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Kraft Foods Slashing Sodium by 10%
Media Bonnint
If it comes in a box and is labeled "food," odds are it's loaded with salt. Salt is the great preserver.
You want that powdered macaroni and cheese to last 100 years? Pack it with salt!
Here's the problem. Salt isn't exactly a human's best friend, it raises our blood pressure.
So that's why Kraft says it will cut the sodium in their products by 10% over the next two years.
» moreShould the First Lady Have Talked About Her Kids' Weight?
Tim Sloan
"Short and fat doesn't look good." This what my father used to tell me. As a "husky" kid, those were, uh, comforting words.
Lucky for me, he didn't say that stuff in public, which was good - I guess.
But, the First Lady is getting some heat for mentioning her daughters' little weight problem.
» moreLow Carb vs. Low Fat: Which is Better?
A study out of Duke University, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, showed low carb dieting to be effective in lowering blood pressure, compared to a low fat diet and the drug Orlistat (Xenical).
Here are the particulars of the study and some commentary:
» moreMediterranean Diet Lowers Risk of First Heart Attack
Ediets
That first heart attack has got to be a shocker. You're at the bar watching the game, dipping Buffalo wings into blue cheese and - BAM!
You're on the floor grabbing your chest and yelling for your drunken buddies to call 911. If only you'd been popping olives instead of jalapeño poppers.
Because a new study shows the Mediterranean diet may lower your risk of having a cardiac event, especially that pesky first heart attack.
» moreFirst Lady Michelle Obama Joins the Fight Against Obesity
EatTheView
Like many second-in-commands before her (let's be honest, the First Wife is REALLY the next in power), current First Lady Michelle Obama has championed causes close to her heart.
Most hyped was her "first garden," the Whitehouse's organic backyard garden, and her work encouraging Americans to eat more fruits and vegetables.
And now, Michelle wants to help put an end to the United States' growing obesity problem.
» morePoll: Coffee Lowers Brain Cancer Risk
Coffee has been getting a lot of good press lately, but most of the research has pointed to the antioxidants in the bean as the health promoting property.
However, a new study from Imperial College, London suggests that caffeine is a magic bullet that reduces brain cancer risk by 40%.
» moreBrits Urged to Grow Their Own Food
The British government has launched a new "food strategy" for the next 20 years, emphasizing sustainability and good health. Britain's environmental secretary, Hilary Benn, said:
Food security is as important to this country's future wellbeing - and the world's - as energy security. We need to produce more food. We need to do it sustainably. And we need to make sure that what we eat safeguards our health.
So, what does that mean in practice?
» moreTop 10 Health Trends of the Decade
I admit it, I love top 10 lists! And, as this decade draws to a close, I especially love top 10's of the decade.
The 2000's certainly had a nice blend of the progressive, the questionable and of course the utterly ridiculous. The 2000's could be defined as the decade where we waffled over carbs, incorporated technology and took exercise and dieting to new extremes.
So, here are the trends and a brief commentary on each one:
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