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• On the hunt for vitamin D

  Published: July 26, 2007, 5:00 am

  Tags: Board, Breast, Cancer, Dark, Dietary, Dri, Fatty, Fish, Food, Fortified, Good, Housekeeping, Intake, International, Milk, Multivitamin, Nutrition, Reference, Risk, Skin, Sun, Sunscreen, Supplement, Units, Vitamin

  up short -- the Food and Nutrition Board, responsible for setting the DRIs, have not yet updated guidelines in light of cancer concerns. So what's a girl to do? For starters, we need to understand that for overall health benefits, 1,000 IU (International Units) per day are necessary. The outdated DRI recommends 200 to 600 IU. This is based on

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• Does aclohol actually increase chances of bowel cancer?

  Published: July 31, 2007, 8:00 am

  Tags: Alcohol Consumption, Alcoholconsumption, Beer, Bowel Concer, Bowelconcer, European Alcohol Consumption, European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer And Nutrition, Europeanalcoholconsumption, Europeanprospectiveinvestigationintocancerandnutrition, Wine

  into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) have come to the conclusion that two servings of alcohol per day actually increased the study group's bowel cancer rate by ten per cent. BY increasing that daily intake to 3 or 4 servings, the cancer rate increased to 25 per cent. Some factors that came in to consideration with the study was the

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• In Brief: For some reason the brewers and distilleries ...

  Published: August 1, 2007, 4:43 pm

  Tags: Booze To Start Sporting Nutrition Labels

  For some reason the brewers and distilleries think this is a good idea. We always liked the fact that we didn't know how many calories we had to consume before we'd stop caring about how many... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• Read about fitness, diet and health plus dancing / Urban City Crew Blog 2

  Published: August 2, 2007, 7:14 am

  Tags: Beauty, Blog, Dance, Diet, Entertainment, Exercise, Fitness, Health, Nutrition, Photo, Video, Workout

  If you want some information on health, fitness, diet, nutrition and beauty please go to my blog Urban City Crew 2 at http://www.blogchex.com/urbancitycrew. You'll find lots of information there including more links to exercises with photos, workouts on video and nutrition facts.

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• Persuasive Video Games Offer Moral and Political Issues Disguised as Fun

  Published: August 3, 2007, 10:12 am

  Tags: Games, Obesity, Political, Issues, Nutrition, Cool Stuff, Video Games Amp Amp Consoles, Persuasive, Moral, Unleashing

  game about the politics of nutrition. It explores the relationships between [...] Related Entries: TRASHIONISTA RECOMMENDS: The Self ShelfDesign Your Own Video Game with No Coding KnowledgeA Video Game that will Keep your Kids on their Feet (Tip of the Week)Helvetica font turns 50, video games turn 40, and Tamagotchi turns 10 Tags:

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• Benefits and Deficiencies of Having a Vegetarian Lifestyle

  Published: August 4, 2007, 7:25 pm

  Tags: Health, Nutrition, Vegan, Vegetarian

  In many supermarkets, there are food aisles that are devoted to organic foods. This is due to the fact that many people are converting from meat-eaters to vegetarians. It is also becoming a more health-conscious society. The question that many prospective vegetarian may ask, What are the benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle?

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• Mental Health Let's Get A Program

  Published: August 4, 2007, 10:27 pm

  Tags: Health, Self Improvement, Fulfilling Relationships, Maintain Good Health, Mental Health, Nutrition Exercise, Self Help Tapes, Spirituality, Strengthen Your Immune System, Transformative Practice, Universal Dynamics

  good health, mental health, nutrition exercise, self help tapes, spirituality, strengthen your immune system, transformative practice, universal dynamicsIf you enjoyed this post invite me to drink a

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• 5 Things: About Fat

  Published: August 6, 2007, 5:00 am

  Tags: 5 Things, Carbs, Fat, Nutrition, Protein

  Much maligned, fat is here to stay. Here are 5 things about this macronutrient that you should know. Listed in no particular oder, here goes: A gram of fat contains 9 calories. In contrast, carbs and protein only have 4 calories per gram. In other words, you can eat twice as many carbs or protein for the same amount of calories. The RDI for

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• Nutrition Labels on Booze: Cool or Not?

  Published: August 6, 2007, 6:30 am

  Tags: Cool Not, Nutrition Labels On Alcohol, Poll

  content, serving sizes and nutritional information on all alcoholic drink packaging (from beer cans to wine bottles). As of now, labels on all liquor and on wine with more than 14 percent alcohol by volume must disclose at least the alcohol content, but this is not required for beer (except in some states). However, if a brewer wants its beer

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• Allergies and Allergens

  Published: August 8, 2007, 11:20 am

  Tags: Health, Nutrition

  An allergy is the body's effort to rid itself of a foreign substance. Usually the substance is harmless, but occasionally an allergy causes a hypersensitive violent reaction when the body encounters something it considers unsuitable.

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• Quality of prenatal nutrition gains greater significance

  Published: August 16, 2007, 9:25 am

  Tags: Healthy Eating During Pregnancy, Nutrition, Obesity, Pregnancy Nutrition

  have found that good nutrition during a child's early years can reset their bodies and prevent a predisposition towards obesity. It seems to all go back to the ability our bodies have to adjust to times of scarcity. If a woman doesn't get sufficient nutrition during her pregnancy, she is programming her child's body to store fuel

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• You Asked: Potassium and Sodium, What Is the Connection?

  Published: August 17, 2007, 2:00 pm

  Tags: Essential Nutrition For You, Potassium, Rania Batayneh, Sodium, Sweat, You Asked

  so I asked my friend, nutritionist Rania Batayneh, MPH of Essential Nutrition For You. Here's what she had to say: With regards to sodium and potassium in the body, the first thing to know is they are key electrolytes in the body- the third of importance is chloride. These electrolytes found in the body have a great influence on the

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• You have to EAT to get flatter abs

  Published: August 21, 2007, 7:59 pm

  Tags: Abs, Dairy, Diet, Dieting, Fat Loss, Lean Protein, Lowfat, Nutrition, Nuts, Olive Oil, Protein, Tighter Abs, Weight Loss, Yogurt

  Filed under: Wine, Grains, Vegetables, Dairy, Nuts/seeds, Fish, Poultry, Cheese, Fruit, Lists, How To, Meat, Health & Medical, Rice We want to believe that there is a magic pill that will melt the fat off our bodies. We even hope there's some secret formula that nobody else knows. In the end, however, in our heart of hearts,

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• Teaching Strategy #12: Just one bite . how do you get a child to eat something new?

  Published: August 23, 2007, 6:44 am

  Tags: Teaching Strategies, Food Diet, Sensory, Parenting, Asd, Aspergers, Autism, Children, Diet, Education, Family, Food, Health, Nutrition, Pdd Nos, Picky Eaters, Teaching, Vegetables

  French fries, chicken nuggets, pizza: What do these three foods have in common? They are what is called “fast food.” They are not exactly “healthy,” being deep-fried in oil or (in the case of the pizza) dripping oil and grease. They taste really good (to the general population). They are all that your child eats. Picky

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• Dog Training: A Guide To Dog Obedience Made Easy!

  Published: February 23, 2007, 6:06 pm

  Tags: Puppy, Dog Training, What Drives Your Dog, Dog Name, Dog Behavior, Behavoural Problems, Guidance, Dog Nutrition

  Dog Training Hi Dog Loving Friend, Getting a new puppy or adult dog is always an exciting time for the entire family... But unless you understand the intricacies of caring for a new best friend, that furry bundle of joy could become an anxiety problem. Stop problems in their tracks right now with this informative special report that will tell

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