(by irana)
Home gardening in the U.S.
As more and more Americans grow their own fruits and vegetables, MNN digs up some dirt on this DIY food revolution.
(via verticaltheory)
Only 45% of people qualifying as overweight said they’d ever been told that by a physician. Among those with a BMI qualifying them as obese, 66% reported being told by a doctor they were overweight. (via the WSJ)
photo: an MRI of two women, one 250 lbs and the other 120.
(Source: juliantung)
(via sweethomestyle)
The Ruins of Detroit
A collaboration between Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre, photos of the ruins of Detroit acquired since 2005 to show the steady decline of a city once at the top of the game.
Michigan Central Station
Atrium, Farwell Building
18th Floor Dentist Cabinet, David Broderick Tower
see more at their website
In Less than 10 years, Either You or Your Spouse Will have Diabetes
- By 2020, 50% of Americans will be afflicted by diabetes.
- The cost to America will be $3.35 TRILLION.
- The direct medical bills, today at $11,700 per diabetic, will be about 10% of total healthcare spending by 2020.
- There are 26 million diabetics in the US alone, and another 67 millions are what’s considered pre-diabetic.
- Over 80% of prediabetics don’t even know they are at risk.
via Fooducate (and don’t forget about their iPhone app!)
