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EU: Mediterranean diet on the decline - FAO (Just Food)
The much praised Mediterranean diet - relying on fresh fruits and vegetables - is being discarded by consumers in the countries where it was created, the UN’s Food & Agriculture Organisation has found.
75% of Greeks are overweight as southern Europe abandons traditional Mediterranean diet (Daily Mail)
Obesity is on the rise across southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East as people on the shores of the Mediterranean abandon the lean diet of their ancestors and opt for fatter and faster foods, a U.N. agency said Tuesday.
Japan’s Heart-Healthy Diet: Fish Is Key (CBS News)
A study suggests the secret to low heart disease rates in Japan is a diet that is rich in fish with high amounts of omega-3 fatty acids.
Mediterraneans Ditching Their Healthy Diet (ABC News)
FAO: People from the Mediterranean increasingly disregarding their healthy diet.
Japan’s Heart-Healthy Diet: Fish Is Key (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Japan’s Heart-Healthy Diet: Fish Is Key Category: Health News Created: 7/29/2008 Last Editorial Review: 7/29/2008
Diet Dos, Don’ts to Cut Diabetes Risk (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Diet Dos, Don’ts to Cut Diabetes Risk Category: Health News Created: 7/29/2008 Last Editorial Review: 7/29/2008
Japanese diet good for arteries, study finds (Vancouver Sun)
MEXICO CITY — A diet rich in oily fish, which contains omega 3 fatty acids, may be why middle-aged men in Japan have fewer problems with clogged arteries than white men and men of Japanese descent in the United States, a study has found. The research, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, found that Japanese men living in Japan had twice the blood levels of omega 3 …
South Los Angeles goes on diet (McClatchy Washington Bureau)
The City Council is putting South Los Angeles on a diet.
Mediterraneans abandoning region’s healthy diet: FAO (AFP via Yahoo! News)
People in Mediterranean countries are abandoning the region’s widely praised healthy diet in favour of food that has too much fat, salt and sugar, the Food and Agricultural Organization warned Tuesday.
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Fishy diet may protect against clogged arteries (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters Mexico City, July 28 (Reuters) - A diet rich in oily fish, which contains omega 3 fatty acids, may be why middle-aged men in Japan have fewer problems with clogged arteries than white men and men of …
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Health Tip: Evaluate Your Diet (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Health Tip: Evaluate Your Diet Category: Health News Created: 7/25/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/25/2008
Mediterrranean diet featuring olive oil saves lives (Zaman Online)
After conducting a long-term research project, Dr. Dimitrios Trichopoulos of Harvard University has announced that a Mediterranean diet can work to reduce the risk of cancer.
Karadzic follows New Age diet in prison (UPI)
BELGRADE, Serbia, July 25 (UPI) — Radovan Karadzic, the Bosnian Serb leader who became a New Age healer while living in hiding, is keeping to a strict diet in prison.
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JOHAN JAAFFAR: Insight into Chinese diet and its link to health (The New Straits Times)
A FRIEND introduced me to a book, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted, and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long Term Health.
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Coventry Health Care 2Q profit drops 45 percent (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Health insurer Coventry Health Care Inc. said Friday its second-quarter profit fell 45 percent as medical costs climbed, particularly in Medicare Advantage plans.
Kansas health board’s leader stepping down (The Kansas City Star)
TOPEKA | The chairwoman of a state board that drafts health care policy and oversees some medical programs is stepping down.
Coventry Health Care sees 3Q at or above Street (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Coventry Health Care Inc. reiterated its full-year forecast profit Friday, but the health insurer guided for third-quarter income at or above Wall Street’s expectations.
‘Green’ potato health risk can be eliminated by cutting away affected area (EurekAlert!)
Potatoes that have turned ‘green’ can potentially contain a naturally occurring toxin called Glycoalkaloids (GA) and pose a risk to public health according to a review paper published in the latest online issue of SCI’s Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (JSFA).
Health Highlights: July 25, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
CDC unveils new September 11 site health effort (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
U.S. health officials unveiled plans on Thursday to help people who lived or worked near New York’s World Trade Center who may have been harmed by exposure to dust and debris from the collapse in the 2001 attacks.
Health Care and Banking (In Business Las Vegas)
President Bush has made no secret of his attempts to privatize Medicare, the federal health insurance program for people age 65 and older and many disabled.
Health Hazards in Household Cleaners Exposed (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
FRIDAY, July 25 (HealthDay News) — A clean, fresh-smelling home may actually be bad for your health, depending on what type of cleaning and air freshening products you use.
Health Hazards in Household Cleaners Exposed (HealthCentral.com)
Copyright 2008 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. FRIDAY, July 25 (HealthDay News) — A clean, fresh-smelling home may actually be bad for your health, depending on what type of cleaning and air freshening products you use.