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Wii Fitness-Style Video Games: Booming Business & Risk Aimed At Kids
Looking back this year, I'm struck by the exploding popularity of Wii's Fitness video game. Earlier, I led the campaign to expose the health-related risks of video games like these and this caught the attention of the people at Wii who consulted with
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Study: Low Carb Diet Increases Heart Attack Risk
_The low-carb diet involves eating more protein and fat in foods such as meat, cream and butter and cutting out bread, sugar and other foods high in carbohydrates. People who shun carbs like bread and pasta are 25 per cent more likely to suffer cl
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News: Cardiovascular Fitness is Linked to Intelligence
The case for cardio exercise just keeps on getting stronger. First a University of Princeton team shows that exercise lets lab rats (Note: I mean actual laboratory rats here) produce neurons with improved stress response (i.e. they don't respond), an
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9 in 10 teens fall short on fruits and veggies
Less than 10 percent of U.S. high school students are eating the combined recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables, a finding that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called "poor" in a recent report. The report based on 2
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6 Suprising Heart Attack Triggers (scary)
I got a lot of feedback last summer after Michael Jackson's sudden death when I posted some surprising statistics about heart attacks and how younger adults are more at risk of dying during cardiac arrest than older adults. Now I've found some more s
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4 More Holiday Meal Makeovers: Healthier Alternatives Part 2
It's December, it's holiday season, and I'm continuing this thread to help your fitness and diet routine survive the all the eating and drinking. 4 more holiday meal alternatives are as follows: Stuffing Make it healthy: Use whole grains Cho
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Holiday Meal Makeovers: 4 Healthier Alternatives
So we're back in the Holiday Season and along with the Christmas cheer comes a lot of indulging. Some of you might feel okay about falling off your training diet this month but for those of you not wanting to miss a beat, here are 4 Holiday meal re-d
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New Study: Need To Snack? Go For High Protein Over High Carbs
Go for high-protein, not high-carb Another group of French researchers found that high-protein snacks help people feel full longer and eat less at their next meal. Study participants ate 200 calories of protein or carbs or nothing at all. Those who
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Mike’s Pick: Healthy Protein Powders That Don’t Taste Like Glue
EAS Myoplex - with an expanded flavor selection that includes chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, chocolate mint, chocolate peanut butter, dark chocolate, chocolate mocha, pina colada, orange jubilee, peaches and cream and banana crèam pie, EAS Myople
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6 Holiday Healthy Eating Survival Tips
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