Workouts for Women offers quick full body circuits
Fitness expert Joni Hyde presents Workouts for Women with multiple short full-body circuits under 12 minutes. A replay option lengthens workouts for more challenge, incorporating aerobics, light weights, step platform and ankle weights for beginners and intermediate athletes. Details at www.workoutsforwomen.com.
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Joni Hyde
Hyde
Workoutsforwomen. Com
Coffee and milk clash and benefit in moderation
Coffee offers mixed nutritional effects. Caffeine can interfere with calcium and iron absorption while boosting fat metabolism. Moderate consumption, about one to two cups daily, is not considered bad if you balance calcium intake.
Tan’s Health Image Shifts Amid Rising Youth Skin Cancer
Mayo Clinic researcher Leslie Christenson notes the tide toward fair skin as healthy and beautiful, amid a JAMA study showing a tripling of skin cancer in women under 40 since the 1970s, tied to sun exposure and tanning beds.
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Mayo Clinic
Leslie Christenson
Journal of the American Medical Association
Healthful dining tips for dieters from restaurant survey
A National Restaurant Association survey finds about 90 percent of table service restaurants will alter preparations on request. The American Council on Exercise offers tips like dressing on the side, avoiding croutons and high calorie toppings, and choosing lean fillings and butter-free entrees.
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National Restaurant Association
American Council
Uwazelle Stall
Weight maintenance challenges linger after weight loss
Weight loss is often easier than keeping it off. Studies show most people regain much of the lost weight within four years. Dr. Thomas Wadden notes the brain defends higher weight and maintenance yields less psychological reward, making long term success harder.
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Thomas Wadden
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Wadden
Tips for success maintaining weight loss
Researchers offer guidance for keeping weight off after loss. Engage in high levels of physical activity. Track daily calories and weigh yourself regularly. Eat breakfast. If you followed a program, maintain it. Have a plan and keep a positive attitude even if the weight does not change.
Soy adds up to a lean plate club debate on intake
The FDA weighs a new qualified health claim for soy possibly preventing breast colon and prostate cancer. If approved consumption could rise toward 4.5 grams daily, about half of Japanese levels, with experts noting soy’s protein fiber and isoflavones may offer benefits and pose few adult risks while younger children warrant caution.
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Solae Co
FDA
Mark Messina
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Ministry of Health
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