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Bookstore</B></U></A><B>  </B><B>          </B><A HREF="#what_do_experts_say_about_our_growing" TITLE="Key to Health Nutrition"><U><B>What Do Experts Say about our Growing Nutrition Problem</B></U></A></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="854" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 120 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="e6786720.jpg" border=0 width="390" height="114" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="lactationvisits_starting_baby_on_solid.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lactation Visits"><U><B>Make an appointment with Pat on </B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="lactationvisits_starting_baby_on_solid.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lactation Visits"><U><B>"Starting Solids, Optimal Nutrition</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="lactationvisits_starting_baby_on_solid.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lactation Visits"><U><B> for the 6 month to 3 year old"</B></U></A></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="lactationvisits_starting_baby_on_solid.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lactation Visits"><U><I><B><IMG SRC="e68c4720.jpg" border=0 width="196" height="114" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="1103" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 657 WIDTH="370"><div> <B>"Children are being harmed more by poor diet than </B></div> <div> <B>by exposure to alcohol, drugs and tobacco combined."</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Dr. David Katz, Yale School of Public Health</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>The Wall Street Journal</B></I><B>, March 10, 2004</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.juiceplus.com/nsa/pages/Home.soa?site=pl46243" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.juiceplus.com/nsa/pages/Home."><U><B><IMG SRC="d7e637b0.jpg" border=0 width="355" height="123" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/solidfood6to8montholdbaby.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/solidfo"><U><IMG SRC="e65775f0.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="95" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodlab.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodlab.ht"><U><B>How to Read Food Labels</B></U></A><B> </B><A HREF="http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodlab.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodlab.ht"><U><B>FDA/CFSAN</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.mypyramid.gov/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mypyramid.gov/index.html"><U><B><IMG SRC="e3c90390.gif" border=0 width="400" height="57" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Opitimal nutrition can reduced </B></div> <div> <B>obesity and help eliminate Type II diabetes </B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://nhlbisupport.com/bmi/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://nhlbisupport.com/bmi/"><U><B>Calculate Your Body Mass Index</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://babyledweaning.blogware.com/blog" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://babyledweaning.blogware.com/blog"><U><B>Babyledweaning.com</B></U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://babyledweaning.blogware.com/blog" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://babyledweaning.blogware.com/blog"><U><B> </B></U></A><B>(an online forum for feeding food instead of commerical baby food and letting baby take the led to good nutrition and weaning)</B></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="e61b88f0.jpg" border=0 width="184" height="143" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Optimal nutrition is the </B></div> <div> <B>VERY BEST PREVENTIVE MEDICINE </B></div> <div> <B>you can give yourself or </B></div> <div> <B>your children!</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="e64f0b40.jpg" border=0 width="240" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="e02b7b70.gif" border=0 width="183" height="183" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="425"><div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="437" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 45 ><NOBR><div> <B>Treat your body as if you were going to live forever</B></div> <div> <B>And your soul as if you were going to die tomorrow.</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#009999" FACE="Garamond" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#009999" FACE="Gourmand" >     </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> Someone once said, "We are what we eat?" A statement with much truth!  It's true as well that what we eat today, isn't the same food our ancestors ate.  While we enjoy an abundance of foods rich in textures and taste, many of our foods today are over processed and have little to offer nutritionally.  The results is we are well fed, but nutritionally starved.  In general as a culture, our bodies are getting bigger, yet our health is growing poorer. As a culture, we have become caught up in the fast pace, fast food, more is better lifestyle.  <A HREF="http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/en/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/"><U>Globally obesity has reached epidemic proportions</U></A>. In many developing countries, obesity co-exists with under-nutrition. Type 2 Diabetes is becoming increasingly more common even starting as early as middle school age students.  </div> <div> What can we do?  We can become educated and make wiser choices and teach our children about making healthier food choices.  Healthcare prevention by improving nutrition is much less expensive than the cost of treating major disease caused by poor nutrition.  Remember, you are what you eat!  Nutritionist and the newest FDA guidelines suggest that we eat an average of <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Georgia" ><B>8-13 servings of fruits and vegetables per day</B></FONT> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Georgia" ><B>for optimal health</B></FONT>.  If your diet or your children's diets are lacking in all the nutrients and antioxidants they need to get from 8-13 servings of fruits or vegetables per day, <B>ask Pat what you can do to insure optimal nutrition for you or your child or</B><A HREF="http://www.juiceplus.com/nsa/pages/Home.soa?site=pl46243" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.juiceplus.com/nsa/pages/Home."><U><B> click here for more info</B></U></A><B>.  </B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_51076.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/"><U><B>Study finds staggering cost of treating diabetes</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Opitimal nutrition and reduced obesity can eliminate Type II diabetes </B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/child.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/ch"><U><B>NIDDK Helping Your Child</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/child.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/ch"><U><B>Tips for Parents for Healthy Nutrition and Lifestyle Living</B></U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/child.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/ch"><U><B> </B></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://win.niddk.nih.gov/statistics/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://win.niddk.nih.gov/statistics/inde"><U><B>NIDDK Overweight & Obesity Info</B></U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Verdana" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/take_charge.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/ta"><U><B>NIDDK Take Charge of Your Health</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/take_charge.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/ta"><U><B>A Teenager's Guide to Better Health</B></U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/take_charge.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/ta"><U><B> </B></U></A></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="e25942d0.jpg" border=0 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<div> <B>FDA Consumer</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Georgia" ><B>, </B></FONT><B>Nov, 1986</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Georgia" ><B> by </B></FONT><B>Roger W. Miller</B></div> <div> Empty Calories: Putting on Pounds with Poor Nutrition</div> <div> "Empty calories' is probably an empty term to many people. It sounds contradictory. Like maybe empty calories are calories that don't count. Such is not at all the case. Empty calories are calories obtained from foods that have little other nutritional value. Sugar and alcohol are examples. <B>Those foods supply energy (calories), but virtually nothing else that builds or rebuilds the body.</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1272/is_2725_134/ai_n15692058" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/m"><U>Obesity drives up the cost of health care</U></A> by increasing the incidence of diabetes, hypertension, and a wide variety of expensive chronic health conditions, many of which are significant risk factors for other serious diseases, say researchers at Emory University, Atlanta</div> <div> <B>USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education)</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Georgia" >, </FONT><B>Oct, 2005</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Georgia" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0887/is_3_24/ai_n13648414/pg_2" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/m"><U>Children at high risk for obesity investigated during the first 6 years of life</U></A></div> <div> <B>Nutrition Research Newsletter</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Georgia" >, </FONT><B>March, 2005</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Georgia" > </FONT></div> <div> The epidemic of childhood obesity is attributed to the toxic environment of readily available, calorically dense food and drink.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1264/is_n9_v21/ai_9258662" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/m"><U>Good health: nutrition - It doesn't have to fall apart! Here's to good health</U></A></div> <div> <B>Essence</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Georgia" ><B>, </B></FONT><B>Jan, 1991</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Georgia" ><B> by </B></FONT><B>Patricia Mason Woods</B></div> <div> A longer, healthier, more energetic life is yours for the eating. It's true. Scientific studies indicate that we may actually be able to live year slonger, be stronger and feel better by eating adequate amounts of the right foods.</div> <div> Though aging is a fact of life, to a large degree the choices you make about what to eat can influence the length and quality of your life. We now know that many life-threatening diseases that usually accompany aging--such as coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes and some cancers--are all associated with obesity, diets high in fat and/ or poor overall nutrition.</div> <div> By making unhealthy food choices, we may be eating ourselves to death. But it doesn't have to be that way. Knowledge is power, but only when you use it. So read on to learn how food can open the door to a longer, more youthful life.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0813/is_8_30/ai_108836389" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/m"><U>Fat chance: extra pounds can increase your cancer risk - side effects of obesity</U></A></div> <div> <B>Nutrition Action Healthletter</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Georgia" >, </FONT><B>Oct, 2003</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Georgia" > by </FONT><B>Bonnie Liebman</B></div> <div> If you're like most people, you're at least a few pounds overweight. So what?</div> <div> Losing weight would lower your risk of diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and arthritis.</div> <div> What many people don't know is that extra pounds mean an extra risk of cancer--of the breast, colon, esophagus, kidney, uterus, and possibly more.</div> <div> "We estimate that 90,000 deaths due to cancer could be prevented each year in the U.S. if men and women could maintain normal weight," says Eugenia Calle, director of analytical epidemiology at the American Cancer Society in Atlanta.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_2003_May/ai_100767849" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/m"><U>Breast-feeding reduces risk of obesity </U></A>- Literature Review & Commentary - Brief Article</div> <div> <B>Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Georgia" ><B>, </B></FONT><B>May, 2003</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Georgia" ><B> by </B></FONT><B>Alan R. Gaby</B></div> <div> The prevalence of obesity was 20.8% lower in children who had been breast-fed than in those who had been formula-fed. After adjustment for birthweight, gender, and socioeconomic status, the risk of obesity was significantly lower by 28% in breast-fed children than in formula-fed children.</div> <div> These results suggest that breast-feeding reduces the risk of becoming obese later in childhood. Although the mechanism by which breast-feeding might prevent obesity is not known, there are several possible explanations. First, the higher content of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in human milk than in infant formulas may promote better development of the brain, including the area in the hypothalamus that controls appetite. Second, as many formulas contain refined sugars, feeding such formulas might promote the development of reactive hypoglycemia, resulting in cravings for refined carbohydrates. Third, infants who experience the comfort of the breast might be less likely to seek substitute forms of comfort, such as overeating. Whatever the mechanism, this study provides one more reason for mothers to breast-feed their babies.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1272/is_2681_130/ai_82748825" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/m"><U>Extra weight adds cancer risk - Obesity</U></A></div> <div> <B>USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education)</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Georgia" ><B>, </B></FONT><B>Feb, 2002</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Georgia" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> Researchers at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) warn that carrying extra weight means carrying extra cancer risk. Moreover, the nation's current epidemic of overweight and obesity is likely to drive up cancer rates in coming years.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0887/is_4_24/ai_n13675898" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/m"><U>Effect of four diets on weight loss and cardiac risk factors</U></A></div> <div> <B>Nutrition Research Newsletter</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Georgia" ><B>, </B></FONT><B>April, 2005</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Georgia" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> A recent study in JAMA set out to assess adherence rates and the effectiveness of four popular diets (Atkins, Zone, Weight Watchers and Ornish) for weight loss and cardiac risk factor reduction.</div> <div> The results showed that four popular diets could reduce weight and several cardiac risk factors, but only for the minority of individuals who can sustain a high dietary adherence level. One way to improve dietary adherence rates in clinical practice may be to use a broad spectrum of diet options, to better match individual patient food preferences, lifestyles, and cardiovascular risk profiles. 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