diets

Gov. Jennifer Granholm got a meaty response to her call for a Michigan Meatout Day on Saturday. Herded together in front of the state Capitol, meat vendors and farmers handed out hot dogs and hamburgers in protest. George Hubak, who organized the event, said he was baffled as to why the governor would make a proclamation calling for a meatless day in a state with a large agriculture sector.  

More than 100 teenagers from the Solvang and Santa Maria areas abstained from food for 24 hours, from 5 p.m. Saturday to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 6 and 7, at Old Mission Santa Ines as part of "Food Fast," a program designed by Catholic Relief Services to link the Catholic tradition of fasting with the issue of global hunger.

We have so much compared to people in other places, and 24 hours isn’t that much of a sacrifice at all, compared to what some people go through. It wasn’t hard at all to decide to be here   -Hector Garcia

 

If you think it is only good to lose weight by jogging and fast walking, then here's the twist in the tale-such weight-bearing exercises fail to prevent the increased bone turnover caused by weight loss, University of Missouri researchers have found. During weight loss, bones are being remodelled - breaking down old bone and forming new bone - at an accelerated rate. March 11th, 2010 WASHINGTON - Gastric bypass surgery can change patients' urine composition that may increase their risk of developing kid  

Barr Lake State Park's resident pair of bald eagles are nesting, with eaglets expected to hatch by March 31. Head out to Mile Marker 3 on the trail, or make a reservation for the March 27 Eagle Express, a guided tour. Un-wheatable.  

FORTY-FIVE minutes after a curtain call for her most recent Broadway play, Alicia Silverstone was searching a restaurant menu for comfort food. She settled on nachos and onion rings to start, and mulled beer selections with two girlfriends who had seen her show that night. This was no dive bar that the trio had chosen for a post-performance meal; it was Candle 79, a cozy Upper East Side restaurant that specializes in organic and vegan cuisine.

I like my vegan food to be sexy, dirty fun   -Alicia Silverstone

 

Balancing your diet can lead to a healthier lifestyle and local dietitians are getting that message out during the month of March, which is also National Nutrition Month. "Registered Dietitians assess the nutrition needs of hospital patients and give educational information on diabetes and other health issues related to nutrition," Jennifer Gore, local registered dietitian, said. "Eating healthy makes you feel better and can prevent a lot of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes."  

Women who closely adhere to a Mediterranean-style diet rich in vegetables, vegetable oils and fish may have a higher likelihood of becoming pregnant after infertility treatment, a new study suggests. Researchers in the Netherlands found that among 161 couples undergoing fertility treatment at their center, women whose eating habits most closely matched the traditional Mediterranean diet were 40 percent more likely to become pregnant than those with the least Mediterranean-like diets. The study, report  

With the cool and wet growing season we saw this past year, many producers harvested low test weight corn and are feeding it out this season. Low test weight corn, corn with less than 54 lb/bu, has less starch and more fi ber available than U.S. No. 1 corn (. 56 lb/bu) or U.S. No. 2 corn (. 54 lb/bu) and is often fed to livestock. Grain buyers typically dock heavily for corn with low test weights and(or) high moisture content.  

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