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Jack LaLanne was a healthy showoff to the very end
Jack LaLanne was an incredible showoff, and with good reason.
If you can do 1,033 push-ups in 23 minutes at the "over-the-hill" age of 42, then by all means show yourself off. If you can swim more than a mile through the strong currents of Long Beach...Tags: Jack LaLanne, Omega-3 Fatty Acid, Hemorrhoids, Entertainment, Vitamin D
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Gear: A step up in home ellipticals
The elliptical trainer and its smooth oval foot pattern was a hit the moment it arrived on the scene in the mid-1990s, but a good one that could stand up to regular home use without rattling apart has never come cheap. That's doubly true of some of the...Tags: File Sharing, Weight, Health, Apple iPod, Track Cycling
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Trying to define binge eating disorder
Binge eating was long seen by psychiatrists as an unusual symptom of major depression or an anxiety disorder. After all, it seemed sometimes to lessen or yield to antidepressants and psychotherapy -- both aimed primarily at treating depression or anxiety....Tags: Columbia University, Health and Safety at School, Colleges and Universities, Depression, Hospitals and Clinics
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Early-pregnancy Weight Gain Linked to Gestational Diabetes
Women have long been told that gaining weight before becoming pregnant or being overweight at the start of pregnancy puts them at higher risk for gestational diabetes. But a new study finds that the first trimester is the most crucial time for weight gain...Tags: The Ohio State University, Columbia University, Cesarean Section, Health and Safety at School, Colleges and Universities
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What is Diabetes?
Most people do not know the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. With that in mind, let’s take a closer look at each of the forms the disease may take.
Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune process in which the immune...Tags: African Americans, High Blood Pressure, Diseases and Illnesses, Pancreas, Immune System
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Sweet stuffed
America's sweet tooth is growing. Like many other mammals, we are hooked on sugar because it is packed with energy and our bodies have evolved ways of encouraging us to consume more of it.
The trouble is, foods and beverages with added sugars are...Tags: Colon, Health and Safety at School, Colleges and Universities, Life Sciences Institute Incorporated, Agricultural Research and Technology
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The 'contagion' of social networks
The old folk concept that our personal health behaviors rub off on those around us has received a staggering amount of scientific support of late. Over the last few years, study after study has shown that weight gain, drug and alcohol use, even loneliness...Tags: Internists, Mental Health, Health and Safety at School, Emergency Planning, Colleges and Universities
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The Find: Jasmine Mediterranean Restaurant in Anaheim
The stuffed grape leaves at Jasmine Mediterranean Restaurant in Anaheim deserve your complete attention. First: These are unapologetically lemony, in a way that says, "Hello! I am not in any way trying to calm myself down for middle-of-the-road taste...Tags: Building Material, Syria, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Pistachios
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Diabetes: A battle for control
Simply put, diabetes is a contest between people and their blood. For people whose bodies don't produce enough insulin to manage their blood sugar, the goal is a normal blood score, achieved through a balancing act of lifestyle and medication....Tags: Columbia University, Blood Pressure Decrease, Entertainment, Massachusetts General Hospital, Health and Safety at School
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Saccharin's mostly sweet following
Think saccharin is unsafe? You may want to think again.
Saccharin was first identified as a hazardous, potentially cancer-causing chemical by the Food and Drug Administration in the 1970s. But since that time it has slowly been exonerated by state and...Tags: Chemical Industry, Columbia University, Consumer Goods Industries, Colleges and Universities, Bladder
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A Weighty Matter for Youngsters
Weight gain by children as young as 5 years old — and up through their teen years — can influence their health later in life, according to a recently released study spanning a quarter of a century.
Following kids and teens ages 5 to 19 years...Tags: Diabetes, Science and Technology, Hormones and Metabolism, High Blood Pressure, Physical Conditions
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Pacific Islanders at Risk
No group is immune to the threat of diabetes. But some groups have higher incidence of the disease than others. In the United States, the highest rates of diabetes appear to be among people of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander descent. In 2007, more...Tags: Diabetes, Minority Groups, Physical Conditions, Diseases and Illnesses, Weight
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