Here’s what to look for on the label (HealthDay News) — Leaner meat choices are healthier than the fatty variety, but how can you tell what’s lean? The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers this quick course in deciphering a meat label: Choose meats with the word “round” in the name, such as bottom round...

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Without reducing consumption, more than one in five children will be obese by 2020 TUESDAY, April 10 (HealthDay News) — American youngsters have a long way to go to reach new goals for a lower childhood obesity rate, a new study shows. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has set a goal of...

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Patients were told not to push themselves, but to do what they could comfortably TUESDAY, April 10 (HealthDay News) — Regular walking can help reduce fatigue in some pancreatic cancer patients, a new study suggests. The study included 102 white men and women aged 66 or 67 who underwent pancreatic cancer surgery and were divided...

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Eating less fat, exercising more, using prescription meds help most, survey finds By Kathleen Doheny TUESDAY, April 10 (HealthDay News) — Many obese Americans who try to lose weight are successful, at least short-term, using traditional methods, according to a new study. Researchers who evaluated the strategies of more than 1,500 successful obese dieters found...

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Fish, peppers caused 22 of 39 imported food-linked outbreaks between 2005-2010, review shows WEDNESDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) — The number of foodborne disease outbreaks in the United States caused by imported food rose in recent years, according to a new federal government study. Researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reviewed...

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