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