Rich Diet Is Child Neglect and
Responsible People
Need to Act
In England, obesity has been a
factor in at least 20 child protection cases in the last
year.1 The British Medical Association (BMA) just
rejected a call for the parents of young obese children,
under 12, to be charged with neglect.2 At this
meeting held in Torquay, England on June 25 to 29, 2007, a
representative said, “If parents will not or cannot take
responsibility to provide the right diet and
encourage exercise for their children after
engaging with doctors and dietitians, we believe that
this is a form of child neglect. If the child's health
is at risk they should be removed from their
parents for their own protection.”
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Save Your Kidneys—Part 2
Diet and Kidney Health
Typically a
patient discovers his or her kidneys are failing
by a routine laboratory blood test called a
serum creatinine, which indirectly measures
kidney function. (Normal creatinine depends on a
person’s age and in older adults is 1.2 mg/dL or
less.) Once a problem is discovered, the doctor
will try to slow the progression of this disease
with medications intended to treat high blood
pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, and/or the
use of anti-angiotensin medications (as
discussed in my June 2007 newsletter). Little
or no attention is given to what the patient
eats, because primary and ongoing medical
training never covers profit-free diet therapy.
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Study Fails to Show
Benefits of Fruits and Veggies for Breast Cancer
Patients - Women are Blamed, but the
Investigators Were at Fault
The meat and dairy
industry must have been laughing all the way to
the bank on Tuesday July 17, 2007 when headlines
worldwide announced the results of a seven-year
diet experiment, known as The Women’s Healthy
Eating and Living (WHEL) Randomized Trial, of
more than 3,000 women with breast cancer. This
government funded study (kicked off by a $5
million grant from the late Wal-Mart heir John
Walton with an additional $30 million in support
from the National Cancer Institute) found no
benefit from recommending that women with breast
cancer eat more fruits and vegetables, and less
fat.
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Featured Recipes
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VEGETABLE TABOULI
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GARBANZO SPINACH
SALAD
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RED BEAN GUMBO
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MEXICAN VEGETABLE
SOUP WITH CILANTRO PESTO
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CILANTRO PESTO
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TAMALE BURGERS
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TACO SAUCE
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MISO SOUP
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FETTUCCINE IN CREAM SAUCE WITH SUMMER VEGETABLES
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VEGAN DONE
LIGHT - MINI MEXICAN "PIZZAS"
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