Berries help prevent cancer, cardiovascular and other diseases – when eaten with meals.
2007-12-12Timing is everything- even when eating berries. A new study reveals that eating anti-oxidant-packed foods during meals reduces oxidative stress. “Oxidative stress has been linked to an increased risk of various diseases including cancer, Alzheimer’s, an
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Mom, What You Eat During Breastfeeding Determines Your Kids Tastes
2007-12-12When breastfeeding, if your daily diet is burgers and fries – fatty salty foods – your baby’s palate will want those flavors. If you eat fruits and vegetables during this time, your kids will have developed a positive taste for these foods after birth.
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Obesity Negatively Affects Bone Density
2007-11-27Research has shown that people with high body fat had 8 to 9 percent weaker bones than those with the normal amount of fat. This study was conducted on women 18 and 19 years – teenagers. “When you’re young you have the capacity to change the shape of your
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Cancer Causing Acrylamide in Starchy Foods
2007-11-26The carcinogen, acrylamide, is created when starchy foods are fried, baked, grilled, toasted or microwaved at high temperatures. “Increased dietary intakes of acrylamide could raise the risk of endometrial and ovarian cancer by 29 and 78 percent, respecti
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Americans Are Drinking 94 Percent More Calories
2007-11-26Over the past 37 years, adults have increased their daily intake of calories from drinks by 94 percent. “It’s not just sugary sodas that are adding to the obesity crisis – it’s fruit drinks, alcohol and a combination of other high calorie beverages, say
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Kids Without Enough Sleep Are at Risk
2007-11-18Poor academic achievement, behavioral problems, sleep disorder breathing including snoring and sleep apnea, and even obesity are some of the risky consequences children experience with chronic sleep deprivation.
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Toilets Seats are Cleaner than Cutting Boards
2007-11-17Prevention Magazine reports that “the average cutting board harbors 370 times more bacteria than a toilet seat.
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Mainstream America Embraces Organic Food
2007-11-13It is reported that organic consumers are no longer just from the health food nut crowd. Buyers of organic products cross over multiple ethnic groups and generations. Even teenagers are getting into this act.
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Are You Eating the Right Omega-3s?
2007-11-12Omega-3 is being added to products from eggs to yogurt to mayonnaise – even orange juice. Does that mean your body is getting the right Omega-3s for heart health?
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Kids Are Not Outgrowing Milk Allergies as Early as Thought
2007-11-12Up to now, the medical world believed that most kids outgrow their milk allergy by about age 3 or at least by 5 or 6. A recent report shows that most kids do not outgrow milk allergies until they are 16 years.
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FDA Considers “Nutrition Facts” Changes
2007-11-09The FDA is looking at revising the “reference values and mandatory nutrients” printed the Nutrition Facts of a product label.
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Prescriptions for Girls are Significantly Escalating
2007-11-08The American Public Health Association saw an increase of 166 percent of Type 2 diabetes prescriptions among 10-14 year old girls. Girls 15 years and older had a 135 percent increase.
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Energy Drinks Can Also Boost Blood Pressure
2007-11-07Have you every stopped to think about how energy drinks give you energy? Something has to be able to rev up your engine. The source is usually caffeine. An amino acid, taurine is also often used. The higher the levels the more "energy." The re
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Teenagers Are Tantalizing Targets for Food Companies
2007-10-22Food companies are customizing products to capture the lucrative 25 million teenager market. Quick and easy fast foods are tops on their list, regardless of how healthy or unhealthy these foods are for them.
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Latest Count: Companies Committed to Limiting Advertising of Unhealthy Foods to Kids
2007-10-17Major food companies are still deciding if they will limit advertising unhealthy foods in the kid focused media - television, print, internet and more. You will be surprised to learn which companies are saying they won't.
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School Food Seems to be Healthier
2007-10-17The School Nutrition Association just released its 2007 Trends Report. Take a look and see if the schools your kids are attending are following these trends.
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Huge Study Connects Processed and Raw Meat to Cancer
2007-10-17The big guns of the international and national cancer institutes state that after a review of over 7000 studies, it clear that all that processed meat so many Americans eat are "convincing and probable causes of some cancers." Raw meat is also
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Disney is in the Produce Business
2007-10-12Disney invests in the potential win/win program of the new Disney Garden line of packaged fruit and veggie snacks.
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Preventative Care for Kids Lowest on Doctors’ List
2007-10-10Inspite of the fact that there is a connection between obesity and the parallel rise of diabetes, heart disease, and other serious illnesses among children, a surprising number of doctors are not using preventative measures with their young patients. Som
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Kids’ Breakfast Patterns
2007-10-07The NPD Group “Eating Patterns in America” reports that kids under 6 have been eating the same top foods for 6 years. Check to see if what you serve your kids is on this list.
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The Myth of Convenience: Why Instant Foods Don't Save Time
2007-08-07Most people use prepackaged convenience foods to save time. But new research shows these fat- and sodium-laden foods aren't the time-savers you think they are. By TARA PARKER-POPE, http://online.wsj.com
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More Consumers are Reading Food Labels
2007-07-31Lorraine Heller of the Food Navigator reports that the Hartman Group found that 30 percent of consumers read food labels “much more often” than they did last year. 31 percent said they read them “slightly more often”. This is good news. Read on to find
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Are Organic Tomatoes More Nutritious?
2007-05-07Organically grown tomatoes contain higher levels of beneficial flavonoids, says a new study from the US that fans the flames of the debate between conventional and organic foods.
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