Archive for January, 2008
Monday, January 28th, 2008
EU Health Commissioner Markos Kyprianou is calling for a change in food packaging in an effort to try and curb obesity across Europe.
He wants nutrition information be printed on the front of food boxes and packaging so European consumers can quickly and easily find information on how much sugar, fat, ...
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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
There's a one-two punch when it comes to your health. Obesity and diabetes go hand in hand the way ice cream goes with a sugar cone. Now health professionals are looking at obesity surgery as a way to also help fight diabetes.
Patients who had surgery to reduce ...
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
The "Big Apple" is once again leading the way in restaurant reform. Last year the city mandated "no transfats" at all eateries in the city. This year, they are working to mandate that fast food and other chain restaurants display calorie counts next to their menu items.
Here is a ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
When I was a teenager, life was a lot simpler. Our house had 1 phone line. If it was being used, you harassed the sibling that was tying up the line until they hung up the phone. If you wanted
to go somewhere, you took off with out being ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
How many people really think exercise is fun? I can't for sure, but I bet the number is low. Most people use exercise as a means to an end. If they don't exercise, they can't achieve goals that are important to them.
I think a lot ...
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Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the sale of cloned beef and other food products
such as milk.
The FDA has studied this issue for the last seven years.
"The meat and milk from cattle, swine and goat clones are as safe to eat as the food we eat every day," ...
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Monday, January 14th, 2008
If you have been keeping with your New Year's Resolution to lose weight, I have good news for you. A person forms a habit within 3 weeks, according to many reports I've read. So at Day 21 of 2008, you should already have some great habits formed that ...
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Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
This is the pivotal week for New Year's resolutions. The holidays are over, life has slipped back into its' normal routine, and now the hum and drum of daily life takes its' natural course. If the excitement is already wearing off for your New Year's resolution, it might ...
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Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
Improvita Health Products, based in Cleveland Ohio, recently introduced a new aspirin that is absorbed through the lining of the mouth as opposed to having to swallow it.
The product is called Faspirin and contains 81 mg of aspirin. It's ingested by placing it on the tongue where it quickly ...
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Friday, January 4th, 2008
Losing weight is viewed by many people as an act of sheer will power. If you think this way, you might be in danger of failure. If you absolutely "cannot give up" some food for whatever reason, you're looking for excuses to stay at your current weight or ...
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