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Can A Mediterranean Diet Help Prevent Colon Cancer?

Are all healthy eating plans the same when it comes to cancer prevention”
Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center are beginning a study to look at whether diet can impact a person’s risk of developing colon cancer. Specifically, the researchers will compare a Mediterranean diet - high in olive oil, nuts and […]

Is dieting hopeless? Monica takes on a “skeptic”

In a recent post, I offered some advice to a reader who wrote to ask «blog.nutritiondata.com». I recommended that she aim to create a calorie deficit of about 7,000 calories per week (by reducing caloric intake AND increasing physical activity), which would lead to losing approximately two pounds a week.
Over the weekend, a reader […]

Giving kids new outlets, unplugged and even outdoors

When it comes to children and screen time, less is better. For babies and toddlers, none is ideal Д at least according to the American Academy of Pediatrics and many experts on child development.
And yet, a Kaiser Family Foundation study found 61% of babies spend part of a typical day in front of a […]

The ABC’s of Good Nutrition

Working your way through the alphabet is one fun way to assure you kids are exposed to the variety of vitamin- and mineral-packed fruits and vegetables. Early on kids learn that the letter “A” is for “apple,” but you shouldn’t stop there! Continue to work your way through the alphabet for a creative, diverse, alphabet-inspired […]

AGs urge crackdown on energy drink claims

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Beverage companies that sell alcoholic energy drinks were harshly criticized Tuesday by more than two dozen state attorneys general who want federal officials to examine the ingredients and marketing of the drinks they say are aimed at underage customers.
In a letter to John Manfreda, the administrator of the federal Alcohol […]