Day: April 19, 2011

“It strengthens the case for all women of reproductive age having greater access to nutritional, education and lifestyle support to improve the health of the next generation, and to reduce the risk of the conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, which often follow obesity.”

Erin Sullivan alleges the dog violated his civil rights and used excessive force to capture him after he ran from officers in Glendale during a burglary investigation last year.

Precursor filings to the lawsuit sought $200,000 from Glendale and $250,000 from Phoenix.

University of Texas students raise money and awareness for HIV/AIDS.

HIV prevention study stopped in Africa after drug shown to have no effect.

Jim Avila gets answers about what is behind soaring fuel costs.

Fat develops on the body when “calories that are not utilized as energy become stored as fat.” These excess calories can come from any food; there is no one special food that is responsible.

• Monitor your caloric intake. Eating too many high-calorie foods can leave you with more calories than you need.
• Watch portion size. No foods are off limits, per se, but we need to consider portion size and frequency.
• Eat the right kind of fat. We need to limit our intake of saturated fats — found in foods such as red meat, cream, and butter — to less than 10 percent of our diet. Foods such as fish, olive oil, avocado, and walnuts are great sources of unsaturated fats, which can work to lower your levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, the “bad” kind.
• Exercise regularly. The study on physical activity also found good news for menopausal women: Women who exercise more gain less weight during menopause; and even women who exercise less can slow and reverse their weight gain by increasing their exercise frequency.

Wow, I am really surprised that Match.com agreed to this… that means that the lawsuit could be settled off-court!