The Checkup: July 5, 2009 - July 11, 2009
Cutting Calories Might Extend Life -- For Monkeys, At Least
Cutting way back on calories may make for longer life. So suggests a study of rhesus monkeys published today in the journal Science. The new research shows that fewer rhesus monkeys who ate a calorie-restricted diet had died in a 20-year period than those whose diets weren't restricted (only 50...
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Jennifer LaRue Huget
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July 10, 2009; 12:17 PM ET |
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General Health
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Nutrition and Fitness
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Is That Right? Fruit2day: A New Way to Eat Fruit
Is downing a Fruit2day fruit drink really the same as eating two servings of fruit? Close, but not quite. Four flavors of Fruit2day were introduced in the U.S. in May after having gained a following in Europe. The bottles, shaped like two round pieces of fruit stacked one atop the...
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Jennifer LaRue Huget
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July 10, 2009; 7:00 AM ET |
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Celiac Disease Increases Sharply
Celiac disease, an immune system disorder that causes people to react to gluten in their diet, has increased dramatically in the past half-century, according to new research. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye and barley. People with Celiac disease get severe abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, constipation and other...
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Rob Stein
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July 9, 2009; 7:00 AM ET |
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Do Food Safety Fixes Miss the Mark?
A working group created by President Obama to recommend ways to fix the nation's faltering food-safety system yesterday released proposals for ensuring eggs contaminated with salmonella don't make their way into consumers' hands. The guidelines are a long time coming; they've been kicking around for at least a decade now,...
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Jennifer LaRue Huget
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July 8, 2009; 7:00 AM ET |
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Weighty Thoughts
How many times a day do you think about your weight? I believe there are people out there who can honestly say they never, or at least rarely, think about how much they weigh. I have several friends whose weight doesn't seem to fluctuate, who appear to eat when they're...
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Jennifer LaRue Huget
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July 7, 2009; 7:00 AM ET |
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The Fat of the Land
Lordy, we're fat. The annual state-of-our-waistlines report issued last week by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation mapped out the nation's obesity situation, state by state. It's not a pretty picture. Only in one state, Colorado, are fewer than 1 in 5 adults obese. In...
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Jennifer LaRue Huget
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July 6, 2009; 7:00 AM ET |
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