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4 Important Facts You Should Know About Whey Protein


Are you concerned about taking care of your body before and after strenuous activities or workouts? Do you try to avoid supplements that contain additives and possible side effects? If you are interested in better health and improved physical fitness you have surely heard that bodybuilders and other athletes are turning to a simple, natural supplement called whey protein. WHY DO ATHLETES USE WHEY PROTEIN? Protein levels are depleted through exercise.

Discover Which Fruit and Vegetables Help Relieve Arthritic Pain


If you or someone you know suffers from rheumatoid arthritis, you know how painful and debilitating it can be. If you haven't walked a mile in those shoes, you can't imagine how frustrating it can be.

5 Tips for Dining Out and Eating Healthily


Here's food for thought! Did you know the average restaurant meal has over 1,000 calories? That's enough to blow any healthy eating plan. Fortunately, by following a few simple guidelines, you can dine out without having to sacrifice good taste and nutrition.

Discover How to Grow Your Own Source of Vitamins, Fiber, Proteins, and More


Sprouts not only taste good, but they are also a great source of vitamins, fiber, protein, anti-oxidants, and enzymes. A sprout is produced when a seed starts growing into a vegetable.

How The Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health


When was the last time you consumed soda? Most likely, it wasn't that long ago. You may even drink several cans or bottles each day.

Food We Take Determines Our Character


When you take your food next time, take care of the food what you are taking. Because the food you take determines your character.

Nutritional Myths that Just Wont Die: Protein!


When it comes to the topic of sports nutrition there are many myths and fallacies that float around like some specter in the shadows. They pop up when you least expect them and throw a monkey wrench into the best laid plans of the hard training athlete trying to make some headway.

Surrender To The Spell Of The Pyramid


Food in general has the distinction of being probably the first thing we all think about in the mornings before our feet hit the floor. The main reason for this is we cannot survive without it.

REAL Summer Foods


Fire Element According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) there are five elements that contribute to all activities: TREE / WOOD, FIRE, SOIL / EARTH, METAL and WATER. Fire is the element of summer ? so how can this help to put more of YOU in summer? The more you use EnergyRich Seasonal Foods (rather than associational season foods - a-hem like, maybe, ice-cream?), the more energy you have available for fun! Fire Foods - to Keep You Cool 1.

Oat Bran Can Help Prevent High Cholesterol


The natural antioxidants in Oat Bran can significantly reduce blood cholesterol levels by suppressing the adhesive molecules which make blood cells stick to artery walls, researchers reported. When blood cells stick to artery walls and cause inflammation, plaque deposits build up and narrow the passageways through which blood flows.

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Obesity creeps up in US: report (AFP)

A woman rides the back of a motorcycle in the middle of a heavy traffic jam. Obesity continued to creep up in the United States last year and now affects more than one in four US adults, a US government report showed Friday.(AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)AFP - Obesity continued to creep up in the United States last year and now affects more than one in four US adults, a US government report showed Friday.



Mississippi remains most obese state, CDC reports (AP)

Two versions; cut-and-paste graphic shows the top five and bottom five states? obesity prevalence with the option to incorporate own state; map shows state rankings; three sizes; 1c x 3 3/8 inches; 46.5 mm x 85.7 mm; 1c x 3 3/4 inches; 46.5 mm x 95.3 mm; 2c x 3 1/2 inches; 96.3 mm x 88.9 mmAP - The South tips the scales again as the nation's fattest region, according to a new government survey.



U.S. Obesity Epidemic Continues to Grow (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- Despite wide-ranging efforts to encourage Americans to lose weight, the number of U.S. adults who are obese increased almost 2 percent between 2005 and 2007, a new report found.
More Americans obese, government finds (Reuters)
Reuters - More than a quarter of all Americans are now obese, the latest U.S. government figures show.
Study: Low-carb diet best for weight, cholesterol (AP)

Food is seen on a table at a restaurant at the port of El Masnou, near Barcelona May 16, 2008. The Spanish government is leading a bid to persuade UNESCO to put the Mediterranean diet on the world heritage list. REUTERS/Albert GeaAP - The Atkins diet may have proved itself after all: A low-carb diet and a Mediterranean-style regimen helped people lose more weight than a traditional low-fat diet in one of the longest and largest studies to compare the dueling weight-loss techniques.



Diet Plans Produce Similar Results (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- New research shows that Mediterranean and low-carb diets are just as good and just as safe as the low-fat diet often prescribed by doctors, a revelation that should give people more choices in eating well.
Obesity ups a woman's pancreatic cancer risk: study (Reuters)
Reuters - Obese women who carry most of their extra weight around the stomach are 70 percent more likely to develop pancreatic cancer, an international team of researchers reported on Tuesday.
Laparoscopic gastric bypass provides better results (Reuters)
Reuters - Performing gastric bypass surgery to reduce the weight of morbidly obese patients using a laparoscopic method, rather than the conventional more invasive "open" abdominal method, reduces postoperative complications, the need for a second operation, and shortens hospital stays, new research shows. Nevertheless, laparoscopic gastric bypass is more expensive.
Newest fertility treatment may be a diet (Reuters)

Magdalena Kalczak-Kanapka (R) and Magdalena Mazur-Wolak (L) practice during exercises for pregnant women at a hospital in Warsaw March 14, 2007. (Katarina Stoltz/Reuters)Reuters - The newest low-tech fertility treatment may be a diet, researchers said on Wednesday after learning that obese men have more abnormal sperm and make less semen.



Obesity levels in China rising fast, study finds (Reuters)

Obese patient receives acupuncture treatment from Chinese doctor at fat reduction hospital in Tianjin, China, March 21, 2005. Obesity levels in China are rising fast, with more than a quarter of the adult population overweight or obese. (Mark Ralston/Reuters)Reuters - Obesity levels in China are rising fast, with more than a quarter of the adult population overweight or obese. As people add more meat and dairy products to their diet, serious health problems can develop, a new study says.



Kids' Obesity May Lead to Epidemic of Adult Diabetes (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- The current childhood obesity epidemic in the United States may lead to large numbers of young adults developing type 2 diabetes in the future, along with serious diabetes-related health complications, warns a University of Michigan researcher.
Quarter of Chinese adults are overweight, obese: US study (AFP)

A doctor treats an obese patient at a hospital in Shanghai, in 2004. Declining physical activity and a shift towards a Western diet are driving up obesity rates in China, with more than 25 percent of adults now considered overweight or obese, a study warned Tuesday.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - Declining physical activity and a shift towards a Western diet are driving up obesity rates in China, with more than 25 percent of adults now considered overweight or obese, a study warned Tuesday.



Metformin may help obese teen girls lose weight (Reuters)
Reuters - The addition of the type 2 diabetes drug metformin to a lifestyle modification program may help female adolescents lose weight loss if they also make dietary changes, according to a new study.
ADHD Might Raise Kids' Obesity Risk (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at a 50 percent higher risk for being overweight if they are not taking medication for the condition, a new study finds.
Hardwired for fat: scientists identify obesity gene (AFP)

An obese man walks through Sydney. British and French scientists have identified several variants of a single gene that boost the risk of obesity, according to a study published Sunday in the British journal Nature.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - British and French scientists have identified several variants of a single gene that boost the risk of obesity, according to a study published Sunday in the British journal Nature.



Obesity may offer some protection after stenting (Reuters)
Reuters - Paradoxically, obesity may offer some protection against heart-related "events," like heart attack, in people who have a stent placed to prop open a clogged coronary artery, research shows.
Kidney stones a risk after stomach bypass surgery (Reuters)
Reuters - Morbidly obese adults who undergo a particular type of stomach bypass surgery called Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) appear to be at increased risk of developing kidney stones earlier than previously thought. The increase in stone risk was evident just three months after the surgery.
Population-Based Strategy Urged to Cut U.S. Obesity Rate (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Reducing the high rate of obesity in the United States requires a comprehensive, population-based strategy, says a new American Heart Association (AHA) scientific statement.
Fatty Liver Disease Ups Heart Risks for Obese Kids (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- More than 6 million children in the United States have a condition called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which can boost their odds for heart disease, researchers report.
Obesity may interfere with prostate cancer screen (Reuters)

A woman walks along the boardwalk in New York September 4, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters - The test commonly used to screen men for prostate cancer may be more likely to miss tumors in obese men, a new study suggests.


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