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By LocalHealthGuide on December 31st, 2009
Five top tips for eating better in the New Year
How to stick to that resolution.
Tag: "Nutrition"
By LocalHealthGuide on February 09th, 2009
Multivitamins fail to show benefit in large study of older women
In a large study of older women, taking multivitamins did not reduce the risk of heart disease or cancer—nor did it appear to prolong life.
Marian L. Neuhouser, Ph.D from Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Division of Public Health Sciences was the lead author of the paper, which appears on the February 9 issue of Archives [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on December 31st, 2008
Morning Report: Seattle and national health news roundup
Honey often mislabeled and adulterated
The international honey trade is “fire with crime and intrigue” with honey traders “resorting to elaborate schemes to dodge tariffs and health safeguards”, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer senior correspondent Andrew Schneider reports in a two-part investigative series on the honey industry.
As a result, Schneider warns, don’t believe the label. “You may be [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on December 30th, 2008
Nutrition labeling in many King County chain restaurants starts January 1st
Did you know that at Denny’s an order of three slices of french toast with syrup and margarine contains 1,261 calories?
Well, these and other shockers will be posted on the menus of local chain restaurants beginning January 1st.
The information will include the calorie, saturated fat, carbohydrate and sodium content of the restaurants’ meals.
The information is [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on November 17th, 2008
Dealing with kids’ food preferences
[ November 20, 2008; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. ]
“Pass the Tofurkey!” Food Preferences
What’s a vegetarian? What’s a vegan? What’s an eating disorder? Let’s talk about ways to accommodate food preferences, recognize problems, and make sure that everybody in the family gets appropriate nutrition. Free but registration required.
Pizza with Pediatrics is a free monthly seminar hosted by Virginia Mason Pediatrics and featuring topics of [...]
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