Mid Rivers Newsmagazine 6-21-17

FACEBOOK.COM/MIDRIVERSNEWSMAGAZINE
MIDRIVERSNEWSMAGAZINE.COM
June 21, 2017
MID RIVERS NEWSMAGAZINE
I HEALTH I 21
at the three extreme binge levels, compared
to those who did not binge drink, were far
more likely to be injured or require an
alcohol-related emergency department
visit; have an alcohol use disorder; be
arrested or have legal problems because of
alcohol use; or be the driver in an alcoholrelated
traffic crash. For example, “level
three” binge drinkers were 93 times more
likely than non-binge drinkers to have an
alcohol-related emergency room visit.
“As a society, we are justifiably concerned
about extreme binge drinking among
underage individuals and college students.
This study indicates that other groups in the
U.S. population also engage in this harmful
behavior and are at increased risk for
adverse consequences,” said Ralph Hingson,
Sc.D., director of the NIAAA Division
of Epidemiology and Prevention Research.
The study appeared in the American Journal
of Preventive Medicine.
Popular cookbooks provide little guidance on
safe food preparation, a new analysis found.
Cookbooks found lacking
in food safety guidance
Although popular cookbooks provide
step-by-step instructions for preparing
delicious recipes, the vast majority of them
give little to no guidance on preparing
foods safely – and even when they do, their
advice is inaccurate, a recent study found.
“Cookbooks tell people how to cook, so
we wanted to see if cookbooks were providing
any food-safety information related
to cooking meat, poultry, seafood or eggs,
and whether they were telling people to
cook in a way that could affect the risk of
contracting foodborne illness,” said Ben
Chapman, an associate professor of agricultural
and human sciences at North Carolina
State University. Chapman’s research
team evaluated a total of 1,497 recipes
from 29 cookbooks that appeared on The
New York Times bestseller list for food and
diet books. All of the recipes made reference
to handling raw animal ingredients:
meat, poultry, seafood or eggs. They evaluated
each recipe according to three specific
questions:
• Does the recipe tell readers to cook the
dish to a specific internal temperature?
• For recipes that do include a temperature,
is it one that has been shown to be safe
[for example, cooking chicken to 165°F]?
• Does the recipe perpetuate food-safety
myths – such as telling readers to cook
poultry until the juices “run clear” – that
are unreliable ways to determine if the dish
has reached a safe temperature?
Their analysis found that only 123 recipes,
or 8 percent of those reviewed, indicated
a specific internal temperature for the
dish, and about a third of those mentioned
a temperature not high enough to be safe.
Nearly all [99.7 percent] of the recipes they
analyzed provided subjective information
such as cooking time, which can vary
widely based on differences in pan size,
cooking equipment and other variables.
Quick reference information about safe
cooking temperatures can be found online
at www.fsis.usda.gov or at www.foodsafety.
gov/keep/charts/mintemp.html.
On the calendar
St. Louis Children’s Hospital sponsors
Babysitting 101 on Saturday, June 24 from
1-5 p.m. at Kisker Road Branch Library,
1000 Kisker Road in St. Charles. Topics
covered in the class provide an introduction
for babysitters of all ages and include
child development, safety and first aid, the
business of babysitting, and fun and games.
A workbook and light snack are provided;
cost is $30 per person. To register, call
(314) 344-5437.
• • •
An American Red Cross Community
Blood Drive is held on Friday, June 30
from 1-5 p.m. at two locations: Barnes-
Jewish St. Peters Hospital, 10 Hospital
Drive in St. Peters, in Medical Office
Building I; and Progress West Hospital, 2
Progress Point Parkway in O’Fallon, in
Conference Room B. Appointments are
not required, but may speed the donation
process. Use sponsor codes BJSTPETERS
or PROGRESS WEST when signing up
online at www.redcrossblood.org or by
phone at (800) 733-2767.
• • •
Free health screenings are available on
Wednesday, July 12 from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at
Progress West Hospital, 2 Progress Point
Parkway in O’Fallon, in Conference Room
B. Screening tests include lung function
and blood pressure checks, cholesterol
lipid panel, glucose panel, body composition
analysis and body mass index [BMI]
calculation. Participants should fast for at
least 10 hours prior to screening. Preregistration
is required and is available online at
www.bjcstcharlescounty.org or by calling
(636) 928-9355.
BUSINESS
PROFILES
{ Generate }
buzz
Coming again 7.19.17
636.591.0010 to reserve your space
FULLY
LICENSED
&
INSURED
We Service
All Brands
of Equipment
Let our family take care of your family's
heating and cooling needs.
$
150 OFF
Replacement of furnace and
air conditioner/heat pump
(Must present coupon at time of estimate)
Not valid with any other offers. Offer expires 7/31/17
Contact Us For Your Free Estimate
When Replacing Your Unit
636-332-4141
www.johnson-heatingandcooling.com