Archive for July 17th, 2008

Are You Fat on the Inside?

Health and looks don’t always equate. People can look slim and healthy but their internal organs may be completely surrounded by fat.

Crash dieters may be storing high levels of internal fat around vital organs. It’s a health risk, but there’s a solution.

Looking slim makes you feel good but it doesn’t mean you’re healthy. Skinny women, particularly those who have yo-yo dieted and don’t exercise, may actually have unhealthy levels of fat on the inside.

United, Internet Users Stand; Divided, We End up at Phony Sites

Last week, news hit of a vulnerability in the Domain Name System that, if exploited by hackers, could lead surfers to phony Web sites. The flaw was found by Dan Kaminsky, the director of penetration testing for IOActive. Kaminsky tells IT Business Edge’s Carl Weinschenk that the potential severity of the problem led vendors and researchers to work together to create the patches that now are available.

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