| Keep Unborn Baby Healthy: Dos and Don'ts
Although there is no way to guarantee that your baby will be born 100 percent healthy, expecting mothers can take certain steps to reduce the risk of some physical and intellectual abnormalities. The National Women's Health Information Center and AVSC International, an organization that promotes reproductive health care worldwide, give some tips for pregnant women: Visit a health-care provider in the first trimester of your pregnancy, and then at regular intervals until you give birth. Contact your insurance provider or, if you don't have one, contact your local family or social services for health insurance options. Eat healthy foods. Your doctor may instruct you with some specific nutrition guidelines. Get regular physical activity.
How to Be Heart Smart at the Supermarket
SUNDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Taking the time to investigate food labels not only can improve your heart health, but also your overall wellness. "Reading the labels is a great way to be guided toward healthier choices for your heart, and for general reduction of all chronic diseases today," Cathy Fitzgerald, registered dietitian with MFit, the University of Michigan Health System's health promotion division, said in a prepared statement. "So think about using the front of the package as well as the nutrition facts on the back when you are out shopping." Start by educating yourself on what food label language truly means. Fitzgerald offered these tips: The claim, "May reduce the risk of heart disease." A company can only put this statement on a food if scientific evidence exists that the U.S.
Low-Calorie Sweeteners Are Helpful In Weight Control, Confirmed By ...
A recent review of the scientific literature concluded that low-calorie (or no-calorie) sweeteners may be of help in resolving the obesity problem. Although they are not magic bullets, low-calorie sweeteners in beverages and foods can help people reduce their calorie (energy) intakes. "Low-calorie sweeteners reduce the energy of most beverages to zero and lower the energy density of many foods," said study co-author, Dr. Adam Drewnowski, Director, Center for Public Health Nutrition at the University of Washington. "Every dietary guideline these days tells us to bulk up, hydrate, and consume foods with fewer calories but more volume."
The study by Bellisle and Drewnowski, published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, evaluated a variety of laboratory, clinical and epidemiological studies on low-calorie sweeteners, energy density and satiety.
Eating Well, Harvard-Style
These days, it's a piece of (low-calorie) cake to find sugar-free, fat-free, or even carb-free foods. Politic-free foods, on the other hand, are not so easy to come by. If you're worried about how food industry lobbyists have corrupted the government's dietary guidelines, fret no more: Harvard has created its own food pyramid! In 2005, the USDA replaced its 1992 food pyramid with a new version, which Walter C. Willett, Frederick John Stare Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition, dubbed “a complete joke." The pyramid's recommendations (heavy on dairy, meat, and grains) are rife with political undertones, according to Jami M. Snyder, Communications Coordinator of Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS). “It's very convenient for the industry," Willett said. “Everyone's in the game." So Willett created his own food pyramid, displayed in Harvard's dining halls and his book “Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy." Willett's design distinguishes between good and bad fats and carbohydrates, less dairy than the government's dietary guidelines, and “sparing" servings of red meat and white bread.
Why carbs are the new diet craze
Potatoes get a bad rap as little more than a waist-thickening waste of calories. But amazing new research puts spuds squarely at the center of the latest weight-loss buzz, along with other unfairly maligned carbs such as corn and rice. The reason: All these foods contain resistant starch, a unique kind of fiber you'll be hearing a lot more about. In fact, experts agree that it's one of the most exciting nutrition breakthroughs they've seen in years. “Resistant starch has the potential to become the next hot nutrition trend," says Leslie Bonci, R.D., author of the “American Dietetic Association's Guide to Better Digestion." Indeed, more than 160 studies have examined this little-known nutrient's remarkable health and weight-loss benefits. Resistant starch: The new power nutrient
Although this may be the first you've heard of resistant starch, it's likely been a part of your diet most of your life.
USDA hold on beef has little impact on PBC schools
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's administrative hold on ground beef processed by the Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co. had little impact on Palm Beach County schools. "School menus were only affected one day," said a news release issued by the county School District. Lori Dornbusch, assistant director of site-based operations, said a "sparse" number of schools had to substitute chicken, turkey or other federally acceptable food item for beef on one day. She said she did not know if any schools in Boca Raton or Delray Beach were affected. USDA placed an administrative hold on all Hallmark/Westland products because of potential violations of regulatory requirements and contractual terms as a supplier of products to the federal food and nutrition programs.
Beverage Creations Inc. Taps Kohnstamm Communications to Mount ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. - (Business Wire) Beverage Creations, Inc. (PINK SHEETS: BVRG), a hydration technologies corporation based in St. Paul, MN, announced today it has chosen Kohnstamm Communications as its public relations agency for the national launch of its new water and inhalable oxygen product "bio2TONIC." The Minnesota-based PR agency, a powerhouse in creating effective national marketing programs for innovative food and beverage companies, will drive consumer interest through digital PR, word of mouth marketing, event marketing and traditional media relations approaches aimed at sports, health, lifestyle and nutrition interests. "When it comes to product PR and creating buzz around products new to the marketplace, this is the one agency I wanted in my corner," said Bob Wieden, CEO of Beverage Creations, Inc.
Past not a factor
Players who are healthy, including senior all-stater Ben Gillen and Brian Thompson will have a large say in how tonight's game plays out."We have to come out under control and not force anything early," Gillen said while taking time out of a drill at Thursday's practice. "We have to take care of the ball early and not have any dumb turnovers. .
Local man under arrest in double homicide on Riley Drive
Brothers Calvin Walls, 42, of Bloomington, and David Walls, 40, of Jackson, Miss., were killed in the attack about 8:30 p.m. at the apartment building at 333 Riley Drive. A third brother, Levar L. Walls, was shot at least three times and was doing well in the hospital Wednesday, according to his stepmother, Connie Walls of Bloomington.“He's out of the woods. He's talking and he's together," she said, later adding he underwent surgery for a crushed femur.Montell Jones, 29, was the fourth man shot in the incident. No further information on Jones was immediately available.Michael B. Brown, 30, who lives on the second floor of the building, was arrested Wednesday morning on Rainbow Drive and jailed on accusations he shot the four men with a handgun.Police said a confrontation that started as a verbal dispute became a physical fight before shots were fired.Bloomington police spokesman Duane Moss said Wednesday afternoon he didn't know what started the dispute or what happened in the physical confrontation.
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