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Thanksgiving Favorites They’ll Really Give Thanks For
Thanksgiving conjures up images of weather as crisp and refreshing as a red delicious apple and farmers markets bursting with a colorful cornucopia of squash, pumpkins, corn, and many other fruits of the autumn harvest. Let’s not forget family gatherings, football g |
Healthy Basics Recipes
In PCRM’s proposed improvements to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, participating grocers must supply basic healthful foods, referred to as “Healthy Basics.” Here are delicious recipes prepared from "Healthy Basics." Always Great Brown Rice Makes 6 1/2-cup servings B |
Salmonella and Other Egg Hazards: Cooking Without Eggs
Salmonella and Other Egg Hazards: Cooking Without Eggs Many people choose not to use eggs in their diet. About 70 percent of the calories in eggs are from fat, and a large portion of that fat is saturated. They are also loaded with cholesterol—about 212 milligrams for an average-sized egg. Because eggshells |
Nutrition and Renal Disease
Nutrition and Renal Disease The kidneys’ job is to keep the body’s fluids, electrolytes, and organic solutes in a healthy balance. Their functional units are the million or so nephrons in the renal cortex which filter most constituents of the blood other |
Section One: Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease
What is Heart Disease Risk Factors Different Types of Cholesterol |
Section Five: Foods and Blood Pressure
Reducing Sodium Sodium and Potassium in Foods Reducing or Eliminating Meat |
Section Six: Nutrition and Renal Disease
Nephrotic Syndrome Diet for Nephrotic Syndrome Acute Renal Failure Diet in Acute |
National Chimpanzee Call-In Week Resources
It's National Call-In Week for Chimpanzees in Laboratories. Please call your members of Congress today, and ask them to co-sponsor the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act (S. 810/H.R. 1513), which will end painful experiments on chimpanzees. Please use the following re |
Airport Food Has Improved, Survey Shows
WASHINGTON—In time for holiday travel, nutritionists with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) surveyed 14 of the nation’s busiest airports for the availability of healthy entrées. The report shows that in 2005, airport food has improved from previous years, with 12 percent mo |
Healthy Grilling Recipes
Barbecue Vegetable Brochettes Makes about 8 brochettes These colorful brochettes can be roasted in the oven, or tossed on the grill for delicious picnic fare. Serve them on a bed of brown rice, pasta, or bulgur. 1 pound very firm tofu (optional) 1 bottle of your favorite barbecue s |
Calcium and Strong Bones
Calcium and Strong Bones Protecting Your Bones The bone-thinning condition called osteoporosis can lead to small and not-so-small fractures. Although many people think of calcium in the diet as good protection for their bones, this is not at all the whole story. In fact, in a 12-year Harvard study of 78,0 |
Vegetarian Diets for Pregnancy
Vegetarian Diets for Pregnancy Pregnancy means eating for two. But it helps to remember that one of you is very small. So while you will need more nutrition, your overall diet will not be dramatically different from your normal eating pattern. Calorie needs increase only modestly during pregnancy. In the first tr |
Vegetarian Diets for Children: Right from the Start
Vegetarian Diets for Children: Right from the Start Eating habits are set in early childhood. Choosing a vegetarian diet can give your child—and your whole family—the opportunity to learn to enjoy a variety of wonderful, nutritious foods. Children raised on fruits, ve |
Parents' Guide to Building Better Bones
Parents' Guide to Building Better Bones Most parents recognize the need to encourage healthy eating habits in their children, and they have heard that calcium is important for building healthy bones. But did you know that keeping salt and animal protein intake low and fruit |
A Natural Approach to Menopause
A Natural Approach to Menopause Every day, in hundreds of doctors’ offices, the same conversation takes place between women going through menopause and their doctors. The doctor writes out a prescription for estrogen pills or patches, saying they will replace the hormones her body ought to be making. They wil |
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