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Zipping Through Nature: The Electric Bike Debate

The city of Palo Alto, California, recently voted to prohibit e-bikes on a trail that is a natural habitat for migratory birds and threatened species. ....

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E-bikes are an environmental dream — except out in nature

The activity is on a collision course with an environmental ideal: peace and quiet. ....

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Body mass index as a risk factor for diabetes varies throughout the world

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BOSTON - The unprecedented increase in overweight and obesity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has led to an alarming rise in diabetes in these regions. Of the estimated 463 million people with diabetes worldwide, 79% live in LMICs.
Until now, however, there were scant empirical data to guide clinicians and health systems in determining which individuals should be screened for diabetes based on body mass index (BMI). There are guidelines from the World Health Organization that recommend screening individuals age 40 and older with a BMI of 25 kg/m2 and above for diabetes, says Jennifer Manne-Goehler, MD, ScD, faculty member at the Medical Practice Evaluation Center at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). But it s long been suspected that these BMI and age thresholds may not be optimal for diabetes screening in all regions of the world. Our goal was to estimate the relationship between BMI and diabetes risk across many low- and middle-income countries ....

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