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Wellness Wednesday: Wireless Heart Monitor, Sunscreen, Fat Facts

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The paleo diet says modern humans should eat like cavemen. But a saber-toothed squirrels are hard to come by, so some are using the diet as license to load up on butter and cheese. Coming up, we’ll see what science tells us about a stone age approach to food. We’ll also learn about a tiny device giving hope to heart failure patients. Plus, the latest news in sunscreens.

Guests

  • Dr. William Abraham, director of Cardiovascular Medicine at OSU
  • Nneka Leiba, Deputy Director of Research at Environmental Working Group
  • Dr. David Katz, founding director of the Yale Prevention Research Center, editor-in-chief of Childhood Obesity Journal