Effects Of Family Meals, Sleeping And Screen Time On Obesity In Preschoolers – American Academy Of Pediatrics

February 8, 2010

Preschool children exposed to three household routines — regularly eating family meals, getting adequate sleep, and limiting screen-viewing time — had a roughly 40 percent lower prevalence of obesity than those exposed to none of these routines. The study, “Household Routines and Obesity in U.S. Preschool-Aged Children,” published in the March issue of Pediatrics (appearing online Feb…

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February 6, 2010

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Fruit And Vegetable Consumption Improved By Online Programs

February 6, 2010

Online programs that provide information and tips about fruits and vegetables may be the key to getting more Americans to eat healthier, say researchers at Henry Ford Hospital. Researchers found that when given access to an online program about fruits and vegetables, participants increased their daily fruit and vegetable intake by more than two servings…

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Leading Scientist Presented With A National Award For His Unsurpassed Commitment To The Understanding Of Human Lactation

February 5, 2010

One of the worlds leading lactation experts, Professor Peter Hartmann, has been awarded with the Rank Prize Fund for Nutrition, worth £50,000, in recognition of his groundbreaking collaborative work with Prof. Robyn Owens and their invaluable contribution to the current understanding of human lactation…

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Blood Pressure-Lowering Diet Appears More Effective When Combined With Other Interventions

February 4, 2010

Combining an anti-hypertension diet with exercise and weight loss counseling may result in increased reduction in high blood pressure along with other benefits. James A. Blumenthal, Ph.D., of Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C., and colleagues studied 144 overweight or obese patients with high blood pressure…

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Drop kidnapping charges against grocery owner: petition – CBC.ca

June 15, 2009

Drop kidnapping charges against grocery owner: petition CBC.ca, Canada Lawyer Chi-Kung Shi says when police charged Chen with kidnapping and forcible confinement it outraged the Chinese community. "The sheer unfairness of the situation, I think, is something most people can relate to," said Chi. …

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Fighting World Hunger By Mapping The Soybean Genome

February 3, 2010

In 2009, soybeans represented an almost $30 billion industry in the U.S. alone, making soybeans the second-most profitable crop next to corn. Worldwide, soybeans have been used in human foods and livestock feed for centuries and have been a key component in industrial products, such as plastics and soy biodiesel, an environmentally friendly fuel…

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SNA Applauds President Obama’s Proposed $1 Billion Increase For Child Nutrition Programs

February 2, 2010

Following the release of President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2011 budget, which incldes a $1 billion increase for child nutrition programs, the School Nutrition Association (SNA) applauded the President and First Lady Michelle Obama for their commitment to strengthening the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs…

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It Matters What You Eat After Exercise

February 1, 2010

Many of the health benefits of aerobic exercise are due to the most recent exercise session (rather than weeks, months and even years of exercise training), and the nature of these benefits can be greatly affected by the food we eat afterwards, according to a study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology (http://jap.physiology.org)…

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Asian Journal of Andrology is advancing towards a bright future.

January 31, 2010

Asian Journal of Andrology is advancing towards a bright future.

Asian J Androl. 2010 Jan;12(1):5-6

Authors: Wang YF, Zheng QZ, Ren DQ, Zhang H, Ji LY, Ma RR

PMID: 20111073 [PubMed - in process]

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