All posts with subject: diet
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Mix fresh, frozen, and canned in your winter menu
In different parts of the country, the selection of fresh fruits and vegetables can be limited in the winter. So what’s the best way to keep you and your family eating healthy throughout the season? Try a mix of fresh, frozen, and canned produce.
“Fruits and vegetables provide your [...]
Read full storyfiled in: Healthy Kids
subjects: diet, health, vegetables, winter
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Meet Rosa Soto, health advocate featured in “Food, Inc.”
Our goal is for people to thrive. Part of that effort involves diet. And that’s not just the food you prepare, but the food that’s offered to you through the food industry — which isn’t always healthy. This is the message of a new film called “Food, Inc.” The film was produced with the help of Rosa Soto, regional director of the California Center for Public Health Advocacy in Los Angeles, a nonprofit agency funded in part by a grant from Kaiser Permanente as a community health initiative.
Read full storyfiled in: Thriving Communities
subjects: diet, nutrition
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
The correlation between belly fat and dementia
A 2008 study in the journal Neurology found that having a few extra pounds around your belly in midlife can increase your chances of suffering from dementia later in life.
The study, led by Rachel Whitmer, PhD, uncovered the following key findings:
People who were overweight and had a large belly were [...]
Read full storyfiled in: State of Health
subjects: diet, disease-prevention, weight loss
Thursday, December 3, 2009
How much exercise do you need to burn off that lunch?
Have you ever wondered how long you’d need to ride a bike to burn off calories from eating a single hot dog? Or any other kind of food, combined with any other type of exercise?
You just need this formula:
Number of calories x 60 ÷ (weight in pounds x 0.45359237 x [...]
Read full storyfiled in: Exercise & Fitness
subjects: calorie counter, diet, exercise, fitness
