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2010-03-03 Childhood obesity EmpowHER - Womens Health Online

She noted that children enrolled in school meal programs consume about half their daily calories at school. About 31 million children in the United States take part in school-based lunch and breakfast programs, the Associated Press reported.

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2010-02-24 Employers Manage Health Costs, One Diet at a Time - The Juggle - WSJ

Such programs might be regarded as the carrot portion of a carrot-and-stick strategy to cut health-benefit costs. The stick: Many employers are already making insurance for dependents a lot

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Employers battling high health-care costs are increasingly trying to influence employees personal decisions, subsidizing fitness-club dues and cutting premiums for those who get health-risk assessments.

2010-02-23 High blood pressure in U. S. a neglected disease Reuters

High blood pressure or hypertension is easily preventable through diet, exercise and drugs, yet it is the second-leading cause of death in the United States, said committee chair David Fleming, who directs Public Health for Seattle and King County in Washington.

The group also asked the CDC to urge the federal Medicare and Medicaid programs and private insurers to reduce out-of-pocket deductibles and co-payments for blood pressure drugs, and to work with the drug industry to simplify the process for patients to get reduced-cost or free drugs.

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - High blood pressure is a neglected disease and the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must do more to fight it by helping Americans eat better and encouraging doctors to - United States Maggie Fox David Fleming Julie Steenhuysen

2010-02-22 City kids getting into shape the new, Zumba way - The New Britain Herald News : New Britain, Conn. , and surrounding areas ( )

During the Tuesday afternoon nutrition class, HCC registered dietitian Kari King teaches parents and grandparents, through a Spanish interpreter, about fats, healthy dining out, the food guide pyramid, food groups, and portion control.

Elena Trueworthy, Head Start special services senior manager, said while many Head Start programs offer general nutrition education and awareness for adults, this combined community program links nutrition with exercise for the whole family.

The program encourages healthy diet and exercise habits for children and their families who are obese or at risk of becoming obese. Classes are held at New Britain Head Start, 180 Clinton St.

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2010-02-04 Hospitals reaching out to raise risk awareness :: Herald News :: Lifestyles

Cravens said its very important for women to work with their physicians to decrease their risks for heart disease, such as through diet and exercise. Be careful not to attribute all your chances of heart disease to a family history, she added.

Eighty two percent of coronary events in women are solely attributed to lifestyle -- diet, exercise, or smoking," she said. "This is huge. You can have a large improvement to your risk with healthy living. "

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2010-02-02 OfficialWire: Alkaline Diet Now Offering Affiliate Program

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Today launched its affiliate program, making it one of the best health programs that offers direct links to generate paid commissions to affiiate websies. The affiliate program offers 70 pct. commissions for affiliates.

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2010-01-29 The New Lenox Patriot - New Lenoxs Local Newspaper

While Physicians Sports and Injury Center caters to any patient seeking to alleviate pain and improve their health, "we specialize in treating athletes and sports injuries and in providing customized fitness, weight management and diet and nutrition programs," said Dr. VanWormer. "Our new facility is outfitted with a wide array of state-of-the-art fitness and rehabilitation equipment. This is unlike any other clinic in Illinois when you consider both the cutting-edge tools we have on site and the unique combination of services we provide. "

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2010-01-23 Health Buzz: One Fifth of U. S. Kids Have High Cholesterol - US News and World Report

Saying ads featuring a lab-coat-clad Valerie Bertinelli falsely implied that the two programs had been subject to head-to-head competition - and that Jenny Craig came out on top. The claim, filed in federal court, says the ads are actually based on separate studies that compared each diet plan with a control group and that the Weight Watchers study is a decade old.

Writer Angie Marek reported earlier this month, any scientific studies supporting one commercial program over another should be taken with a massive grain of low-sodium salt substitute. In "The Skinny on Big, Fat Diet Programs," she writes, "The science on most of these plans is hardly conclusive, since most of the research has been paid for by the diet companies themselves. "

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