Healthy Eating

Bitter Herbs? Smiles All Around at This Kitchen Table

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Rachel Vigoda |JE Feature

Wynnewood woman gets sparkling news as her kosher water bubbles to No. 1

Healthy Eating

Weighing in on Body Mass Index

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Diane McManus, Jewish Exponent Feature

Your 17-year-old son is healthy enough. He could stand to exercise more -- video games take up more of his time than you'd like -- and he enjoys the usual teen-age treats -- burgers, fries, ice cream. Yet his weight is normal, and he has a Body Mass Index of 23, within the normal range, which is thought to be...

Healthy Eating

More Than Just a Hill of (Soy) Beans

According to an article in the current issue of Journal of Nutrition Supplement , consensus has been reached among leading soy science experts over three main areas of debate: soy and women's health; soy and heart health; and soy and overall nutrient adequacy. Leading experts agree that soyfoods in a balanced diet can have beneficial effects among the U.S. population...

Healthy Eating

New Study Offers Guidance on Cutting the Fat at School

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Renee Cree, JE Feature

Rates of Type 2 diabetes, a disease once only found in adults, have been steadily rising in children for years. If unchecked, it can have serious health effects for children, including higher risks of heart and blood-vessel disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, skin problems, and damage to the nerves, kidneys, eyes and feet. But a national study chaired by Gary...

Healthy Eating

Squeezed Out

Do homemade juices offer benefits the bottled kind cannot?

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Elyse Glickman, JE Feature

Are liquefied fruits and vegetables easy, refreshing and natural ways to get nourished ... or are some juicers and producers all wet? Much has happened in the years since the Florida Orange Growers Association declared that orange juice was "not just for breakfast anymore." We have been treated to all kinds of would-be liquid miracles, from "super fruit" blends (acai,...