Americas weighty problem: Why the fight against fat is about more than just looking good
MADISON Speaking to a home-state crowd last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson described how his agency touches Americans in unseen ways every day, from regulating the prescription drugs they take to administering their Medicare accounts to watching over the safety of the food they eat. We just want you to eat less of it (food), joked Thompson, the former Wisconsin...Weighty problem: Protein is the solution?
Hail protein! So finally scientists have been able to zero in on the// nutrient, which will end people’s woes. The basis of the well known “rage” diets like Atkins diet and South beach diet lies in the stoppage or restriction of carbohydrate foods. As a consequence protein in the diet is increased manifold. Low carbohydrate is the gen-next mantra for weight loss and rightly so. These diets work...Lighten Up! Heavy Backpacks a Weighty Load for Children to Bear
While that new backpack your son or daughter just got for the new school year might seem harmless, there is the potential for a lifetime of back and neck ailments if not// loaded or worn correctly, according to Dr. Paula Kramer, chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. “While children’s bodies are resilient, even they can’t take th...