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_ Healthy Diet & NutritionDebunking the “Food Desert” Myth: People Buy Most of Their Junk Food at the Supermarket By Sondra Forsyth articleAn analysis of a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults done by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign … Read More→
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_ ObesityBody Mass Index May Be Unreliable Health Tool By Jane Farrell articleHow accurate is the widely accepted BMI (Body Mass Index)? Not very, according to new research out of UC Santa … Read More→
_ ObesitySurprise! Junk Food Is Not to Blame for Obesity By thirdAGE articleWhile a diet of chocolate bars and cheeseburgers washed down with a sugary soda is inadvisable from a nutritional standpoint, … Read More→
_ Diabetes Health & Fitness Health Headlines Heart HealthStanding at Work Burns Extra Calories By Adprime Admin articleIf you want to avoid sitting all day, try standing – at your desk. According to a new University of … Read More→
Aging Well Brain Health Exercise Health & Fitness Healthy Diet & Nutrition Senior HealthOlder People Are Getting Smarter, But Not Fitter By articleOlder populations are scoring better on cognitive tests than people of the same age did in the past — a … Read More→