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Nuts to better health
Avoiding diabetes might be as simple as having a peanut butter sandwich for lunch every day. An ounce of peanuts or other nuts each day, or a tablespoon of peanut butter, seems to help lower the risk of Type 2 diabetes, says a study in last week's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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BY KAREN SHIDELER,
The Wichita Eagle,
12/03/2002 07:05 AM PST)
Art Carey | A physiologist weighs in on fat, carbs, exercise
Three years ago, Greg Ellis decided to tell all about diet, exercise and weight control. So he holed up in bucolic Glen Mills and set to work on his magnum opus.
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By Art Carey,
Inquirer Columnist,
12/02/2002 09:38 AM PST)
Cornstarch -- his elixir for life
Mary Chapman was sitting next to her sleeping son on a couch in their Gastonia home when she saw the clock. It was 4 p.m.
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MIKE STOBBE,
Staff Writer,
12/02/2002 10:00 AM PST)
Nutty diet may help ward off diabetes
Eating lots of nuts or peanut butter may help ward off diabetes, a study of more than 83,000 nurses suggests.
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LINDSEY TANNER,
Associated Press,
11/27/2002 07:16 AM PST)
Disease, starvation stalk southern Africa
KASISI, Zambia - Timothy Tembo's stomach hurt. The 10-year-old orphan hadn't eaten for more than a day, so he took an ear of corn from his uncle's field. When Timothy's uncle found out, he tied the boy to a bench with his hands behind his back. He wrapped a plastic cornmeal bag around a stick and dipped it into a fire until the plastic began to melt. Then he dripped the molten plastic onto his nephew's hands and feet.
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By Sudarsan Raghavan,
Knight Ridder Newspapers,
11/24/2002 07:38 AM PST)
Politics, drought, disease, push Africa into starvation
KASISI, Zambia - Until the mid-1970s, many Asian countries, as underdeveloped as African ones, were suffering droughts and famines. Today, better seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, as well as investments in science and technology, have produced silos overflowing with surplus grain. India, the poster child for Asia's "green revolution," is now the world's second largest exporter of rice and the sixth largest of wheat.
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By Sudarsan Raghavan,
Knight Ridder Newspapers,
11/24/2002 07:40 AM PST)
Don't be a boor about your healthy habits
Last weekend, I went to dinner with friends, and, naturally, I was concerned about whether or not there would be food on the menu that fit into my healthy lifestyle.
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By STUART PLATKIN,
Columnist,
11/22/2002 07:00 AM PST)
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