimen that will help them lose weight and usually – whether they realize it or not – they are referring to a fad diet. The American Heart Association (AHA) has "declared war on fad diets." Their website provides a guide for recognizing fad diets, dispels myths that they support any fad diets, and gives healthy alternatives to fad diets. According to the AHA, warning signs of fad diets include magic or miracle foods, bizarre quantities of food, rigid menus, specific food combinations, rapid weight loss, no warnings to people with diabetes or high blood pressure, and no suggestion for increased physical activity.
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