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Eating insects could help fight obesity, U.N. says
ReutersROME (Reuters) - The thought of eating beetles, caterpillars and ants may give you the creeps, but the authors of a U.N. report published on Monday said the health benefits of consuming nutritious insects could help fight obesity. More than 1,900 species...Tags: Weight, Health Organizations
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EDITORIAL: Food stamp bill fine, but go after bigger fish
The Leader-TelegramThe issue: The Assembly wants to force food stamp recipients to buy less junk food. Our view: It's a good idea, but that's not where the real potential cost savings lie. Most politicians' press releases are so blatantly partisan that moving them to...Tags: Weight, Petroleum Industry, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Healthy Diet
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Small restaurants serving big calories, salt: studies
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite public health progress in cutting calories, as well as salt and fat from fast foods and supermarket products, neighborhood restaurants are still packing big helpings of each into their meals, a trio of studies suggests....Tags: American Medical Association, Barack Obama, Medical Research, National Institutes of Health, Food Industry
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Mud Run participation in Glen Helen goes for good cause
San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.Carlos Luna's heart pounds and his chest aches. His legs and arms burn from exertion. While this may seem like torture, Luna regularly submits himself to this pain all in the name of fun. Luna is a mudder: A person who participates in races which...Tags: Weight, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Sex Crimes, Law Enforcement
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OPINION: Should we be telling others what to eat?
The Herald (Rock Hill, S.C.)Pearl Cantrell is 105, and she loves bacon. "I love bacon," she told reporters at her 105th birthday celebration this week. "I eat it every day." The central Texas woman has had a life of hard physical labor, and she bore seven children. But she still...Tags: Weight, Nikki Haley, Bacon, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Weight just one factor to consider when measuring health
Tribune Media ServicesDEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is it possible to be 30 pounds overweight and still be healthy? My blood pressure and cholesterol are normal, and I have no health issues other than being overweight. ANSWER: Weight is one important measure of health. But it's not...Tags: Weight, Body Mass Index, High Blood Pressure, Heart Disease, Hospitals and Clinics
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Lifestyle change may ease heart risk from job stress
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Being under stress at work is tied to a higher risk of heart problems, new research confirms - but putting down the beer bottle and going for a walk may help. Researchers found that job strain - defined as having a lot of...Tags: Stress, Weight, Heart Attack, Cardiologists, Heart Problems
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BMI measuring in schools proves weighty issue
Like other fourth-graders at Evanston's King Laboratory School, Jennifer Dreller's daughter was discreetly weighed during gym class as part of a routine fitness assessment. But the experience took a toll on the 10-year-old's self-esteem, her mother...
Tags: Weight, Body Mass Index, Family, Teaching and Learning, American Heart Association
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In an urban food desert, markets make a mobile oasis
The Virginian-PilotThe steam from a plump roasted yam greets Peggy Miller for dinner most days. It doesn't take much to satisfy the 72-year-old's appetite, but she's picky about what's on her plate. Fresh vegetables are her first choice, but they're not easy to come by in...Tags: Weight, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Vehicles, Personal Income, Services and Shopping
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Letters to the editor
Inland Valley Daily BulletinSugary drinks tax is an investment in health This is in response to the May 8 editorial "Popping the bubbles of latest soda tax. " Your opinion on a state tax on sugary drinks is misinformed. Sugary drinks are different from other snack food because...Tags: Weight, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Insurance Cost, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Heart Disease
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