Research suggests that the location of body fat also is an important factor in health risks for adults. Excess fat in the abdomen (stomach area) is a greater health…
Grain products, vegetables, and fruits are key parts of a varied diet. They are emphasized in this guideline because they provide vitamins, minerals, complex…
Many people are not sure how much weight they should lose. Weight loss of only 5â10 percent of body weight may improve many of the problems associated with…
The following table lists the percentage of overweight, obese, and extremely obese Americans ages 20–74 years old from 1988–2010, as reported by the National Center…
WHAT ARE THE MAJOR HEALTH ISSUES IN THE WORLD TODAY? HOW DOES LIFESTYLE AFFECT HEALTH? LIFE EXPECTANCYNUTRITIONFIND OUT MOREBeing healthy means being free of disease or injury and able to lead a…
(Encyclopedia) Tufts University, main campus at Medford, Mass.; coeducational; chartered 1852 by Universalists as a college for men. It became a university in 1955. Jackson College, formerly a…
(Encyclopedia) Boyd Orr, John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron, 1880–1971, British nutritionist and agricultural scientist, b. Scotland, grad. Univ. of Glasgow. He was professor of agriculture at the Univ. of…
surgeon, advocate of dietary reformBorn: 2/26/1852Birthplace: Tyrone Township, Mich. After studying medicine at Bellevue Hospital Medical College, he worked at a sanitarium in Battle Creek,…
