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Vital Signs: B Vitamins and Omega-3 Fatty Acids Don’t Help Prevent Cancer	Vitamins	2/14/2012 2:50 PM
A new study testing B vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids for cancer prevention has found no beneficial effect and — at least for women — some possibility of harm.
Recipes for Health: Chicken Stew With Sweet Potatoes, Almonds and Apricots — Recipes for Health	Medicine and Health	2/14/2012 2:40 PM
Sweet and spicy Algerian and Middle Eastern flavors turn this into something more than your average chicken dinner.
Vital Signs: Being Given Options Helps People Choose Smaller Portions, Study Finds	Calories	2/14/2012 3:10 PM
When explicitly offered a choice, more customers are likely to choose a smaller portion, researchers find.
Chicago News Cooperative: Program Aims to Bring Fresh Produce and Meats to Chicago’s So-Called Food Deserts	Convenience Stores	2/11/2012 10:10 PM
Many shopkeepers in Chicago’s so-called food deserts say they want to carry fresh fruits, vegetables and meats, but there are complications.
Michelle Obama Injects Optimism Into Campaign	Obama, Michelle	2/15/2012 12:40 AM
Michelle Obama is on the road, campaigning for the president and telling Americans to eat their vegetables.
Mindful Eating as Way to Fight Bingeing	Food	2/8/2012 12:17 PM
A concept based on Buddhist teachings encourages people to eat slowly, paying close attention to the sensation and purpose of each morsel.
The Consumer: New Weight Watchers Plan Leaves Some Grumbling	Consumer	2/7/2012 11:27 PM
An overhaul to Weight Watchers' diet plan has caused many longtime members to complain about slow weight loss.
Vital Signs: Low-Protein Diets May Be Costly to Lean Body Mass	Weight	2/9/2012 3:20 PM
On a low-protein diet, the body is forced to get its protein from lean body mass, a study shows.
T Magazine: Vain Glorious \| Brown Bag It	Gingersnap's Organic	2/12/2012 4:02 PM
Jamie Graber and her chef have created a menu full of yummy, creatively seasoned offerings, like zucchini almond hummus, carrot-coconut dahl and portobello Reuben wraps.
Army Studies Workout Supplements After 2 Deaths	Dietary Supplements and Herbal Remedies	2/3/2012 9:53 AM
The military has removed dietary supplements containing the ingredient dimethylamylamine from stores on its bases, though the products are widely available elsewhere in the country.
Brown Fat Burns Ordinary Fat, Study Finds	Exercise	1/27/2012 2:50 PM
In separate studies, researchers have determined that in cold conditions, people’s calorie-gobbling brown fat uses ordinary fat as fuel — and that exercise may convert ordinary fat to brown fat.
Vital Signs: Study Finds No Childhood Obesity Link to School Junk Food	Obesity	2/9/2012 12:55 AM
No matter how researchers looked at data, they could not uncover a correlation between childhood obesity and the sale of sweets and salty snacks in public schools.
Personal Best: Workouts Have Their Limits, Recognized or Not	Exercise	1/16/2012 3:31 PM
Physiologists are fretting over an increasing focus on extreme exercise among some recreational athletes.
The Big Picture: Young, Obese and Getting Weight-Loss Surgery	Surgery and Surgeons	1/13/2012 2:38 PM
The push toward operations like Lap-Band surgery on the young has brought some resistance from doctors who say it is too drastic on patients whose bodies might still be developing.
How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body	Yoga	2/3/2012 1:49 PM
Popped ribs, brain injuries, blinding pain. Are the healing rewards worth the risks?
The Bay Citizen: Unreported Food Poisoning at San Francisco Restaurant Spotlights Absence of Law	Food Contamination and Poisoning	1/5/2012 10:29 PM
Food poisoning at a Mission District restaurant puts a spotlight on the absence of any law requiring businesses to report such incidents.
Devices to Keep Track of Calories, Lost or Gained	Calories	1/5/2012 6:07 PM
Monitors designed to gauge physical activity and subsequent calories burned might become a silver bullet for weight loss and for sticking to New Year’s resolutions.
Vegans Muscle Their Way Into Bodybuilding	Body Building	1/5/2012 3:07 PM
Vegans make up only a sliver of the thousands of competitive bodybuilders in the United States, but they have been a steady presence since the 2000s.
F.D.A. Restricts Cephalosporin Antibiotics in Livestock	Antibiotics	1/5/2012 2:37 PM
The Food and Drug Administration said the widespread use of cephalosporins may have contributed to the development of drug-resistant bacteria that infect humans.
Vital Signs: Vitamins B, C, D and E and Omega-3 Strengthen Older Brains	Vitamins	2/2/2012 8:39 PM
Higher blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin D and vitamin E are associated with better mental functioning in the elderly, a study shows.
Well: A Recipe for Simplifying Life: Ditch All the Recipes	Well	1/4/2012 8:03 PM
In instructing readers on the art of intuitive cooking, the chef and food writer Tamar Adler offers not just cooking lessons, but a recipe for simplifying life.
New Jersey Dining \| Health Club Cafes: Cafes at Health Clubs Stress Eating Right	Restaurants	1/27/2012 11:59 PM
Many on-site cafes, geared to serve fitness-conscious exercisers with choices like vegetarian and gluten-free cuisine, are open to nonmembers, too.
Questions About Organic Produce and Sustainability	Organic Foods and Products	1/13/2012 2:00 AM
Even as more Americans buy foods labeled organic, the products are moving away from a traditional emphasis on local growing and limited environmental strain.
Skin Deep: A Yoga Devotee Finds a New Guru in a Personal Trainer	Yoga	11/29/2011 9:00 AM
Seeing the light and getting lighter, a yoga devotee turns to a personal trainer to get in better shape.
Heart Rate Monitors Fine-Tune Soccer Players’ Fitness	University of Connecticut	11/23/2011 7:39 PM
The Connecticut soccer team has been at the forefront of using heart rate monitors to create optimal conditioning for its players.