March 2015

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Variability in estimating the self-awareness of memory deficits

The March International Psychogeriatrics Article of the Month is entitled ‘Awareness of memory deficits in subjective cognitive decline, mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease’ by Johann Lehrner, Sandra Kogler, Claus Lamm, Doris Moser, Stefanie Klug, Gisela Pusswald, Peter Dal-Bianco, Walter Pirker and Eduard Auff As the world population ages, we face sharp rises in prevalence rates for neurodegenerative diseases.…

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The majority of parents believe sugary drinks are good for their children

Despite public health messages about the importance of reducing consumption of sugary drinks to help combat obesity and diabetes, a study in Public Health Nutrition written by the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at the University of Connecticut found that many parents believe that some drinks with high amounts of added sugar – especially fruit drinks, sports drinks and flavored water – are healthy options for children.…

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Strategy implementation: What is the failure rate?

Based on an article in the latest issue of Journal of Management & Organization One of the most challenging and unresolved problems in the field of strategic management is the high rate of organisational strategies that fail, with some authors estimating a rate of failure of approximately 80 to 90%.…

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Feeding Cows Efficiently: A review

Because the cost of feeding animals is one of the greatest expenses in dairy production (40-60% of production costs), research focused on ways to identify and select for animals that are the most efficient at converting feed into milk has greatly expanded during the last decade. The animal Article of the Month is a review of current methodologies, advances, and future challenges for improving feed efficiency in growing dairy heifers and lactating cows

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Carbohydrates in health: Friends or Foes

The March Nutrition Society Paper of the Month is from Proceedings of the Nutrition Society and is entitled “Carbohydrates and obesity: from evidence to policy in the UK” Carbohydrates provide the major source of energy in the diet and hence the type and amount of carbohydrate consumed is an important consideration for weight control.…

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