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CONSUMER REPORTS: Vitamin D put to the test
Vitamin D is one of the most widely used supplements. Doctors have long recommended it along with calcium to help prevent bone fractures. However, recent studies have cast doubt on vitamin D’s benefits for healthy women. With sales of vitamin D at...
Tags: Consumers, Calcium, Osteoporosis, Mineral Supplements, Dietary Supplements
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Land O' Lakes recalls poultry feed; recalled products made in Kosciusko Co.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Minnesota company has recalled some of its poultry feed products because they lack added vitamin D. Land O'Lakes Purina Feed LLC says in a release Thursday that insufficient vitamin D in a bird's diet for more than a...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Product Recalls
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Healthy food: A choice or a privilege of the rich?
SEATTLE (AP) — A new study finds that a healthy diet is expensive and could make it difficult for Americans to meet new U.S. nutritional guidelines.
The study in the journal Health Affairs published Thursday says the government should do more to...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Healthy Diet, Diets and Dieting, Dietary Fiber, Potassium (dietary supplement)
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Food additives serve unique purposes
FARGO, N.D. - “I have been reading the long ingredient lists on food packages. I'd like to consume fewer food additives, so can you send me a list of all of them and what they do?” the person asked me. I wasn't sure how to respond because our food...Tags: Consumers, Breads, Nutrition, Dietary Supplements, B Vitamins
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Pool exercise may build strength, reduce falls
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who did a high-intensity aquatic workout for six months increased their strength and suffered fewer falls, in a new study that suggests bone- and muscle-building resistance can be achieved with the right kinds of water...Tags: Calcium, Vitamin Therapy, Osteoporosis, Mineral Supplements, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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Breakfast cereal tied to lower BMI for kids
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Regularly eating cereal for breakfast is tied to healthy weight for kids, according to a new study that endorses making breakfast cereal accessible to low-income kids to help fight childhood obesity. One in every four American...Tags: Body Mass Index, Family, Dietary Supplements, Nutrition, Obesity
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Echinacea (dietary supplement), Menstruation, Headaches, Conjunctivitis, Fatigue
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Different forms of calcium supplements for bone strength
Dear Pharmacist: I'm concerned about my bone density because I was told I have osteopenia. Are all calcium supplements the same? Do you have other recommendations? — A.F., New York Dear A.F.: Osteopenia, or lower-than-normal bone density, is...
Tags: Calcium, Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease, Osteoporosis, Mineral Supplements, Dietary Supplements
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Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment
SENATOR-THREAT SD man charged with threatening Sen. Tim Johnson PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man accused of threatening U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson because the senator supports gun control has been taken into custody. Court documents say Jonathan...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Politics, Walmart, Health, Hunting
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Too much salt may trigger autoimmune diseases: studies
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - Increased salt consumption may be a key culprit behind rising rates of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, researchers reported on Wednesday in a trio of papers looking at the role of a specific class of cells linked with...Tags: High Blood Pressure, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Diets and Dieting, Heart Disease, Harvard Medical School
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Older women, don't take vitamin D for bones: Panel
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women shouldn't take vitamin D and calcium supplements to prevent broken bones, and there's not enough evidence to say whether it would help anyone else either, says a U.S. government-backed panel. Based on two reviews...Tags: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Osteoporosis, Internists, Internal Medicine, Mineral Supplements
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After breast cancer, high-fat dairy foods raise risk of death
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Women who have ever had breast cancer might want to walk away from the brie, the butter and the black cherry (and every other flavor) ice cream. According to a study of 1,893 women, breast cancer survivors who average as little as...Tags: Human Interest, Prostate Cancer, Heart Disease, Dietary Supplements, Harvard Medical School
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