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 Fruit Information - January 9, 2009
| Fearful that they might be trailing behind their American cousins with alarming obesity rates within the population, many Britons have decided to cut the fat out of their diets and lead more healthier and nutritious lifestyles. A new survey shows that many British citizens are ditching their chips and curries for fresh fruit and vegetables and replacing their whole milk with skimmed varieties instead | | New York, NY (AHN)- A new study reveals that people with symptomatic asthma eat less fruit and consume less vitamin C and manganese than people who don't have the disease | | Scientists have completed a new study on grapefruit, figuring out why it increases the effects of certain common medications. The bittersweet fruit fell out of favor more than a decade ago when it was discovered it amplifies the effect of some common medicines - like cholesterol and blood pressure drugs | | New York, NY (AHN)-According to a newly released study, many adolescents and young adults with diabetes have diets that fall far short of what's recommended to help manage their disease | | Connecticut elementary, middle, and high schools will no longer be selling sodas or other sugary beverages to students after July, when a new bill comes into effect. Connecticut's state legislature voted in favor of the bill on Thursday, and Gov. Jodi Rell has pledged to sign it. Connecticut will be the fourth state in the U.S. that has a strong law in schools that makes an effort to curb child and adolescent obesity | |
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