May 2008
Prenatal vitamins cuts kids' cancer risk
The study, published online Wednesday in the journal Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, estimates prenatal multivitamin supplements "may prevent 900 cases of pediatric leukemia and 300-400 cases of pediatric brain tumours annually in the United States."
November 2007
Poor Priced Out of Healthy Diet
The low-income family would have to devote 43 to 70 percent of its food budget to fruits and vegetables to meet the 2005 Dietary Guidelines, which recommends five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
Most Americans fall short of the recommended servings.
October 2007
Health and Fitness: Fiber in your diet has benefits.
When you switch to fiber-rich foods, you're no longer eating foods associated with cancer and cardiovascular disease - foods with more saturated fat, salt, preservatives, dyes, refined sugar and bleached flour.
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