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LifeTips for Optimizing Your HealthAbsent Parents Influence Alcohol & Tobacco Use
One absent parent early in life results in greater risk for unhealthy behaviors by 11.
read moreRomaine Lettuce E. coli Outbreak
CDC warns people to avoid ‘all types of romaine lettuce’ as E. coli outbreak continues to spread across 11 states.
read moreLarger Bottles Linked to Later Obesity
Using bottles larger than 6 ounces to feed infants formula may lead to obesity.
read moreWHO Supports Sugar Taxes
Nutritionally, humans do not need any refined sugar in their diet!
read moreHeart Attack Risk Linked to Emotions
Short-bouts of intense physical activity and high emotions may be deadly.
read moreCardiovascular Disease is Not All in the Genes
The benefits of physical fitness extend to those at high genetic risk of CVD.
read moreUnderage Tobacco Sales Promoted on Facebook
The tobacco industry is exploiting Facebook’s stated policies.
read moreE-Cigarette Use Tempts Teens to Become Smokers
Flavored e-cigarette use by kids likely to become a gateway to real cigarettes.
read moreCVD Risk and Calcium Intake
Dietary and supplemental calcium intake below 2500 mg daily OK.
read moreOverweight Boys Can Lower Risk of Diabetes
Childhood overweight at age 7 raises diabetes risk if it persists into puberty.
read moreArtificial Sweeteners Not So Sweet
Sucralose may cause inflammation and fat formation.
read moreGene-editing Technology To Remain Unregulated
USDA will not regulate plants whose genomes have been edited.
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