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One size doesn't fit all. MyPyramid Plan can help you choose the foods and amounts that are right for you.
http://www.mypyramid.gov/
March 9, 2010, 1:04 am
Hoped-for drop in childbirth deaths not happening (AP)
AP - Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped dead from a blood clot.
March 8, 2010, 9:48 pm
Increasing Soda Consumption Fuels Rise in Diabetes, Heart Disease (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) --Increasing consumption of sugary soft drinks contributed to 130,000 new cases of diabetes, 14,000 new cases of heart disease and 50,000 more life-years burdened with heart disease in the last decade, a new U.S. study finds.
March 8, 2010, 9:48 pm
Processed Meat May Harm the Heart (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Conventional wisdom has dictated that fat from red meat is a risk factor for heart disease, but a new analysis from Harvard researchers finds it's eating processed meat -- not unprocessed red meat -- that increases the risk for heart disease and even diabetes.
March 8, 2010, 9:48 pm
Breast-Feeding Helps Mom Stay Slimmer Later in Life (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- The benefits of breast-feeding for infants are numerous and well-known, but researchers are finding more and more that breast-feeding can be a boon to mom's health as well.
March 8, 2010, 9:48 pm
HIV Hides Out in Bone Marrow Cells (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) -- Medications can reduce the level of the AIDS virus in the blood to zero, but HIV doesn't disappear and often roars back when patients stop taking their pills. Now, research is giving scientists new insight into how the virus manages to hide and avoid the killing powers of medicine.
March 8, 2010, 9:48 pm
Health Tip: Dress Your Salad for Success (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A salad can be a delicious and healthy meal or side item. But even a salad can become laden with calories with just a few toppings and dressings.
March 8, 2010, 9:48 pm
Health Tip: Shovel Snow Safely (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Shoveling snow may be a necessity if you live in a cold climate -- and it's good exercise. But you can also hurt yourself if you don't do it properly.
March 8, 2010, 9:48 pm
Sunlight May Help Protect Men From Kidney Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Men with jobs that expose them to high levels of sunlight are less likely to develop kidney cancer than those with little or no sunlight exposure at work, says a new study.
March 8, 2010, 9:48 pm
Breast Cancer Patients Often Confused by Genomic Testing (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors need to do a better job of explaining genomic test results to breast cancer patients, say U.S. researchers.
March 8, 2010, 9:48 pm
Sleepless Nights Plague America (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News)-- Americans of all races toss and turn in bed each night, and sleeplessness is affecting their jobs, social lives and even their sexual habits, the latest poll on U.S. sleep habits finds.

 

Why do I need an R.D.?
Allyson Odachowski R.D.
What do you do?
The last time you turned on the television or opened a magazine did you feel inundated with "diet" information? What are the stars doing? What is the latest quick fix? What is good, what is bad? Feeling like you don't know where to start, or who is feeding you accurate info?

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