Healthy Liquid Intake For Children

By Dr. Adeyemi Fatoki, M.D. There is really no difference between 100 percent fruit juice, sports drinks, soda or fruit drinks. They all contain excessive amounts of sugar and are…

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Children And Diets

From Your Health Journal…..”A very good article in the Irish Examiner by Áilín Quinlan entitled Is it right to put a child on a diet? that I wanted to promote…

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Jared and Subway

From Your Health Journal…..”A very moving story in USA Today by Bruce Horovitz which discusses Subway sandwiches and Jared, their spokesperson / weight loss figure. The article focuses on if…

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Can A Little Extra Weight Help You Live Longer When You Are Older?

From Your Health Journal…..”Well, a story appear to be resurfacing again that we wrote about last month. NPR did a great job in its story called Don’t Count On Extra…

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‘Fat Tax’ On Fast-Food

From Your Health Journal…..”An interesting article by By Sean Whaley and Caillyn Belcher of the Las Vegas Review Journal called Nevada lawmaker pursues ‘fat tax’ on fast-food items. We discussed…

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Losing Your Memory? Try These 5 Science-Based Dietary Tips

By Richard Isaacson, M.D. and Christopher Ochner, Ph.D. (Adapted from their new book, “The Alzheimer’s Diet”) Doctors have been recommending dietary changes to their patients with such conditions as diabetes,…

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Obesity: American Medicine’s Epic Fail

From Your Health Journal…..”I always enjoy articles from Forbes.com, and found a great one recently written by Leah Binder entitled, Obesity: American Medicine’s Epic Fail. Ms. Binder starts off by…

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Plants Over Meats

From Your Health Journal…..”A very interesting article I found recently in The Star Online written by Dr. Amir Farid Ishak simply called Plants Over Meats. I wanted to promote this…

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New School Snacks Rule Coming

From Your Health Journal…..”A great story today on Yahoo! via Reuters about healthier school snacks. Schools in the United States will see new government rules targeting the kinds of snacks…

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1 In 3 Kids At Risk For Becoming Overweight

From Your Health Journal…..”A great article from WOOD-TV recently about 1 In 3 Kids At Risk For Becoming Overweight. The Your Health Journal blog has been focusing on this topic…

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