Tue, 29 October 2013 20:05:41
National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association's Online Sports Nutrition Specialist Training Focuses on Performance, Healing and Eating Well
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA – Ever wonder how football players are able to return from major injuries in just weeks? How ultra-marathon runners can keep going and going and going without stopping to eat? As many sports and athletics fans know, food and performance are intricately linked. To further examine the role of nutrition in sports performance, the National Exercise and Sports Trainers Association (NESTA) has a 100 percent online Sports Nutrition Specialist training program. Availabl..
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Tue, 29 October 2013 17:54:54
Polio outbreak in Syria
The UN health agency on Tuesday confirmed an outbreak of polio in war-torn Syria, which had been free of the crippling disease since 1999, and said it feared it would spread. Oliver Rosenbauer, spokesman for the World Health Organization's anti-polio division, told reporters that laboratory tests had confirmed the presence of the disease in 10 out of 22 suspected cases reported almost two weeks ago. All 22 children were stricken with acute flaccid paralysis, which is the symptom of a nu..
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Sun, 27 October 2013 06:07:58
Battle of the bulge: US food corporations fueling obesity epidemic with addictive ingredients
By 2030, more than half of Americans could be obese, taxing the nation’s health while costing the country $500 billion in lost economic productivity. The food industry, however, is doing its best to keep the public hooked – no matter what the price. With one out of three adults clinically obese and 40 percent of children officially overweight, the US is the fattest country in the developed world. The burgeoning public health crisis will see instances of diabetes, heart dise..
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Fri, 25 October 2013 01:27:57
Are almonds the perfect snack?
For those craving a between-meal nibble, a new US study suggests that a handful of almonds could fill you up and cut cravings throughout the day, all without piling on the pounds. Researchers from Purdue University looked at 137 subjects who were at risk for type 2 diabetes. Participants were divided into five groups - a control group who avoided all nuts and seeds, a group who ate 1.5 ounces/43 grams of almonds at breakfast, another who ate the same amount at lunch, and two snack groups,..
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