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Did you know more people are finding they are wheat intolerant? Wheat intolerance is also known as spur or Celiac disease. Wheat intolerance has become so prevalent that many restaurants, including such eateries as P.F. Chang's and Z-Tejas, have instituted special menus. If you are wheat intolerant, when dining out be sure to ask your server if the restaurant offers a special menu.
Did You Know?
In Arizona you can check your Medical Doctor's credentials.
Go to www.bomex.org and click on doctor search. Enter the information requested and see the results.
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Did you know? $13 billion is spent annually on food advertising for youngsters in this country. 70% of children ages 6 to 8 think fast food is healthier than food at home 66% percent of Americans are overweight, up from 50% 20 years ago. 58% of Americans would like to lose weight 36% of Americans are on a particular diet plan 33% of Americans are obese — Time, June 2004 |
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Did you know? "Fat carried in the hips and thighs is benign compared with the kind carried around the organs and abdomen." — Newsweek, August 2004
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Did you know? It is given the innocuous moniker "Syndrome X" by medical researchers. We call it the "spare tire" or "beer belly." But these terms hide the potentially deadly effect of abdominal fat. "Visceral fat," the smoking gun, may explain why some obese people have medical conditions that can lead to early death, and others do not. In overweight people with Syndrome X, visceral fat wraps itself around the pancreas, colon, liver and other abdominal organs. Visceral fat is bad news, and the only way to get rid of it is the old-fashioned way: diet and exercise. The good news: Just a 5-10% weight loss eliminates the death threat of visceral fat. The only sure way to determine if someone's bulging belly hides Syndrome X is with an MRI. |
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know? The best choices for a healthy diet are generally
found around the Cholesterol is not a fat. It is a sterol and a biochemical from which many of the major hormones are derived, such as estrogens, androgens and the adrenal steroids to name a few. This means cholesterol is an important compound in the body, not just a potential cardiovascular threat. Desserts spelled backwards is s-t-r-e-s-s-e-d. Only 20 percent of the American population is salt sensitive. |
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