Vital Signs
Exercise: Fewer Healthy Habits for Young Mothers
By RONI CARYN RABIN
A study finds young women with small children exercise less than other women their age and don’t eat as well.
One study finds a hard workout’s calorie-burning benefits continue after the exercise is done.
A San Francisco-based “vegetarian lifestyle” magazine and Web site acknowledged that it regularly used images of meat and dairy-filled foods to accompany vegan-themed articles and recipes.
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A study finds young women with small children exercise less than other women their age and don’t eat as well.
The grainlike crop appeals to Jews avoiding leavened bread, but some question its acceptability.
Several baseball players have used the sport’s fighting methods to improve their fitness and mental toughness.
Pressure to marry young and be all things to all people contributes to a problem, rabbinic leaders say, and a stigma against mental health problems complicates treatment.
A report to be released by the Manhattan borough president says community groups hoping to open farmers’ markets in low-income city neighborhoods face excessive fees and confusing rules.
Despite assurances by health officials, worries about tainted foods are growing among governments, consumers and businesses across the globe.
The minuscule amounts of radiation found last week in batches of milk on the West Coast is not dangerous to humans, experts said, but consumers remained wary.
Researchers say that standing on a platform that vibrates 50 times a second seems to slightly improve performance in the few minutes immediately after.
The latest federal nutrition guidelines reiterate much from previous years, but this time, they also suggest just consuming less.
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Advice long given to snorers may not work for everyone.
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