Category: Nutrition (Page 40 of 48)

Can God Help You to Lose Weight?

August 9, 2011 / Staff

Obesity is a huge problem in the U.S. especially in the South.

Church leaders recognize that their constituents often head the word of God over the word of their doctors.

This may be a great opportunity for the church community to step in and have an impact on the health of the population.

Weekly access to members offers churches an effective means of both dispensing information and discerning needs, said Elizabeth Williams, an assistant professor of public health at Tennessee State University and an associate pastor.
A growing awareness of those assets has prompted churches to use weekly bulletins to address a host of medical issues, develop health ministries and connect members with primary health care services.
Those who prepare the meals offered after services at Williams’ church in Nashville have eliminated fried foods, cut back on salt and opted for turkey-based products over pork

Nutrition, Resources, Wellness

church and weight loss diet obesity religion religion and weight loss type 2 diabetes weight loss

Soy Offers No Relief for Symptoms of Menopause

August 8, 2011 / Staff

For middle-aged women searching for a safe alternative to hormone therapy to prevent bone loss and ease the symptoms of menopause, they are in for another letdown.

The latest in a series of disappointing studies finds that soy supplements, an increasingly popular substitute for hormone therapy, do not stave off hot flashes, night sweats, and other uncomfortable menopausal symptoms.

Nor did the supplements reduce the aging-related bone loss that can lead to osteoporosis, the study found.

“Isoflavones, the plant-derived estrogens found in soy, are very weak estrogens, so it is not surprising that they have not shown to be as effective…as hormone therapy,” says the lead author of the study, Silvina Levis, MD, the director of the osteoporosis center at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine.

Back to School! Healthy Tips to Keep Packed Lunches Safe and Cool

August 8, 2011 / Staff

A Texas study which tested more than 700 preschoolers’ lunch packs found that less than two percent of the meats, vegetables and dairy products were in the safe temperature zone by the time children were eating their lunches.

If you are packing a lunch for your child chances are that the food will be too warm to be consumed safely.

The report suggests using ice packs and placing perishables in a refrigerator at school.

This doesn’t seem practical for most however, packing less meat and dairy and using insulated lunch boxes may help.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, perishable foods kept between 40 degrees and 140 degrees Fahrenheit (4 to 60 degrees Celsius) for more than two hours are no longer safe to eat.
Although 45 percent of the packed lunches included an ice pack and 12 percent were kept in refrigerators, nearly all of the perishable foods were in the danger zone.
That means bacteria that cause food poisoning — like E. coli and Salmonella — could be multiplying quickly inside the sandwiches that kids eat.

Nutrition, Quality Control, Research, Wellness

Back to school back to school tips healthy food for school lunch packed lunch packed lunch study safe packed lunch for kids school lunch safety

Obese Diabetic Men May have Improved Erectile Function with Weight Loss

August 5, 2011 / Staff

The news is good for obese men with diabetes suffering from erectile disfunction.

Minimal weight loss have been shown to improve function and overall health.

At a time when oral drugs are very popular, it can now be shown that weight loss is an important non-pharmacologic therapeutic intervention in restoring erectile and urinary function and cardiovascular health.

The new study gives hope to millions.

“Everything that makes your blood vessels bad is also bad for erectile function,” says Ronald Tamler, MD, PhD, clinical director of the diabetes center at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. “The small arteries around the penis go down the drain first.”
Symptoms often include difficulty getting or keeping an erection, low libido, infertility, and problems with urination, including the need for frequent, sleep-stealing trips to the bathroom in the middle of the night.

Nutrition, Research, Wellness

erectile disfunction male sexuality men's health obesity sexual dysfunction type 2 diabetes Viagra weight loss

FDA Redefines Gluten-Free

August 5, 2011 / Staff

The Food and Drug Administration is reevaluating standards and food labeling for products defined as gluten-free.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Tuesday that it will be re-examining the standards by which foods on supermarket shelves can be labeled as “gluten-free”.

Currently, the amount of gluten permitted in “gluten-free” items available in stores can vary.

The FDA says that it is aiming to “eliminate uncertainty about how food producers may label their products,” as well as “assure consumers who must avoid gluten that foods labeled ‘gluten-free’ meet a clear standard established and enforced by the FDA.”

Gluten inflames the small intestine of people who suffer from celiac disease; the protein, commonly found in wheat, barley, and rye, is often used as a stabilizing agent in as assortment of foods such as condiments, ice cream, and soy sauce.

Nutrition, Quality Control, Wellness

barley eliminating gluten FDA food additives food labeling Food Policy gluten-free gluten-free diet gluten-free food rye wheat