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NUTS FORM A PART OF HEALTHY LIFESTYLE HIGH IN FATS AND FIBERS – (09-01-03)

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Nut consumption and body weight

Nuts have gotten a bad rap when it comes to health, despite the fact that numerous clinical studies on several types of nuts have shown beneficial effects on blood lipids. Since that are high in fat, most people refer to nuts as “fattening.” The two are not necessarily related, as we see in this study. Nuts (in moderation, of course) are a part of a healthy lifestyle, high in monounsaturated fats, fiber and tocotrienols.

AJCN — Abstracts: Sabaté 78 (3): 647S

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SUGARY FOODS MAKES KIDS FAT – (04-24-06)

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Effects of Decreasing Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption on Body Weight in Adolescents

Geezzz!! This definitely goes into the “How much did we spend on THAT????” category. Why do we see study after study after study confirming what the average American citizen with an IQ high enough to vote already knows? TV makes kids fat. Junk food makes kids fat. Not enough exercise makes kids fat. Sugary foods makes kids fat. So, with all of this, why is there a national dilemma with society throwing up there hands in ignorance of why obesity is climbing in our children??

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PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE – (09-29-05)

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Increases in testicular cancer may be linked to the rise in maternal body weight

I’ve said it before and this is yet another sad example of what we can expect as we have unhealthy mothers given birth to unhealthy children and starting them off with unhealthy lifestyles. Expect to see several generations of reductions in life expectancies unless we, as a society, get on the ball and truly start educating people about prevention and health.

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DAIRY INTAKE LEADS TO MODEST WEIGHT REDUCTION – (05-08-05)

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Dairy products do not lead to alterations in body weight or fat mass in young women in a 1-y intervention

Most physicians that stay current with the medical literature are not big fans of dairy for a variety of reasons.  The recent barrage of “drink your milk and fit into your bikini by summer” ad campaigns must be a boon for the radio and TV networks, but are based on one study that showed a very modest weight reduction with dairy intake (I believe it was worth about 3 lbs over 6 months).

The advertising that has gone into making the American public believe that dairy is an absolutely essential part of a healthy lifestyle is truly one for the textbooks.  There is scant evidence to support the claims of the dairy industry, and much research to the contrary.