Artificial Sweeteners, Obesity and the Holidays

Mike Magee Featured Video Dr David Ludwig, in a recent editorial comparing natural sugars with artificial sweeteners in the Journal of the American Medical Association, noted that “Problems occur when sugars—chiefly sucrose and the chemically similar product, high-fructose corn syrup—are refined, concentrated, and consumed in large amounts. Without the protection conferred by an intact, natural […]

Artificial Sweeteners, Obesity, and The Holidays

A New Approach to the Obesity Problem

Depending on our own particular situations, it’s likely that we all perceive the obesity epidemic differently. It may be one of the top issues on your mind, or, on the other hand, you might see it as “not your problem.” But if you watch this week’s Health Politics program, you’ll soon understand that obesity is […]

What Are the Harris-Walz Health Policy Team Reading?

Mike Magee Clearly the Harris-Walz ticket has been doing their homework. Last week, this book was spotted on one prominent thought-leader’s pile: “Human Evolutionary Demography.” It’s a 780-page academic Tour de force led by veteran scientist Oskar Burger, leader of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research and the Laboratory of Evolutionary Biodemography. That’s the […]

Health Politics Archive (collection)

Health Politics was one of the nation’s first health video blogs produced in the US. It’s Executive Producer, Mike Magee MD, managed the online publication of 188 referenced publications between 2004 and 2008. The archive in print form is available below. Video programs also available at: http://www.youtube.com/user/healthpolitics Taking Control of Portion Sizes 6/20/2007 When will […]

A Reminder to Coca-Cola & PepsiCo – Black Lives Matter.

Mike Magee Across America, we are experiencing an awakening to our unrelenting racial biases and prejudicies. These are expressed in a culture that is unforgiving, violent, and at times deadly. Death, as we’ve seen can come at the hands (and knees) of police; by inequalities in education, safety, and economic opportunity; or by poor health, […]

Does Maternal Health Care in America Deserve Its “Me-Too” Moment?

Mike Magee The U.S. birth rate dropped for the second year in a row, down 3% from the prior year, the largest decline since 2010. In 2017, there were nearly 4 million births, 500,000 fewer births than in 2007, even though there has been a 7% increase in women 20 to 39, prime childbearing years, […]

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