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...There is an emerging understanding that all of the classic concepts in child development have not been brought to bear on the obesity epidemic," says Lumeng. "There needs to be more bringing together of child development and obesity research to find more practical ways of addressing the obesity problem. We can't stay theoretical for much longer...
...research venture called Project EAT-II: Eating Among Teens, Robinson-O'Brien and her team surveyed 2,516 young Minnesotans, ages 15 to 23. Of the respondents, 108 (or 4.3%) described themselves as currently vegetarian, another 268 (10.8%) said they were former vegetarians and the rest were lifelong meat eaters. The researchers found that in one sense, the vegetarians were healthier: they tended to consume less than 30% of their calories as fat, while non-vegetarians got more than 30% of their calories from fat. Not surprisingly, the vegetarians were also less likely to be overweight (17% were heavy...
...Washington A Reversal on Stem Cells In his latest move to undo the policies of his predecessor, President Barack Obama, on March 9, lifted a Bush Administration ban on using federal funds for human embryonic-stem-cell research, which scientists believe could help treat illnesses like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Pro-life advocates criticized Obama's move, saying it could lead to the destruction of human embryos in the name of research...
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...programming, administrators did not want idle students to remain on campus. Hammonds said that varsity athletes are the clearest example of undergraduates who will be allowed to stay, but the deans’ e-mail announcement suggested that “international students, thesis writers, students conducting lab-based research, and others who cannot reasonably accomplish their work in another location” may also be permitted to remain on campus. According to the announcement, the College will close on December 22, one day after the last fall semester final exam. On January 10, those with approval...