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Probiotics and Prebiotics
Research shows specific health benefits with regular consumption of probiotics and/or prebiotics. Though to achieve a particular effect, the bacteria needs to be the proper strain, the amount needed and as a product that will support the bacteria. Summary information can be found in JADA (March 2008) and Today's Dietitian (May 2008).
For probiotics to be beneficial for patients and consumer, consistent and practical science-based information needs to be developed. Additional consumer tools will be added as available.
US Probiotics - Mary E. Saunders
Consumer Fact Sheet: Probiotics [PDF]
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Feeding the Active Female: Part I
Melinda M. Manore, American College of Sports Medicine, Health & Fitness Journal, May/June 2005
How can you help the active females you work with make good dietary changes to fuel their sport and activities, while helping them to maintain a healthy body weight for their sport?
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Your Guide to Diet and Diabetes
University of Illinois Extension Office of Urban Programs
Today there are 20.8 million people in the U.S., 7% of the population, with diabetes. This website can be very helpful for adults with newly diagnosed diabetes. Its practical information about well-balanced meals, serving sizes, and food choices will help them to learn how to manage their blood glucose levels. Additional medical information that is specific for people with diabetes will answer many questions.
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Lotería de Diabetes/Diabetes Bingo (EM 8855)
Debra Minar Driscoll, Oregon State University Extension, Printed 2004
This bilingual teaching tool (Spanish/English) has easy to understand information about the prevention of diabetes, the symptoms, and dealing with diabetes. Use it with adult audiences who have limited reading ability.
A "preview" version of the CD package and ordering information is found on the Oregon State Extension Web site.
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The Down-Aging of Chronic Disease: The Importance of Early Lifestyle Habits
Health Connections: Linking Nutrition Research to Practice, Fall 2005, Dairy Council of California
Nutrition research shows that optimal health and health habits originate early in life. Conditions such as osteoporosis, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and obesity - all traditionally associated with adulthood - are "down aging," appearing in early childhood and adolescence as well. Intervention of health-promoting habits early in life is critical if we are to avoid a potential medical meltdown of health care resources.
In an interview, Francine R. Kaufman MD, sheds light on the increasing incidence of type 2 diabetes in children, and the implications if this becomes an epidemic in the United States. Dr. Kaufman is a pediatric endocrinologist at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
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Family History and Your Risk of Disease
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Most of us know that we can reduce our risk of disease by eating a healthy diet, getting enough exercise, and not smoking. But did you know that your family history might be one of the strongest influences on your risk of developing heart disease, stroke, diabetes, or cancer, and even a rare disease, like hemophilia, cystic fibrosis, or sickle cell anemia? Even though you cannot change your genetic makeup, knowing your family history can help you reduce your risk of developing health problems.
The HHS and CDC websites have Power Point presentations, tools, and activities to help teens and adults learn about and chart their own health history.
Visit these CDC sites:
Visit Family Health History
Visit Family History is Important for Your Health
Visit Disease-Specific Links
Visit these HHS sites:
Visit Create your Family Health History Chart
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