5 a Day Rule For Healthy Eating For Life
Posted On 10/26/2006 11:14:15 AM by Sandy
The five a day rule is one of the most important rules to
healthy eating. The five a day rule refers to the
government’s recommendation that everyone eat at least five
servings a day of fruits and vegetables.
It is important to remember the many advantages of fruits
and vegetables when applying the five a day rule to your
own diet.
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Inactivity May Trump Fat as Heart Disease Risk-Study
Posted On 10/1/2006 10:23:48 AM by Sandy
When it comes to heart disease, being fit may be more important than being thin, according to a study of more than 900 women published on Tuesday.
"Our study shows that the lack of physical fitness is a stronger risk factor for developing heart disease than being overweight or obese," said Timothy Wessel, a physician at the University of Florida who headed up the research.
The study involved 906 women whose health histories were tracked from 1996 to 2000. Seventy-six percent were overweight at the start of the study, when the mean age of the group was 58.
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LIving Fit, Healthy and Happy
Posted On 9/24/2007 7:35:20 AM by 1physicallyfitathlete
A website for people who want to get into shape and stay that way. Living Fit, Healthy and Happy has a growing database of articles promoting physical fitness and healthy diet. Visitors are welcome to use the daatbase and to submit their own originally written stories to the administrators for posting on the website.
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Pilates, yoga, tai-chi, weight-lifting, healthy-diet, running, cross-training, nutrition, weight-loss,
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Wired News - AP News
Posted On 1/8/2008 9:06:22 AM by TriFatlete
To get an extra 14 years of life, don't smoke, eat lots of fruits and vegetables, exercise regularly and drink alcohol in moderation.
That is according to a study published Monday in the Public Library of Science Medicine journal.
After tracking more than 20,000 people aged 45 to 79 years in the United Kingdom from about 1993 to 2006, Kay-Tee Khaw of the University of Cambridge and colleagues found that people who adopted these four healthy habits lived an average of 14 years longer than those who didn't.
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health, weightloss, living, lifestyle, healthy
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20 Unhealthy Foods That You Think Are Healthy But Are Actually Killing You Slowly | Articles on Conditioning, Weightlifting, Powerlifting, Strongman, Diet, Nutrition, Martial Arts :: Project Swole | H
Posted On 6/6/2008 5:55:23 AM by
There are many terms that are misleading in the food advertising industry today. Some of them include fat-free, low-fat, and reduced-fat. Learn the myths about these terms and how you can protect yourself.
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