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Boning Up for Health
• your bones can take a beating when
you’re losing weight, but a study found
that eating dairy and protein-rich
foods can help keep the skeleton
strong. ninety overweight and obese
women between the ages of 19 and
45 took part in a weight-loss program
that included both exercise and one
of three diets. the meal plans all
contained the same number of
calories but varying amounts of dairy
and protein. All the participants lost
weight over the four-week program,
but the women who ate the most
dairy and protein had the healthiest
bones. dairy foods are the main
source of dietary calcium, which is
critical to keeping bones strong.
Low-fat dairy foods are considered
diabetes friendly.
Source: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology
& Metabolism, published online nov. 2, 2011
Don’t Blame the
Neighbors
liVinG neAR A fast-food restaurant doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re more likely to gain weight, a study showed. After looking at data on more than 3,000 people and charting their weight and how far
they lived from fast-food sources over a 30-year period, researchers found
no link between restaurant proximity and pounds.
Source: American Journal of Epidemiology, published online Sept. 30, 2011
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• Americans are still
getting too much salt.
A study by the Centers
for disease Control and
Prevention found that
although almost half
of Americans over
2 years old should
limit their sodium
intake to 1,500 mg per
day because of health
day because of health
problems such as
high blood pressure,
99 percent of them get
much more than that.
For the rest of the
population, which has a
recommended daily
sodium intake of 2,300
mg per day, 88 percent
exceed their limit.
Contrary to popular
belief, it’s not what you
shake on your food that
makes the biggest
difference. most sodium
comes from eating
packaged foods and
restaurant meals. It’s
best to limit both,
because too much
sodium can lead to heart
attacks and strokes.
Source: Morbidity and
Mortality Weekly Report,
Oct. 21, 2011
