Showing posts with label diet and nutrition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diet and nutrition. Show all posts
Friday, June 17, 2011

Teens skimp on exercise, but not sodas: CDC | Reuters

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Only about one in 10 U.S. teens is getting enough exercise and one in four has a soda a day, adding to concerns about obesity among Americ...
Saturday, June 11, 2011

Kristin Wartman: Change in Season: Why Salt Doesn't Deserve Its Bad Rap

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For something that's so often mixed with anti-caking agents, salt takes a lot of lumps in the American imagination. Like fat, people te...
Thursday, May 5, 2011

Study: Few Americans accurately monitor calories - USATODAY.com

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Only 9% of people in the USA can accurately estimate the number of calories they should eat in a day, and 9% keep track of their calories ...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Young Adults' Beliefs About Their Health Clash With Risky Behaviors

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Nine out of 10 Americans between ages 18-24 believe they're living healthy lifestyles - yet most eat too much fast food, drink too many...
Friday, April 29, 2011

9 Soups That Make You Fat, Yahoo Health

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Soup may be the ultimate comfort food. It’s warm, it’s nourishing, and you don’t even have to chew it. No wonder Mom made it whenever you...
Friday, April 22, 2011

Campbell’s Soup Has a Math Problem | Fooducate

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Here’s an interesting read from the Consumerist Blog . Several moms from New Jersey are suing Campbell’s for misleading labeling. You’d...
Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Common dietary fat and intestinal microbes linked to heart disease

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A new pathway has been discovered that links a common dietary lipid and intestinal microflora with an increased risk of heart disease, acc...
Saturday, April 2, 2011

Medical News: FDA Sets Rules for Vending Machine Calorie Info - in Public Health & Policy, Public Health from MedPage Today

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Chain restaurants, vending machines, and convenience stores would all have to prominently display the calorie counts of their foods under t...
Friday, April 1, 2011

‘A True Art’: Strategies for Feeding Patients with Dementia-Registered Nursing Blog – Info for Nurses

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Feeding difficulties in people with dementia are common, but the way such difficulties manifest can vary widely, and there is no single, on...
Thursday, March 31, 2011

Inadequate Vitamin D Affects One Third Of Americans

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One third of Americans aged at least 1 year are at risk of inadequate vitamin D levels and 8% are at risk of vitamin D deficiency, a new r...
Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin - TIME

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As I write this, tomorrow is Tuesday, which is a cardio day. I'll spend five minutes warming up on the VersaClimber, a towering machine...
Sunday, March 27, 2011

Philadelphia School Battles Students’ Bad Diets - NYTimes.com

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Tatyana Gray bolted from her house and headed toward her elementary school. But when she reached the corner store where she usually gets he...
Thursday, March 24, 2011

Popcorn, movies, nutrition, calories: Cinema chains fight federal nutrition disclosure rules on popcorn, other snacks - latimes.com

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Theater owners to the FDA: Don't mess with our popcorn. The nation's cinema operators are fuming about proposed federal rules t...
Monday, March 21, 2011

Diet Soda Makes You Fat | Foodie Buzz

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The Wall Street Journal  just  reported  that Diet Coke beats out Pepsi for consumers in the US—only Coke beats them both in total sales. ...
Sunday, March 20, 2011

American Association for Health Education

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The mission of the American Association for Health Education (AAHE) is to advance the profession by serving health educators and others who...
Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Fighting Childhood Obesity in Minority Communities | MinorityNurse.com

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The eight-year-old girl in Dr. Sheila Davis’ qualitative study on childhood obesity weighed 205 pounds. The little girl and 16 other chil...
Saturday, March 5, 2011

How can I stop being hungry? – The Chart - CNN.com Blogs

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Losing weight has always been tough for me. It's even tougher for me now that I'm in my 40s. However, I made a resolution for 2010...
Monday, February 28, 2011

Skip Dessert? Christie and Huckabee on First Lady’s Side

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In the dessert wars, at least, Chris Christie and Mike Huckabee side with Michelle Obama , not Sarah Palin . S...
Wednesday, February 23, 2011

The Java Jitters: Should Your Child Drink Coffee? - St. Louis Children's Hospital

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As you’re standing in line for a latte, your 10-year-old child pipes in, “Can I have one, too?” While you drink it for the caffeine boost, ...
Monday, February 21, 2011

Diet - High Fiber Intake Linked With Longer Life - NYTimes.com

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A study of almost 400,000 people aged 50 to 71 has found a strong link between a high- fiber diet and a longer life. ...