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Health And Nutrition Guide

Fluoride Debate Continues


The debate regarding Fluoride continues to rage, is it good for your teeth or, the teeth of our children. There does not appear to be a survey available, without bias, that goes one way or the other.

Healthy Eating for Executives on the Run


For the executive, maintaining the much-needed balance between career, family, and health can often be a challenge and yet without this balance in our lives it is impossible to become focused and efficient during the work day. The one area that seems to be the quickest to fall out of balance is our health.

Explanation of Ambrotose


There are basically four major components, or essential molecular components that the body requires for what we call good health. We know about amino acids and proteins, that's category one.

Personal Wellness Program


Having a personal wellness program has become a concern for more and more people. The problem is many people do not know where to begin a wellness program.

What Is an Essential Fat?


You may have heard that essential fats are an important aspect to maintaining the health of your body. But what exactly are they? Basically, there are two truly essential fatty acids, Linoleic and Linolenic.

Antioxidants - Your Best Defense Against Disease and Aging


Studies support the benefits of eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. This is due to their high antioxidant value.

The Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Diet, Your Health & Your Life!


Because I believe diet and exercise are so important, I'm often frustrated with the recommendations I receive. Nutrition and natural health ideas are often so negative (don't eat this, watch out for that) or so rigorous (be sure to eat some raw, natural, organically grown vegetable I've never heard of) or so complicated, I end up ignoring them.

ACAI Berry Named Top 10 Superfoods For Anti-Aging by Dr. Nicholas Perricone


The benefits from eating healthy are endless. And, according to Dr.

Is Chocolate A New Health Food?


Could it be possible that our beloved chocolate may actually be good for us? This is the nutrition news we have all been waiting for. So here is the scoop on chocolate and its health benefits.

Serious About Wanting To Improve Your Familys Healthy Eating Lifestyles?


Dr. Christine Wood, M.

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Study: Diet Drug Meridia May Boost Heart Risks (Time.com)
Time.com - A new study finds that some users of the weight-loss pill Meridia may have an increased risk of heart attack or stroke
Abbott diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban (Reuters)
Reuters - A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market.
Americans Blind to the Obesity Epidemic (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans have skewed perceptions when it comes to their weight, often believing they are lighter than they actually are, even when the scales are shouting otherwise, a new poll finds.
Abbott's diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban (Reuters)
Reuters - A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market.
Diet Pill Meridia Ups Heart Attack Risk: Study (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new study is linking the popular weight loss drug Meridia to an increased risk of non-fatal heart attacks and stroke, although taking the drug did not seem to up the risk of death in patients with a history of heart problems.
Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study (Time.com)
Time.com - A new study finds people who are genetically predisposed to obesity may benefit most from physical activity
Too little sleep bad for teenagers' diets: study (Reuters)

People sleep in their car as they wait to enter the Remote Area Medical (RAM) health clinic at the Wise County Fairgrounds in Wise, Virginia July 25, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - Teenagers who sleep less than eight hours a night on weeknights eat more fatty foods and snacks than those who get more than eight hours of sleep a night, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.



Active Lifestyle May Help Counter Obesity Genes (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise can reduce a person's genetic predisposition to obesity by 40 percent, finds a new English study.
Exercise cuts genetic obesity risk by 40 percent: study (AFP)

Physical exercise can reduce a genetic predisposition to obesity by an average of 40 percent, a new study showed Tuesday. The research challenges the notion that an inherited propensity to obesity is impossible to overcome and boosts the case for the benefit of more exercise for anyone looking to shed some weight.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Physical exercise can reduce a genetic predisposition to obesity by an average of 40 percent, a new study showed.



Weight loss cuts risk of pregnancy complication (Reuters)
Reuters - Losing the weight gained during pregnancy is a real struggle for many new mothers. But dropping just 10 pounds between pregnancies may help many women diagnosed with a dangerous complication during the first pregnancy to avoid a recurrence the second time around.
The chubby girl from Ipanema? Brazil puts on weight (Reuters)
Reuters - Brazilians' waistlines are bulging, belying the country's image as a place of buff sun worshipers and lithe soccer players.
Concerns as obesity surgery soars in Britain (AFP)

Health campaigners warned Friday that surgery was being seen as an easy option to tackle obesity after new figures showed weight-loss operations have soared here in the past five years.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - British health campaigners warned Friday that surgery was being seen as an easy option to tackle obesity after new figures showed weight-loss operations have soared here in the past five years.



Surgery for obesity increases 10-fold in England (Reuters)

A man sits on a wall in the Canary Wharf financial district of London, April 1, 2009. REUTERS/Simon NewmanReuters - Use of weight-loss surgery has increased 10-fold in hospitals in England since 2000 and those who have gastric bands fitted can reduce their risk of early death and cut health service costs, scientists said on Friday.



French diet guru Montignac dies at 66 (AFP)

Cover of Michel Montignac's Glycemic Index Diet. Montignac, author of worldwide bestsellers on weight loss in the 1980s and 1990s, has died aged 66, French officials said Thursday.(AFP/OFF)AFP - Michel Montignac, author of worldwide best-sellers on weight loss in the 1980s and 1990s, has died aged 66, French officials said Thursday.



Short-Term Overeating Could Make Long-Term Weight Loss Tougher (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- If you think a few weeks of slothful behavior and caloric overindulgence can be easily worked off at the gym, think again.
Study Suggests Link Between Diet Sodas, Preterm Delivery (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Could drinking one or more artificially sweetened, carbonated diet sodas a day boost a woman's odds of premature delivery? A new study from Denmark suggests such a link.
Could Drinking Water Before Meals Help You Lose Weight? (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Close the diet books and skip the pills. The latest weight-loss trick may be as simple as gulping a couple of glasses of water before you eat.
Adding Fish Oil to Low-Fat/High-Carb Diet May Improve Cholesterol (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- For people with the metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of risk factors such as obesity, high blood pressure, high levels of blood fats or triglycerides and high blood sugar -- adding a little fish oil to a diet low in saturated fats and high in complex carbohydrates might be just the ticket, a new study suggests.
Study IDs 'alarming disparities' in child obesity (Reuters)
Reuters - While the extent of obesity among kids overall seems to have peaked, it's still climbing among African American and Native American girls, new research from California shows.
Obesity top threat to children's health: poll (Reuters)
Reuters - Adults consider obesity the number one threat to children's health in the United States and many believe the problem is getting worse, according to a new poll.
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