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| Healthy News The latest headlines about health and well-being. When it comes to making healthy choices, there is a lot of information out there. As a registered dietitian and Price Chopper's corporate nutritionist, I can help you by sharing with you a few of the informative articles I've read lately. Have a question on anything you've read lately? Connect with me and I'll help you make food fit into your lifestyle.
Your Friend in Weight Loss
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Get Pesticide-Free Fruit Every Time
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Veggies May Cut Diabetes Risk
Posted 03/20/2008 | Permalink | Share This
Healthy, Fun Easter Baskets
Healthier sweet treats Encourage play and creativity Encourage physical activity and sports Fuel their brain Other fun, practical stuff
Posted 03/13/2008 | Permalink | Share This | 
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If the scale hasn't budged since you turned 40, try making an appointment with a registered dietitian (RD). In a University of Minnesota study, researchers instructed 26 
Here's a fast way to find organic produce at the grocery store: Look at those pesky stickers. A 4-digit number means the food was conventionally grown; a 5-digit number beginning with 9 means
Eating your vegetables may cut your the risk of developing type-2 diabetes by almost 30 percent, according to researchers from the Shanghai Cancer Institute in China and the Diabetes Research and Training Center in Nashville, TN. By looking at the professed eating habits of 64,191 middle-aged Chinese women for nearly 5 years, they determined those who ate the most vegetables were 28 percent less likely to develop the disease compared to the women who ate the least. Though the study doesn't prove a direct link between vegetable consumption and diabetes prevention, it is significant since more than 20 million Americans have diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. The study is published in the February issue of the Journal of Nutrition.
With childhood obesity on the rise we have put together some healthy and fun alternatives to the traditional Easter basket often overflowing with candy. We'd never say skip the candy altogether but suggest limiting it to perhaps just one of the kids' favorite candies. Don't call off the Easter egg hunt! The bunny can hide a couple of plastic eggs filled with some jelly beans, chocolate eggs, small toys or coins.