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Tag Archives: healthy diet
New school nutrition guidelines issued
First Lady Michelle Obama teamed up with Rachael Ray to unveil the biggest overhaul on school meals in more than 15 years. There will be more whole grains, less salt and a wider selection of fruits and vegetables and all … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Nutritional Health, Obesity, Parenting
Tagged child nutrition, healthy diet, healthy eating, healthy food, healthy lunch, nutrition, Nutritional Health, school lunch
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Institute of Medicine panel proposes grading system for food
The Washington Post explains an Institute of Medicine report saying that “a symbol, such as a check mark or a star, should be displayed on the front of every food item and beverage sold in grocery stores so harried shoppers can … Continue reading
Posted in Nutritional Health, Parenting
Tagged food regulation, healthy diet, healthy eaters, healthy eating, healthy food
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Want to dramatically reduce your breast cancer risk?
USA Today ran a number of articles discussing breast cancer, focusing in particular on the role of inflammation. The great news here is that doing something that is highly healthy (increasing exercise) seems to reduce breast cancer risk.
Posted in Cancer, Woman's Health
Tagged anti-cancer diets, breast cancer, breast cancer prevention, exercise, healthy diet, physical exercise
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Which foods lead to more weight gain than others? You might be surprised.
It turns out that there are some specific foods that may be the biggest culprits behind weight gain according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Posted in Children's Health, General Health, Nutritional Health, Obesity, Parenting
Tagged avoid weight gain, healthy diet, nutrition, Nutritional Health, Obesity, overweight
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Three lifestyle changes significantly reduce cancer rates
In two previous blogs (“Thirty percent of breast cancers could be prevented by lifestyle changes” and “Three Healthy Habits Cut Breast Cancer Risk, Study Finds“) I’ve discussed the association between cancer risk and lifestyle choices.
Posted in Cancer, General Health
Tagged 10 Essentials of Happy Healthy People, alcohol, breast cancer prevention, Cancer, cancer prevention, exercise, healthy diet, preventing cancer
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Three Meals A Day May Beat ‘Mini-meals’ For Weight Loss
Sitting down to eat a real meal three times a day may be a better strategy for weight loss than grazing on several smaller “mini-meals,” new research shows. Here are the details in a report from Reuters Health: Overweight and … Continue reading
Posted in Nutritional Health, Obesity
Tagged avoid weight gain, diet, diet myths, dieting, healthy diet, nutrition, overweight, weight loss
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Eating Processed Meat Riskier Than Red Meat
Here’s some surprising information from the Harvard School of public health. It’s an old news, new news story. First a reiteration of some old news: Eating processed meat such as bacon, salami, hot dogs, or lunch meats is associated with … Continue reading
Posted in Heart Health, Nutritional Health
Tagged diabetes, diet, healthy diet, heart disease, Nutritional Health, processed meat, red meat
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Four lifestyle choices reduce risk of chronic disease 80 percent
What an interesting new study. It concludes that to dramatically reduce your healthcare costs, to lengthen your life, to improve the quality of your life, and, in short, to have a happier and more highly healthy life, you need to … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, General Health, Heart Health, Medical Economics, Men's Health, Nutritional Health, Obesity, Woman's Health
Tagged Cancer, diabetes, exercise, health, healthcare costs, healthy diet, heart attack, Obesity, physical activity, quality of life, smoking, stroke, tobacco
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