| Americans have adopted heart-healthier diets
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Over the past 20 years, the diets of American adults have become more consistent with most dietary recommendations for heart disease prevention -- but the trend may not be continuing, research suggests. Between 1980 and 2002, Americans ate more fruit and vegetables, total grain and whole grain, and less total fat, saturated fat and trans fats, and cholesterol. They also drank less alcohol, researchers report in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. The improvements in diet paralleled declining rates of heart disease and death, "suggesting that public health efforts to improve the population diet for coronary heart disease prevention may be yielding health benefits," they say. .
Wellness/Postpartum fitness: Week Two
Last week, we discussed the basic principles of a postpartum fitness routine. If you're pregnant and committed to a post-pregnancy exercise program, you need to start planning before the baby gets here. Just as you plan the nursery, you should make an investment in the tools that are going to help you stay fit physically and mentally. Here are the items you'll need, depending on your fitness interests. If budget is a concern, check resale shops, classified ads or online sites. Please don't neglect the need for these products. They are an investment in you, your baby and your family. Front baby carrier: You'll use this in your baby's early months. Don't get frustrated with it! The first time I used one, my husband and I desperately tried to figure it out. With all the snaps and buttons, I remember thinking, "How in the world am I ever going to do this on my own?" But surprisingly, after only a few attempts, it becomes quite easy.
Diet band in place
Kathy Boling's stomach will soon - for all practical purposes - hold roughly the same amount of food as a newborn baby's. After years of yo-yo dieting, the 275-pound woman underwent Evansville's first adjustable gastric banding surgery Tuesday at Deaconess Hospital. .
The Best Weight Loss Advice You'll Ever Get
But the mission is still the same--encouraging people who are following the low-carb lifestyle to stick with the plan in an effort to lose 30 pounds over 30 weeks. If you need to lose less than that or much more than that, then simply adjust your goal to lose X pounds in X weeks. For example, if you need to lose 10 pounds, then try to do it in the next 10 weeks. Or for 50 pounds, attempt to shed the weight in the next year. Sounds easy, doesn't it? :) SURE IT IS!Weigh in is still on Tuesdays we want to know how you are doing--good, bad, or ugly! It was a little disconcerting to learn that some people felt too ashamed to report their progress because their weight loss had stalled out or even gone in the other direction. It's hard to encourage you if we don't know what you're going through, so don't be a stranger.
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