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Breast Milk Best For The Heart
Adding polyunsaturated fatty acids to infant formula milk can lower blood pressure later in childhood - and may cut the risk of heart disease much later in life.
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Pregnancy can be an exciting time in your life, but it can also involve a great deal of worry and stress.
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A Guide To Keeping Kids In Shape
With growing numbers of young people overweight and obese, parents have a responsibility to protect the long-term health of their children by encouraging regular physical activity. Here are some basic guidelines for keeping kids in shape.
School-Age Children
Most health authorities recommend that school age children (5-12 years) get 60 minutes or more of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day. Examples of moderate activities are brisk walking and bike riding, whereas vigorous activities include things that make kids "huff and puff", like football, soccer, running or swimming laps. This is the amount of exercise thought to prevent kids becoming overweight and decrease their risk for inactivity-related diseases such as cardiovascular conditions and type 2 diabetes.
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