FOOD STAGNATION FROM ALL CAUSES.

Alcohol and mortality from all causes.

A large number of prospective studies have observed an inverse relationship between a moderate intake of alcohol and coronary heart disease morbidity and mortality. Concerning death from all-causes, results are not unanimous. Alcohol intake was associated with a protection of all-cause mortality in England and USA physicians and the large study of the American Cancer Society. None of these stud...

Are social causes so different from all other causes? A comment on Sander Greenland

Greenland proposes a counterfactual definition of a cause which is framed in terms of alternative actions with different potential outcomes. He suggests that, under this framework, social conditions – such as socioeconomic status, sex, or race – present a quandary for causal inference. They cannot be considered as causes unless they can be reframed in terms of alternative actions. Greenland's a...

An Analysis of the Stagnation Causes of the Iranian Political Culture

Food Price Inflation: Causes and Impacts

U.S. food prices rose 4% in 2007 and are expected to gain 3.5% to 4.5% in 2008. Higher farm commodity prices and energy costs are the leading factors behind higher food prices. Farm commodity prices have surged because (1) demand for corn for ethanol is competing with food and feed for acreage; (2) global food grain and oilseed supplies are low due to poor harvests; (3) the weak dollar has incr...

Causes, symptoms and prevention of food allergy

Currently, food allergy is considered to be one of the diseases of civilization, which occurs as a result of the changing conditions of life and environmental changes (e.g. increased popularity of cesarean delivery, excessive hygienic regime during the neonatal-infantile period). Based on medical statistics, it can be concluded that this problem will be intensified. Consumption of food is one o...