Nutrition Information - July 24, 2008

The Cell Phone Diet

July 26, 2005 - Topics diet, nutrition and food
Technology has found its way into the neverending diet wars. It's called the My Food Phone diet and it used camera-phones as a source of nutritional guidance.

Makers of the My Food Phone cell phone diet service instruct dieters to take pictures of what they are about to eat with their camera-phones, e-mail them to the service site with a brief description, where a registered dietician will receive and review it

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Dark Chocolate May Help Those Suffering High Blood Pressure

July 19, 2005 - Topics chocolate, blood, study, research and studies
Researchers report that dark chocolate may help lower blood pressure.

The study shows compounds found in chocolate, called flavonoids, can help blood vessels work more smoothly, with the possibility of reducing heart disease

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Study Shows Hand Washing Can Reduce Child Deaths By Half

July 14, 2005 - Topics study, child, nutrition, diet and hygiene
cientists and researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have said washing hands with soap can cut the number of deaths in half of children suffering pneumonia, the worldwide leading killer of kids under the age of 5.

It can also reduce cases of diarrhea and the skin infection, impetigo. The CDC has shown improved hygiene could save many lives, especially in poor countries

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Woman Loses Weight On McDiet

July 14, 2005 - Topics nutrition, diet, mother and child
Merab Morgan is a single mother of 2 children and works in the construction industry, her time is limited and funds are divided but she manages to spend between $9 and $11.00 a day on McDonalds.

So what's the story here? Morgan eats all 3 daily meals from McDonalds

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Women Forgoing Health Because of High Costs

July 8, 2005 - Topics women, survey, prescription, smoking and alcohol
A survey released Thursday reveals two-thirds of women have no health insurance, and more than a quarter of young and middle-aged U.S. women went without medical care last year because of insufficient funds.

A Kaiser Family Foundation survey found that a growing number of women are forgoing screening tests, such as mammograms, and are not talking to their doctors about important health issues such as smoking, alcohol use, and calcium intake

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