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While the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity a day for children ages 5 to 17, a new study found that physical activity among children and teens were lower than previously thought. The activity level of today’s adolescents are reportedly so low that they alarmingly seem to match the same level […]

Posted on June 23 2017

Americans’ addiction to salt may be waning. And because food manufacturers will eventually give consumers exactly what we’re asking for, these companies are gradually cutting the amounts off salt in the packaged food and drinks they offer. Yes it’s true, recent studies have shown that Americans are finally starting to buy less salt-laden foods. But, […]

Posted on June 6 2017

The Center For Disease Control (CDC) has reported the sad news that death rates from Alzheimer’s have climbed 55 percent from 1999 to 2014. And the number of Americans afflicted is likely to rise rapidly in the coming years. About 5.5 million people 65 years and older have the disease — a wretched and fatal […]

Posted on May 26 2017

Three independent research groups are trying to help solve the spread of the Zika Virus by studying the DNA family tree of the virus and track its “progress” as it encounters a wholly unprotected population. Starting in Brazil in late 2013 or early 2014, Zika spread with the Aedes egyptii mosquitoes making their way through dense human […]

Posted on May 19 2017

Food allergies affect as many as 15 million Americans, including almost 6 million children. Food allergies can be life threatening – and are on the rise. Allergic food hypersensitivity is the adverse immunological reaction triggered when the body mistakenly identifies a food component as a hazardous substance and therefore attacks it. The food constituents that […]

Posted on May 12 2017

Eating “gluten-free” when there’s no medical need to do so won’t boost your heart health — and might even harm it, a new study warns. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye and barley. People with celiac disease — less than 1 percent of the U.S. population — have an immune system reaction when […]

Posted on May 3 2017