Health and Nutrition

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Vital Signs: Vitamins Seen as No Help in Heart Disease	11/17/2008 11:23 PM
A large long-term trial has found that vitamins C and E work no better than placebos at reducing a person’s risk of heart disease.
Fitness: Learning How to Walk (Chewing Gum Not Included)	11/13/2008 8:47 AM
A yoga instructor has incorporated walking lessons into his yoga classes, insisting that proper alignment helps keep you moving toward better health.
Bake Sales Fall Victim to Push for Healthier Foods	11/13/2008 9:44 PM
The school bake sale is becoming obsolete in California, as new standards restrict what foods can be sold to students.
Fitness: Road Runner Rage	11/7/2008 12:02 PM
Nothing ruins a good run quite like a ton of steel in your path.
Food Storage as Grandma Knew It	11/6/2008 10:13 AM
For economic and health reasons, a number of Americans are making the seemingly anachronistic choice to turn their basement into a root cellar.
Q & A: Heating and Depleting	11/4/2008 12:09 AM
When scum is skimmed off homemade soup, what nutrients are lost?
Calories Do Count	10/30/2008 2:37 PM
Complex diet regimens are starting to look like exotic mortgages and, just like a reliable savings account, good old calorie counting is coming back into fashion.
Some Big Food Companies Adopt Nutrient Standards	10/28/2008 12:29 AM
The “Smart Choices Program” aims to reduce confusion in the grocery aisle over nutritional value by adopting common standards.
The Food Issue: Farmer in Chief	10/21/2008 11:58 AM
What the next president can and should do to remake the way we grow and eat our food.
The Way We Live Now: 10-12-08: Why Take Food Seriously?	10/10/2008 6:12 PM
Because your life depends on it.