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Michelle Obama to lead campaign against childhood obestity

Michelle Obama to lead campaign against childhood obestity

Goal: End the epidemic of childhood obesity in the U.S. within a generation.

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Food Safety Tips for Healthy Holidays from the FDA

Food Safety Tips for Healthy Holidays from the FDA

Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill — and watch out for that stuffing

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Washington ranked 11th healthiest state -- but obesity rate soaring

Washington ranked 11th healthiest state — but obesity rate soaring

State’s obesity rate has nearly tripled over the past 20 years.

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Health stories in the news

Staying sharp as you age
Benedict Carey writes in the New York Times about the work of researchers who are trying to figure out why some people are able to stay mentally sharp well into their 90s.
Carey writes:
“The evidence suggests that people who spend long stretches of their days, three hours and more, engrossed in some [...]

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Dealing with kids’ food preferences

[ November 20, 2008; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. ]

  

 

 

“Pass the Tofurkey!” Food Preferences
What’s a vegetarian? What’s a vegan? What’s an eating disorder? Let’s talk about ways to accommodate food preferences, recognize problems, and make sure that everybody in the family gets appropriate nutrition. Free but registration required. 

 

Pizza with Pediatrics is a free monthly seminar hosted by Virginia Mason Pediatrics and featuring topics of [...]

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Seattle's Favorite Gourmet Cookies & Dessert Co Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk in Muffin Tops

Seattle’s Favorite Gourmet Cookies & Dessert Co Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk in Muffin Tops

Seattle’s Favorite Gourmet Cookies & Dessert Co is recalling its Orange Cranberry and Banana Nut Muffin Tops because they contain milk that is not declared on the list of ingredients.  
People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of serious or life threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products, the [...]

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Vitamins E and C fail to prevent heart attacks and strokes in men

Vitamins E and C fail to prevent heart attacks and strokes in men

Taking vitamins E and C failed to prevent heart attacks and strokes in a large study of older men being released online today by JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The study followed more than 14,600 male physicians over the the age of 50 years who were randomly assigned to take either a vitamin [...]

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