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HealthDay – 1 hr 48 mins ago FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) — Eating a healthy, calorie-controlled diet during pregnancy can help prevent excessive weight gain and cut the risk of obstetric complications, researchers report. In Europe and the United States, up to 40 percent of women gain more than the recommended weight during pregnancy and this [...]

By Denise MannHealthDay Reporter | HealthDay – 15 mins ago TUESDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) — Moderate weight loss reduces levels of inflammation that have been tied to certain cancers, at least in postmenopausal women, a new study suggests. According to the findings, older women who lost at least 5 percent of their body weight through diet [...]

By ALISON LADMAN | Associated Press – 1 hr 55 mins ago Nuts often get a bad rap because of their high fat content. But the fat in most nuts is the healthy unsaturated variety. It doesn’t mean you should eat nuts with abandon, but it does mean you should feel no guilt about working them into [...]

(HealthDay News) — Fad diets may promise drastic and quick loss of weight, but may be dangerous and often fall short when it comes to long-term weight loss. The American Academy of Family Physicians offers these suggestions for a selecting a healthy eating plan: Never skip meals, including breakfast. Eat a variety of nutritious foods, [...]

(Reuters) – The chances of a successful in-vitro fertilisation increase if men have a diet high in fruit and grains, and low in red meat, alcohol and coffee, a Brazilian study on the male sperm said. While female reproductive problems have been linked to body weight as well as smoking and drinking, it hasn’t been [...]

Published: Nov. 5, 2011 at 2:03 AM CHICA, Ill., Nov. 5 (UPI) — Until the past decade it was taboo to pay non-profit hospital heads large salaries, but a California hospital executive makes 0,000 a year, researchers say. A report by FierceHealthFinance — a Web site operated by the online marketing company FierceMarkets — said [...]

Your Friends’ Activity back next HealthDay – 2 hrs 13 mins ago Health slideshows Michelle Obama attempts jumping jacks record 13 photos – 10 hrs ago Woman runs marathon, gives birth 3 photos – Mon, Oct 10, 2011 October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month 17 photos – Mon, Oct 3, 2011 TUESDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) — A [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women who eat a better diet leading up to pregnancy are less likely to have babies with birth defects, according to a new study. Researchers found that fewer babies were born with brain and spine problems, called neural tube defects, as well as cleft lip and cleft palate, when moms-to-be [...]

Published: Sept. 14, 2011 at 6:26 PM MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 14 (UPI) — Packing a tasty and healthy school lunch may not be as hard as some parents think, a U.S. nutrition expert suggests. Jamie Stang, a nutrition expert at the University of Minnesota, says a good place to start when preparing a school lunch is [...]

Published: Sept. 4, 2011 at 4:30 AMBy ALEX CUKAN, United Press International United States President Barack Obama (R) and daughter Malia Obama, 13, bike together on a bike path through Manuel F. Correllus State Forest in West Tisbury, Massachusetts while vacationing on Martha’s Vineyard on August 23, 2011. UPI/Matthew Healey  Advertisement Americans are vacation-deprived — [...]