Late Fall 2008, Volume 1, Issue 4

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Health News

MEDITATION, YOGA AND STRESS REDUCTION

Yoga Eases Worst Symptoms of Menopause

Biofeedback, Nutrition, Chiropractic Help Olympian Win Gold

NUTRITION

Europe, Unlike U.S., Resists Endorsing Milk and Meat From Cloned Animals

Food Industry Bitten By Its Lobbying Success

Weight Drives Young to Adult Diet Pills

California Becomes First State to Ban Trans Fats in Restaurants

Healthier Diet and Traditional Farming Could Halve Energy Use in U.S. Food System

‘Green’ Potato Health Risk Minimized By Cutting Away Affected Area

Fructose Converts to Fat Faster Than Other Sugars

Mother’s Diet Influences Taste of Breast Milk and Child’s Future Food Choices

Fast Food Invades Mediterranean Diet’s Heartland

Los Angeles City Council Temporarily Bans New Fast Food Restaurants

Will 90 Percent of U.S. Be Overweight by 2030?

Settlement Will Reduce Carcinogens in Potato Chips

More Shoppers Switching from Corn Syrup to Sugar

MSG Linked to Obesity

Healthy Fast-Food Kids’ Meals Are Hard to Find

Vitamin C Lowers Diabetes Risk

Cookie Diets Crumble Over the Long Haul

Pain in Women Linked to Low Vitamin D

Argentine Senate Declares Obesity a Disease

Healthy Lunches Help Kids Concentrate in School

Court Says Federal Government Can Stop Meat Packers from Testing for Mad Cow Disease

Fish Oil Slightly More Effective Than Statin for Chronic Heart Failure Patients

Limiting School Soft Drinks Not Enough

Broccoli-Rich Diet May Reverse Diabetics’ Blood Vessel Damage

High-Dose Vitamin D Appears Safe for Children

Black-Owned Vegan Restaurants in South Los Angeles

Quercetin in Vegetables May Protect Against Flu

The Basics on the Foodfight Over Irradiation

UN Says Eat Less Meat to Curb Global Warming

Real Food Is The Latest Fad

Supplements, Exercise Help Retain Muscle

Isoflavone Supplements from Soy Help Arteries in Stroke Patients

Dark Chocolate Decreases Inflammation, Heart Risk

Questions Raised on Vitamin C Supplements for Chemotherapy Patients

Gardening As A School Activity

Some U.S. Cereals More Than Half Sugar by Weight

Warning Labels Urged for Caffeinated Energy Drinks