12 Powerfoods to Beat Diabetes
Can controlling your blood sugar and preventing diabetes complications be as simple as eating the right foods? Yes. Certain foods are packed with nutrients that stabilize blood sugar levels, protect your heart, and even save your vision from the damaging effects of diabetes. These 12 foods can give you an extra edge against diabetes and its complications.
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http://www.menshealth.com/spotlight/diabetes/12-powerfoods.php?cm_mmc=ETNTNL-_-2010_06_25-_-HTML-_-1
For a Healthier Bronx, a Farm of Their Own
A 70 year-old professor has developed a commercial community-supported agriculture plan (C.S.A.) that lets residents determine what they’ll get, with an enticing prize at the end for people who stick with it: a chance to own shares in the farm.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/23/dining/23bronx.html?pagewanted=1&src=me
Panel Suggests Ways to Improve Nutrition
A federal nutrition panel wants to change the way Americans eat.
The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, composed of 13 nutrition experts, is charged with coming up with recommendations that will figure in the government’s planned update of the iconic food pyramid. Its findings: People should consume more vegetables and whole grains, and less fatty meats, salt and sugar. The report aims to tackle what is widely seen as a national epidemic of obesity.
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Lubbock chefs create desserts with Girl Scout cookies
Interesting idea for a fundraiser.
http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2010-06-07/lubbock-chefs-create-desserts-girl-scout-cookies