How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and HealthWritten by Joey Dweck
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So what is contained in a typical soda that may be found in a school vending machine? A 20-ounce screw-top plastic bottle of soda has 275 calories. While there are other ingredients such as flavorings and caffeine, soda is primarily sugar and carbonated water. High in calories and zero in nutritional value, it is quintessential “junk food.” The Center for Science in Public Interest refers to soft drinks as “liquid candy.” Since bottles have screw-tops, liquid may be sipped throughout day, thereby bathing teeth with sugar and upsetting dentists. While it is unclear how many sodas a typical student might drink in one day, one is not a bad guess. Just one a day means 1925 empty calories per week. Heavy users drink more than one soda per day. Children who begin drinking soda when they are still young tend to increase amount they consume through adolescence into young adulthood. Many children drink more soda than juice or milk. While juice and whole milk contain about same amount of calories as soda, they contain useful vitamins and minerals. Juice and milk are far better nutritional options. Although relationship cannot be proven conclusively, soda consumption correlates with obesity. Children who drink sodas take in more calories, are fatter and have worse diets than those who don’t. If you need to lose weight, start by replacing sodas with water, fat free or 1% milk, or 100% juice (but not too much). Copyright © 2005, by Weight Loss Buddy Press
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| | Country Living... Help For Attention Deficit Disorder? Written by Ron Rougeaux
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If possible, people with Attention Deficit Disorder should try to live in areas with natural green spaces, trees, and wilderness areas. Not in crowded cities where they have to deal with traffic, congestion, constant noise and commotion. A team of researchers at Human-Environment Research Laboratory at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign...is currently doing a lot of research about effect of nature on Attention Deficit Disorder. "We knew from our own studies and those of other scientists that in general, green is good...for ADD ADHD however, green is great," said Professor Frances E. Kuo, co-director of laboratory. Dr. Kuo and her team believe that there is something about being in nature that relaxes and renews mind. The paradox is that most people suffering from Attention Deficit Disorder prefer stimulation of city life. Contributed by: ron rougeaux ©2005 Ronald Rougeaux Http://www.Adult-Child-ADD-ADHD.Com
An airline pilot and his two children with Attention Deficit Disorder and how they have all carved a successful life in spite of their ADD ADHD.
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