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Nutrition notes: Go ahead, eat your way to better skin
In my last column I wrote about the protein collagen, and how taking a collagen supplement for lean muscles also gives us beautiful skin.
Dieticians play vital role in HMC's healthcare services, says expert
From treating paediatric cases to adult patients, the Dietetics and Nutrition Department has over the years gained a valuable insight into the causes and effects of certain diets on patient health and have created special diets different patients.
'The Food Movement, Rising': An Exchange
by Kevin Morgan, Ellen Finkelpearl, Joel Berg, reply by Michael Pollan To the Editors : Michael Pollan inadvertently reveals the dangers of the local food movement when he extols its multiple benefits [The Food Movement, Rising, NYR , June 10]. In an otherwise excellent article, he claims that the local food movement wants to decentralize the global economy, if not secede from it altogether ...
YMCA to train staff on nursing
The Greater Boston YMCA will train its 1,500 employees in Eastern Massachusetts on a state law protecting mothers right to breast-feed in public, after an employee at its Woburn facility told a mother to stop breast-feeding her baby because doing so violated the Ys policy against eating food in a child care facility. YMCA - Greater Boston - United States - Breastfeeding - Organizations
Combination treatment for obesity leads to substantial reductions in body weight
Combination treatment for obesity using the drugs naltrexone and bupropion, plus diet and exercise, helps reduce bodyweight by a mean of 5% or more over a year, depending on the dosage used. The findings of the COR-I study are reported in an Article Online First and in an upcoming Lancet, written by Professor Frank L Greenway, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University ...
UAB study looks to boost muscle mass in older adults
Can a nutritional supplement used for wound-healing also help build muscle in older adults? Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Nutrition Sciences are taking a hard look at an over-the-counter supplement that might help seniors avoid age-related muscle loss.
Nutrition still a problem, Vitamin A scheme to stay
A programme to administer Vitamin A to Indian children is unlikely to be scrapped despite new research advising against it. The health ministry and several doctors say it is needed to combat malnutrition, which affects over 20 percent of the country's population.
What Are Proteins? What Is A Protein? How Much Protein Do I Need?
Proteins are large molecules consisting of amino acids which our bodies and the cells in our bodies need to function properly. Our body structures, functions, the regulation of the body's cells, tissues and organs cannot exist without proteins. Our muscles, skin, bones and many other parts of the body contain significant amounts of protein. Protein accounts for 20% of total body weight. Enzymes ...
As food crisis deteriorates in Niger, World Vision expands response
World Vision - USA As food crisis deteriorates in Niger, World Vision expands response Aid agency says annual "hunger season" began early this year 1.5 million children suffering from malnutrition throughout Niger ...
Sports drinks geared more toward intense activity
Everyday exercise doesn't really call for that huge orange bottle. Going for a three-mile run? Don't need it. A 100-mile bike ride? Sure.
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