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Today’s immigrants face more health problems, shorter life spans than their predecessors | Gustafson
For many generations, immigrants from all over the world have come to the United States hoping for greater…
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Most restaurant food has too many calories, studies find | Gustafson
That too much fondness of fast food can cause weight problems is old news. But the idea that…
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Despite health concerns, aging Baby Boomers find it hard to make lifestyle changes | Gustafson
Baby Boomers – those born between 1946 through 1964 – will live longer than any other generation before…
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Most Americans don’t exercise enough – but who can blame them? | Gustafson
Despite plenty of encouragement from the government and health experts to move more, Americans still find it hard…
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Even health-conscious consumers find it hard to maintain a healthy diet | Gustafson
It's a proven fact that most people change their eating habits and lifestyle choices only after a serious…
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Investors influencing how we will produce, consume food in the future | Gustafson
If you want to know how food will be manufactured, distributed and consumed tomorrow, just follow the money.
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Lifestyle-related ills tend to multiply with age, study finds | Gustafson
Seniors who suffer from chronic health conditions like high blood pressure or heart disease often develop a host…
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What makes us stray from eating right? | Gustafson
Part of our ongoing struggle with weight problems is that most of us eat without thinking, according to…
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Spring fever season | Gustafson
Do you feel energized, restless and impatient? You may have spring fever. Are you irritable, weary, listless and…
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Pros, cons of competitive workouts | Gustafson
I always enjoyed a competitive spirit. Throughout my life, I was convinced I could accomplish more when I…
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Health care costs for Alzheimer’s will top all others, study predicts | Gustafson
One of the most feared health problems the aging Baby Boomer generation will face is dementia. And it…
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Pillars of wellbeing | Gustafson
I practice a special kind of meditation on an almost daily basis. Perhaps meditation isn't the right word…
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Why eggs for Easter? | Gustafson
I clearly remember a scene when my then 2-year-old granddaughter participated in her first Easter egg hunt. We…
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Feeding solid foods too early may cause nutritional problems later in life | Gustafson
Nearly half of all newborns in the United States are introduced too soon to solid foods, causing them…
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Searching for the causes of obesity | Gustafson
Two-thirds of Americans are overweight. One-third is obese. Obesity and a host of illnesses related to weight problems…
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Making our cities more conducive to healthy living | Gustafson
Health experts have long insisted that improving our public health requires improving the environment we live in.
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To prevent heart disease, follow a Mediterranean lifestyle | Gustafson
Southern Europeans are among the healthiest and longest living humans on the planet, according to studies on quality…
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Intermittent fasting for weight loss, a bad idea | Gustafson
A new diet has become all the rage in Britain and is now making landfall on our shores…
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Diabetes can be caused by high sugar intake alone, new study finds | Gustafson
Diabetes affects over 25 million Americans today, more than 8 percent of the population. One in four seniors…
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Obesity must be addressed on many levels | Gustafson
Obesity has grown into an alarming public health crisis, and there is no telling when or even whether…