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School nutrition: Healthier ingredients, more education for 2010-11 PDF Print E-Mail
Written by Stacy Teicher Khadaroo - CS Monitor   
Monday, 23 August 2010

Article Source: CS Monitor

School nutrition has advanced for the 2010-11 school year as parents, children, and government programs push healthy menu options.

Schools searching for ways to improve school nutrition are starting to get sneaky."Replace three-quarters of the fat in baked goods with pureed beans and the kids don’t even notice!” according to a tip from an awarding-winning elementary school in Idaho.

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Few medicines work as well as exercise PDF Print E-Mail
Written by Jane Glenn Haas - The Denver Post   
Saturday, 21 August 2010

Article Source: The Denver Post

We all know we're supposed to exercise, to move our muscles and be strong. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimates about three-fourths of older adults are sedentary, despite informative articles insisting activity helps prevent many related ailments, from coronary artery disease to cognitive decline.

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Shaping up a city in the nation's fattest state PDF Print E-Mail
Written by Leslie Askew - CNN   
Friday, 06 August 2010

Article Source: CNN

This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 34.4 percent of Mississippi's adults are obese, meaning they have a body mass index of 30 or more. Linda Fondren, 54, wants to move her state from the fattest to the fittest. For the last four years, she has led her hometown of Vicksburg in its battle with the bulge.

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Making 2010 a Turning Point for Women's Health PDF Print E-Mail
Written by Thalif Deen - InterPress Service   
Tuesday, 13 July 2010

Article Source: InterPress Service

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 8, 2010 (IPS) - As the international community readies to commemorate World Population Day Sunday, the United Nations is reviewing the state of the world's women - and how they stack up against the risks of maternal mortality and the lack of universal access to reproductive health.

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Hot flashes? Losing weight may help PDF Print E-Mail
Written by Denise Mann - Health.com   
Monday, 12 July 2010

Article Source: Health.com - CNN

(Health.com) -- Overweight women who experience hot flashes -- the uncomfortable flushing and sweating spells that accompany menopause -- may be able to cool those symptoms by losing weight, a new study suggests.

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