Word: diet
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Even the most diligent parents are likely to learn something about feeding their kids. Paradoxically, as the authors explain, many families following the latest nutritional guidelines may actually be putting their children's health at risk. Why? Because the reduced-fat, high-fiber diets that make sense for most adults don't have enough of the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients essential for growing bodies. "With the current emphasis on eating less red meat and fewer eggs, it's virtually impossible for kids to eat a balanced diet," Roberts says. The two biggest gaps are iron and zinc. Kids also...
...practicing cardiologist, I spend much of my time trying to educate people about the best ways to fight the onset and progression of heart disease. Your report accurately stressed that when it comes to successful lifestyles and medical interventions, there is far more agreement than controversy. A nutritious diet chosen with a bit of common sense and knowledge remains a cornerstone of a healthy life, and there is simply no substitute for modest physical activity. DARRELL J. YOUNGMAN Medical Director, HeartPoint Wichita, Kans...
...mother told us to eat a good balanced diet, not too much of this and not too much of that. She never made a scientific study, and she never changed her mind. Maybe, bless her, she was the real expert in this field. GEORGE J. BREIGLE West Sand Lake...
...enough to give a pharmaceutical company CEO heart trouble. A Texas woman who claimed she suffered heart-valve damage from using the diet-drug combination fen-phen was awarded $23 million by a jury Friday in the first verdict involving the controversial drug. It may not be the last. "This could definitely open the floodgates for suits related to this drug," says TIME legal correspondent Adam Cohen. And you don?t even need heart-valve damage to bring a suit -- in Trenton, N.J., this week, jury selection began in a class-action lawsuit involving healthy plaintiffs. They want money...
...other two younger children by a different ex-girlfriend also live in L.A. Dick says he is heterosexual except when he is drinking. Outside his house are a trampoline, an Airstream trailer and a Zen-inspired enclosed garden, where he meditates daily. Right now he is strictly following a diet geared to blood type, which requires him to eat lots of red meat. "Type Os can eat chocolate, just can," he says, unwrapping an organic chocolate bar. And later: "Type Os are almost immune to cancer...