Tired? Stressed? In a bad mood? Well…shape up and drink more water! Huh? Recent research by Dr. Nathalie Pross showed that women’s mood, concentration, and calmness were all impacted by being dehydrated. Interestingly, this study showed that even after rehydrating the negative effects persisted. “To our knowledge, this is the first study showing that [fluid [...]
Preliminary findings from the United Kingdom Fluid Intake Study show that some Europeans are not drinking enough water, similar to what has been seen here in the US. Registered dietitian Dr. Joan Gandy reported these findings in Nutrition Today’s recently released supplement. In the UK, 25% of adult women and 35% of adult men are not [...]
By Sheldon Masters, Graduate Research Assistant This article is a good example of how unintended consequences can have significant public health impacts. The EPA, in an attempt to reduce the amount of lead exposure, replaced partial sections of lead pipes. Even though there was a smaller amount of lead pipe, more lead was released due [...]
Growing up, what was your default drink with pizza? How about with chips or popcorn? Although I am a member of the “food police” (aka: a registered dietitian), never when I was eating pizza or salty snacks as a child was water an option. It was always some sweetened bevereage like juice, soda, or a [...]
By Sheldon Masters, Graduate Research Assistant I want to take the chance to congratulate Dr. Marc Edwards on receiving the Carl Barus Award for Outstanding Service in honor of “a tireless, years long effort to expose safety and quality problems in United States’ public drinking water supplies, specifically in Washington, D.C.” I’ve worked with Marc [...]
A Tribute to IGEP Water INTERface at Virginia Tech: A Team with a Mission As the first graduate of the IGEP Water INTERface program at Virginia Tech, I am proud to contribute this posting in recognition and support of the program and its dedicated team of faculty and students. When I started my PhD program [...]
