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About Children’s Packed Lunches

January 15, 2007 on 2:21 am | In Uncategorized | Comments Off Packed lunches taken to school by 7-year olds are even less healthy than school meals used to be before Jamie Oliver set out to reform them. The Children of the 90s study, based at the University of Bristol, revealed today that in the year 2000, school meals were every bit as bad a Jamie Oliver suggested - but that children given packed lunches instead were even worse off nutritionally........

Obese Patients Fair Better

January 15, 2007 on 2:21 am | In Uncategorized | Comments Off Scientists report that for patients hospitalized with acute heart failure, a higher body mass index (BMI) was linked to a substantially lower in-hospital mortality rate. For every 5-unit increase in body mass, the odds of risk-adjusted mortality fell 10 percent. The finding held when adjusted for age, sex, blood urea nitrogen, blood pressure, and additional prognostic factors........

Shed Pounds And Keep Cancer At Bay

January 9, 2007 on 2:13 am | In Uncategorized | Comments Off While millions of Americans place fitness as one of their top New Year's resolutions to improve shape, muscle tone and overall appearance, cancer survivors have another priority - life. Scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have developed a customized fitness program to help survivors of endometrial cancer - or cancer of the uterus - shed pounds and keep cancer at bay. Karen Basen-Engquist, Ph.D., principal investigator of the five-year "Steps to Health" study and associate professor in the Department of Behavioral Science, aims to determine how well participants adhere to a personalized fitness plan, motivation both for beginning and sustaining regular workouts and the role of a support system in encouraging determination........

Foods High In Calcium, Vitamin D And Prevention Of Osteoporosis

January 9, 2007 on 2:13 am | In Uncategorized | Comments Off The Food and Drug Administration has issued a new and amended health claims with regard to consumption of foods that are rich in vitamin D and calcium. This new statement is meant to educate consumers the value of foods high in calcium and vitamin D for reducing the risk of osteoporosis. The National Dairy Council acknowledges and supports the body of scientific evidence that backs the proposed claim, which indicates that a lifestyle that includes a well-balanced diet with adequate calcium and vitamin D, and physical activity, helps reduce the risk of osteoporosis........

Adults Living With Children Eat More Fat

January 3, 2007 on 2:12 am | In Uncategorized | Comments Off Adults living with children eat more saturated fat -- the equivalent of nearly an entire frozen pepperoni pizza each week -- than do adults who do not live with children, as per a University of Iowa and University of Michigan Health System study. The finding was based on data from the federal government's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III. The UI-led study was made public today, and the paper will appear in the Jan. 4, 2007, online edition of the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine........