Seven Tips for Men's Health and Safety
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have some useful men's health tips for the summer months.
Practice Water Safety - In 2004, men accounted for 78% of accidental drowning deaths. Learn how to swim, and never swim alone. Also, don't mix alcohol and boating.
Protect your skin - Skin cancer effects men as well as women, so most should consider wearing sunscreen with a SPF factor of 15 or more.
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E. Coli Prevention | Nutrition
This is a dirty problem we have on our hands.
According to the center for science in the public interest, in the U.S. alone, there are 76 million--that’s right, million-- illnesses due to food borne pathogens each year, and five thousands deaths.
That means roughly one in four of us get sick from our food each year.
Less than heart-healthy foods are what we come to expect from many fast food chains. But life-threatening bacteria… No.
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Valentine's Chocolate Heart Benefits
Recently there has been considerable focus on the health benefits of chocolate, pointing out that chocolate contains substances that can help prevent various diseases. There is a small but growing body of evidence that flavanols in chocolate might be responsible for the health benefits of chocolate on the cardiovascular system.
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FAST FOOD SALADS
If you’re not super-sizing your fries and you want to feast on a fast food salad, proceed with caution. Researchers at Consumer Reports found that a McDonald’s Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad with dressing has 440 calories and 26 grams of fat, while Wendy’s Mandarin Chicken Salad with dressing has 630 calories and 35 grams of fat.
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FOOD LABEL CHANGES
The FDA is planning on overhauling the labeling of foods, so that you, the consumer, can know how much you’re really eating.
Right now, the food labels are deceiving, and you may be thinking you’re taking in fewer calories and carbs than you really are. If you look on a food label, the key is the number of servings to understand what you’re really taking in. Serving sizes come in varying shapes and sizes, and right now, food labels are deceiving, which may be part of the reason America has such an obesity problem.
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HALLOWEEN FOOD SAFETY
It’s Halloween this weekend, and parents need to take extreme care with Halloween food safety. Specifically, parents of children with food allergies need to take extra caution.
Halloween food safety is a particularly important consideration for parents of children with allergies. Lurking inside that harmless looking cupcake or chocolate bar could be ingredients harmful to people with allergies.
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Cynthia Piro takes every food safety precaution in the kitchen before she hits the grill.
“I always wash off my cutting boards with warm soapy water,” says Cynthia.
And every food group gets its own preparation area.
“Vegetables get their own cutting board to prevent any contamination from the chicken.”
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There was good news this week for patients suffering from food allergies.
President Bush signed into law a bill that calls for better labeling of food products so that consumers have improved access to information about food allergies. With the improved food labels consumers can identify whether ingredients to which they are allergic are present.
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The food pyramid is the government’s symbol of healthy eating.
Now, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says the food pyramid is not pulling its weight, as Americans get fatter and fatter and ignore the government’s recommendations.
The Department of Agriculture is looking to introduce a new food pyramid, changing not only what it recommends, but also, how it gets the message through to the consumer.
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As you cook up the holiday meal this weekend, did you remember to put out enough foods high in antioxidants, the cancer fighting, heart disease-battling chemicals?
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