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Kellogg touts soy oil alternative to trans fats [December 9, 2005]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kellogg Co., the world's largest cereal maker, said on Friday it plans to reduce artery-clogging trans fats in some of its products and called on others to invest in a new variety of soybean oil it said is healthier than other trans-fat-free oils.
Source: Reuters: Health
Low-fat dairy tied to lower blood pressure [December 9, 2005]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Middle-aged adults who favor skim milk and other low-fat dairy foods may have lower blood pressure than others their age, a new study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health
Replacing Some Carbohydrates with Protein and Unsaturated Fat May Enhance Heart Health Benefits [November 15, 2005]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Press Release "Replacing Some Carbohydrates with Protein and Unsaturated Fat May Enhance Heart Health Benefits", Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Press Releases
Worried Parents Turning to Organic Food [November 3, 2005]
Erin O'Neal has two daughters and a fridge stocked with organic cheese, milk, fruits and vegetables in her Annapolis, Md., home. She is among the increasing number of parents who buy organic to keep their children's diets free of food grown with pesticides, hormones, antibiotics or genetic engineering.
Source: WTOP Radio - Health News
U.K. to Ban Junk Food Sales in Schools [September 29, 2005]
In Britain's schools, chocolate and chips will soon be history. The government announced plans Wednesday to ban school cafeterias from serving poor-quality hamburgers and hot dogs, and to outlaw vending machines selling soft drinks, chocolate bars and potato chips to students.
Source: WTOP Radio - Health News
Food Pyramid for Kids Goes Interactive [September 29, 2005]
In the "MyPyramid Blast Off" game, kids load a rocket ship with the right combination of healthy foods: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lowfat or fat-free milk and lean meat. Load up with the wrong kind of fuel, or too much of it, and you can't blast off to Planet Power.
Source: WTOP Radio - Health News
Beat Obesity - Add Seaweed To Your Food [September 28, 2005]
Sky.com - Wed Sep 28, 09:44 am GMT
Source: Headlines on Obesity - News4Sites.com
Seaweed could end junk food obesity [September 27, 2005]
Dailymail.co.uk - Tue Sep 27, 01:55 am GMT
Source: Headlines on Obesity - News4Sites.com
An Oreo, a glass of milk, an obesity crisis [September 16, 2005]
Thestate.com - Wed Sep 14, 07:47 am GMT
Source: Headlines on Obesity - News4Sites.com
More Restaurants Offer Gluten-Free Menus [August 31, 2005]
As a longtime chef in four-star restaurants, Joseph Pace had seen appreciative customers before. But nothing prepared him for the day that a well-dressed man walked into his Greenwich Village restaurant, ordered a pizza and a beer, and broke into tears.
Source: WTOP Radio - Health News
Study blames obesity on access to fast food [August 28, 2005]
Kvue.com - Fri Aug 26, 06:07 pm GMT
Source: Headlines on Obesity - News4Sites.com
Texas schools use Net cafeteria to fight obesity [August 28, 2005]
Modbee.com - Thu Aug 25, 02:52 pm GMT
Source: Headlines on Obesity - News4Sites.com
Research finds link between families' eating habits and obesity [August 15, 2005]
Scotlandtoday.scottishtv.co.uk - Mon Aug 15, 12:05 pm GMT
Source: Headlines on Obesity - News4Sites.com
Adult lifestyle predicts bone health [May 26, 2005]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A person's lifestyle as an adult, including their diet and exercise habits, and reproductive history, plays a more integral role in bone health than does his or her birth weight or other factors associated with early life, results of a UK study suggest.
Source: Reuters: Health
Diet high in milk may cut heart disease risk [May 25, 2005]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A diet high in milk does not increase the risk of heart disease and stroke, a new study suggests. On the contrary, it may protect against stroke and heart disease.
Source: Reuters: Health
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