Why Lentil has 90,000 friends
He's 5 months old, about 10 pounds of adorable, and he already has more than 90,000 Facebook friends. Meet Lentil. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - July 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Endearing pooch Lentil helps kids with facial differences
He's 5 months old, about 10 pounds of adorable, and he already has more than 90,000 Facebook friends. Meet Lentil. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - July 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Legumes - Good Nutrition and Eating Healthy
Legumes are beans, peas, lentils and peanuts. Legumes are nutritious, low in fat, high in protein, and rich in antioxidants and saponins. While they don't prevent breast cancer, they do boost your overall health. Find out more about legumes. (Source: About.com Breast Cancer)
Source: About.com Breast Cancer - June 23, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: breastcancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Recipes for Health: Lentil Salad With Fresh Favas
This antioxidant-rich dish gets a kick from a tart cumin-scented dressing. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Tags: Recipes Medicine and Health Beans Source Type: news
Green Lentils: Food of the Month
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Lentils (Green)
(HealthCastle.com) May is Love Your Lentils Month, and since we certainly love lentils, we thought it was a good time to take a closer look at the nutritional impact of this too-often-forgotten superfood.
Why do we love lentils? First, they are super-easy to cook. Unlike beans, dried lentils don't require pre-soaking, so they're a great staple to keep on hand for last-minute meal planning (and they can go in just about anything). But their real claim to fame is their impressive nutritional profile.
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Source: HealthCastle.com Nutrition Tips - written by Registered Dietitians - May 6, 2013 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news
For East African women, moving from Cheetos to mushmush
Patricia Leigh BrownCarlos A. Moreno/California WatchThe gatherings are meant to help daughters of East African women to understand their heritage and to encourage mothers to adapt healthy versions of American favorites like quiche and pizza.SAN DIEGO– For many daughters, the kitchen contains their mother’s secrets. In the tumult of pots and pans, the pinches of sugar and salt, reside recipes perfected over time without cookbooks, experience and intuition the only guides.For East African daughters in City Heights, a neighborhood that is a major West Coast portal for refugees, the opportunity to cook twice a mon...
Source: California Watch - March 25, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Patricia Leigh Brown Tags: Health and Welfare Daily Report cooking East Africa food San Diego traditional arts Source Type: news
For East African women, moving from Cheetos to mushmush
Patricia Leigh BrownCarlos A. Moreno/California WatchThe gatherings are meant to help daughters of East African women to understand their heritage and to encourage mothers to adapt healthy versions of American favorites like quiche and pizza.SAN DIEGO– For many daughters, the kitchen contains their mother’s secrets. In the tumult of pots and pans, the pinches of sugar and salt, reside recipes perfected over time without cookbooks, experience and intuition the only guides.For East African daughters in City Heights, a neighborhood that is a major West Coast portal for refugees, the opportunity to cook twice a mon...
Source: http://californiawatch.org/topic/health-and-welfare/feed - March 25, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Patricia Leigh Brown Tags: Health and Welfare Daily Report cooking East Africa food San Diego traditional arts Source Type: news
Mediterranean diet 'cuts strokes and heart attacks in at-risk groups'
Research shows diet can reduce risk for people who smoke, have type 2 diabetes or exhibit other unhealthy characteristicsFollowing a Mediterranean diet rich in either extra-virgin olive oil or nuts reduces the risk of people at risk of a heart attack or stroke suffering either event or dying of a heart condition by 30%, new research reveals.The findings, published online by the New England Journal of Medicine, offer hope to those in danger of a heart attack or stroke because they smoke, have type 2 diabetes or exhibit other unhealthy characteristics. They also confirm that the diet common in southern European countries, wh...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 25, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Denis Campbell Tags: Heart attack The Guardian Diets and dieting Health Medical research & wellbeing Food drink Society Life and style Editorial Science Source Type: news
Recipes for Health: Root Vegetable Sweetness — Recipes for Health
Even once they have started to go limp, root vegetables can be the basis of delicious, healthy meals. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Tags: Lentils Recipes Medicine and Health Sweet Potatoes Diet and Nutrition Source Type: news
To me, a life of lentils is no life at all
A DAD'S LIFE:Why did it have to be horse meat? Horse, of all things. Trying to get a burger or a bit of spag bol, maybe a spot of chilli, down the kids’ necks is a challenge at the best of times, but now that their favourite cute little riding school ponies are featuring on menus throughout the land, I have no chance. (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Recipes for Health: Lentil, Celery and Tomato Minestrone
A lot of celery adds an extra dimension of flavor to classic minestrone. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Tags: Recipes Medicine and Health Celery Diet and Nutrition Source Type: news
Fast-food 'link' to child asthma and eczema
Conclusion
This cross-sectional study found that for both adolescents and children, fast-food consumption was associated with an increased risk of what the researchers defined as severe asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema. Consumption of fruit at least three times per week, by contrast, was associated with a decreased risk of severe asthma.
Although eating a balanced diet including the recommended daily intake of fruit and vegetables has many health benefits, there are limitations to this study, some of which were noted by the authors.
These limitations include:
The cross-sectional study design meant that the ch...
Source: NHS News Feed - January 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Pregnancy/child Source Type: news
Fast food and takeaways linked to surge in child asthma and allergies
This article was amended on 15 January 2013 to clarify that the study found that children aged six to seven had an increased risk of 27% of having severe asthma, if they eat burgers and other types of fast food more than three times a week.Fast foodAllergiesYoung peopleEczemaAsthmaFood & drinkHealthHealth & wellbeingNutritionImmunologyMedical researchSarah Boseleyguardian.co.uk © 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 14, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Boseley Tags: Nutrition The Guardian Fast food Allergies World news Health Medical research & wellbeing drink Society Eczema UK news Young people Immunology Life and style Asthma Science Source Type: news
