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...predigested, cultured dairy product, can be an alternative source of calcium for people who are lactose intolerant. Nonfat and low-fat dairy foods contain seven nutrients of which American diets generally fall short: calcium, potassium, fiber, magnesium and vitamins A, C and E. Three servings of yogurt daily help prevent osteoporosis and contribute to weight loss. Of course, not every yogurt product is as healthy as its image. An average 6-oz. cup can have as many as five teaspoons of sugar--about 80 calories--the same amount as in a 1.5-oz. Hershey's milk-chocolate bar. And artificial...
...security had collapsed so completely that Foreign Minister Jos? Ramos-Horta went on Australian TV, asking for troops "to prevent the country sliding into further chaos." The first Australian forces arrived at the end of last week. The fresh need for foreign troops just a year after the departure of the last international peacekeepers raises doubts about the long-term prospects of the world's youngest nation. East Timor suffers not just from ethnic violence but from chronic crime, severe poverty and unemployment. "The way in which the country has been governed in the last few years has left...
...soda and other sugar-filled drinks is a Band-Aid for a bigger problem. Although I understand how those drinks help contribute to the problems of obesity and Type 2 diabetes faced by our youth, we must not forget that physical education and sports programs, which also prevent obesity and diabetes, are being trimmed from inner-city school budgets every year. I commend the Clinton Foundation for its efforts, but I suggest that its campaign be extended to highlight the importance of the health-essential programs that are being eliminated from U.S. school budgets...
...Every time light is absorbed in the retina...it produces a chemically reactive by-product,” Rando said. He explained that this by-product ought to be recycled by the eye, but its instability sometimes causes it to react with lipids to create lipofusins, whose stability prevents them from being easily broken down. “By inhibiting certain steps, you can slow down the visual cycle enough to significantly prevent the build-up of this toxin,” he said. Preminger said that Rando’s main role will be to “guide?...
...Trying to prevent suicides may seem like a no-brainer, but there are many opponents, and their arguments against building the barrier boil down to three major points...