NEWS:  More you check your weight more you lose, but are you surprised? Frequent and regular checking your weight can increase your awareness of habits and how actions affect your body weight. “You are what you eat’! Self-monitoring frequently prompts you to change behaviors and can increase odds of weight loss and control. Daily weighing may help with weight loss…
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Noteworthy- If you are of Hispanic or Latinos descent you are predisposed to poor cardiovascular health if you have late dinners. But strangely it was noted that eating in the evening was not connected with obesity- (study by Nour Makarem, Ph.D., of Columbia University in New York City, and colleagues) Noted was that if these individuals consume a larger proportion…
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The Numbers:     – Over 173 million Americans chew gum (calculated by Statista based on the U.S. Census data and Simmons National Consumer Survey ) — Nearly 15 percent of all chewing gum sold make a promise as a health-enhancing supplements – One in 10 Americans over the age of 1 are deficient in vitamins B6 and C (National Health…
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Research has shown that adolescents should sleep 8-10 hours for optimal judgment, learning, and development. Reality is 70%of high school students average less than 8 hours per night. Is this important? JAMA Pediatrics published the results of a study (over 8 years) evaluating high school students sleep duration and behavior. It was a self-reported data gathering study. Findings noted dramatic…
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