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Vitamin D prevents breast cancer - study

Editor's note: October is the Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In this month, we'd encourage women to learn something that they can use to prevent the

Study Shows Pregnancy Weight Hard for Obese Women to Lose

By Rachel Stockton Ask any pregnant woman some of the issues that make her feel stressed and she’ll likely tell you that she fears that she ...
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Vitamin D may help reduce type 2 diabetes risk

Monday Oct 19, 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- A new study published in the Sept 200 9 issue of British Journal of Nutrition suggests that taking vitamin ...
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Another Weight Loss Benefit: Improved Kidney Function

By Rachel Stockton According to a new study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, another huge health benefit can be garnered by ...
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Nutrition notes:Diabetes Prevention: Never Too Old

NUTRITION NOTES September 21, 2009     Contact: Alice Bender, (202) 328-7744  Diabetes Prevention: Never Too Old  Karen Collins, MS, RD, CDN American Institute for Cancer Research        Diabetes ...
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Obesity may raise prostate cancer risk

A new study shows that body mass in younger and older adulthood and weight gain during these periods may influence a man's risk of prostate ...
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Is it Possible to be Fit AND Overweight?

By Rachel Stockton - rachels at foodconsumer dot orgCalories in minus calories out" seems pretty simple right? While this equation is basically valid when it ...
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Obesity linked to advanced prostate cancer

  A new study suggests that excessive body weight may be a risk factor for prostate cancer.  The study in the September online issue of Cancer ...
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Obesity may cause "severe brain degeneration" study says

By Sheilah Downey (sheilahd@foodconsumer.org) New research indicates that obesity, which can lead to heart disease, diabetes and hypertension, can also prematurely age the brain. In the journal ...
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NUTRITION NOTES: Changing the Picture for Senior Cancer Survivors

  August 17, 2009 Contact: Mya R. Nelson, (202) 328-7744   Changing the Picture for Senior Cancer Survivors   Karen Collins, MS, RD, CDN American Institute for Cancer Research   Plans to control ...
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