Exercise:play is exercise! exercise is play!

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 Regular daily physical activity of 60 minutes promotes good health in kids by maintaining a healthy body weight and by building bones, muscles, joints and endurance. Kids can accumulate their 60 minutes of activity all at once, or in shorter chunks during the day. Encourage your kids to use their free time to be active. Be a role model for your kids by participating with them in activities both outdoors and indoors and encourage participation in group sports under the guidance of a coach or leader. Here are some ideas to get your kids (and you) off the couch ... Read More

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Nutrient:The Nutrition Source Protein: Moving Closer to Center Stage

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Like a quiet child in a classroom of rowdies, it was often overshadowed by fat, carbohydrates, and vitamins. That's changing. Lately there's been an explosion of interest in protein, largely triggered by high-protein diets for weight loss. Surprisingly little is known about protein and health. The Institute of Medicine recommends that adults get a minimum of 0.8 grams of protein for every kilogram of body weight per day to keep from slowly breaking down their own tissues ...Read More

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Mineral: Iron and Iron Deficiency

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Iron is a mineral needed by our bodies. Iron is a part of all cells and does many things in our bodies. For example, iron (as part of the protein hemoglobin) carries oxygen from our lungs throughout our bodies. Having too little hemoglobin is called anemia ... Read More

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Dr.Oz: Learn the Facts: Cholesterol

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There’s good cholesterol and bad cholesterol. At the doctor, you may see the letters LDL, or low-density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol), and HDL, high density lipoprotein (good cholesterol). Dr. Oz considers your cholesterol levels to be one of the 5 lifesaving numbers you need to know. However, doctors have different opinions on how “good” and “bad” cholesterol affect the heart and whether taking a cholesterol-lowering drug, like a statin, can help lower your risk of heart disease and stroke... Read More

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