September 30, 2014

The high cost of college may be a matter of unrealistic expectations as well as expensive tuition. About nine out of 10 freshmen think they’ll earn their bachelor’s degrees within the traditional four years, but nearly half aren’t done in six years. Students need to take more classes per term and schools need to make more classes available. Source Link

When does high fat equal better health? A new study found that eating and drinking high-fat dairy products was linked to a lower risk of getting type 2 diabetes. But it’s not a green light for all kinds of high fat foods, because eating a lot of meat and meat products was linked with greater risk. Source Link

Those “senior moments” may not be as innocent as they seem. Experts say people who were aware of having more small memory lapses in their 50s and 60s went on to suffer from dementia later. The best advice is to talk to your doctor if you notice that memory lapses are becoming an issue. Source Link