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Rising food prices will make It even harder to eat healthily | Timi Gustafson, R.D.
A record drought is destroying America’s harvest this year. Over 50 percent of farmland is now in moderate…
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Controversy over health effects of sodas heats up | Timi Gustafson, R.D.
Are sodas going down the same path as tobacco did a few years ago? The issue of sugary…
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Lack of physical activity found as harmful as poor diet and smoking | Timi Gustafson, R.D.
Spending too many hours sitting at work, commuting or relaxing on the couch can wreak as much hazard…
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Fast Food Consumption Around the World Linked to Health Risks | Timi Gustafson, R.D.
A growing preference for Western-style fast food in Asian and Southeast Asian countries shows already an impact on…
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Many unmet health care needs of aging baby boomers | Timi Gustafson, R.D.
Baby boomers will likely face an array of health conditions as they grow older but will find in…
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How damaging is yo-yo dieting? | Timi Gustafson, R.D.
Yo-yo dieting, a.k.a. “weight cycling,” a continuing pattern of losing and regaining weight, can be one of the…
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Diabetes dramatically on the rise among teenagers | Timi Gustafson, R.D.
Nearly a quarter of American children and adolescents is developing type 2 diabetes or has already the disease,…
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World Health Organization sets new targets for reducing chronic diseases | Timi Gustafson, R.D.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has set a number of targets for reducing so called non-communicable diseases (NCDs)…
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More Americans suffer from asthma | Timi Gustafson, R.D.
Asthma rates in the United States have been on the rise over the past decade and are now…
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Can following a vegan diet be appropriate for children? | Timi Gustafson, R.D.
Going totally vegan is becoming increasingly popular among health-conscious adults and many encourage their children to follow suit.…
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What Your Neighborhood Says About Your Health | Timi Gustafson, R.D.
Where you live may determine how healthy you are or can hope to be, according to a new…
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Childhood obesity, a disease with devastating effects on multiple levels | Timi Gustafson
The physical health effects of childhood obesity are well researched and documented.
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Why gaining weight is so much easier than losing weight | Timi Gustafson
One of the hardest things about weight gain is that it can happen so easily. Losing weight, on…