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10 12, 2014

Easy Diet Tips that Don’t Come in a Pill

By Rosanne Rust|2023-03-21T12:39:49-04:00December 10th, 2014|Easy Cooking, Food Facts, Heart Disease, Uncategorized, Weight Management|Comments Off on Easy Diet Tips that Don’t Come in a Pill

 Did you know that the DASH Diet is powerful medicine? Using the DASH Diet to guide your eating choices can help you manage weight, lower blood pressure, control diabetes, and stay healthy in general. Rather than wait until the New Year, start improving your diet now. If you have [...]

4 09, 2012

Calories, Genes and Choices: No Need to Monkey Around, Just Eat Well

By Rosanne Rust|2023-03-09T12:20:00-05:00September 4th, 2012|Uncategorized, Weight Management|Comments Off on Calories, Genes and Choices: No Need to Monkey Around, Just Eat Well

A recent study revealed that after 25 years, two groups of monkeys showed little difference in longevity, despite being fed more or less calories. The study involved about 120 rhesus monkeys. One group of monkeys were fed 30% less calories than the control group who ate a regular [...]