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The Cooking for Wellness classes, offered once a month, invites residents to join the hospital’s registered dietitian to learn how to make a simple and healthy meal. The class is perfect for people who want to learn about eating healthy or those that just need help with meal prep and planning.
Ferrets are comical, high-energy mammals that are related to weasels, otters and skunks. Like skunks, they produce and retain a musky odor even if their anal musk glands have been surgically removed.
According to the American Veterinary Medical Association rodents have shorter lifespans than other pets. The average life span for hamsters and gerbils is 2-3 years, 1-3 years for mice, 2-4 years for rats, and guinea pigs may live 5-7 years, and chinchillas 12 to 20 years.
SNAP is at risk as Congress attempts to reconcile two very different versions of the Farm Bill, one passed in the U.S. House of Representatives and the other, far superior bill that passed the Senate earlier this summer.
Generally, I believe that we eat a healthy diet despite the fact that we aren’t staunch followers of the current nutritional trends.
Still, what I see as the contemporary health craze seems to be throwing my family food traditions out the window.
Nutritionists say there are some benefits of fasting on and off to loose weight — when it's done right, But they caution that there also dangers to intermittent fasting, and that some claims are not backed by science.
The proposal to replace SNAP with “America’s harvest box,” a box of “shelf-stable” canned and boxed goods, for those households receiving over $90 per month, is perplexing and concerning to say the least.
February is Heart Health Month, and an opportunity to take a moment to reflect on how you treat your ticker and become informed on the risks of cardiovascular disease, according to Dr. Latha Naganna.
Welcome to the brave new world of pet food, where more and more people, increasingly interested in eating healthier foods themselves and increasingly buying healthier, more nutritious — and more exp
A growing number of dieticians and doctors are practicing nutritional genetics - or looking at the way variations in genes can modify the affects of nutrients on health. They are using it to help patients figure out which foods they should eat, and avoid, for their biological makeup.
The county government on Friday launched the "Weekend Warrior Snack Pack" program, to bridge the nutrition gap many students face when school is out, County Executive Allan Kittleman said at the initiative's kickoff at Stevens Forest Elementary School.
Nutritionists from the University of Maryland Medical System regularly provide a general information column to The Baltimore Sun's health blog. The latest post
A new study by Jed Fahey, a nutritional biochemist at Johns Hopkins, and a team of researchers based in Europe and the U.S. suggests that sulforaphane, a compound that is found naturally in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables, can reduce some of the harmful effects of Type II diabetes in overweight adults.
Nutritionists from University of Maryland Medical System regularly provide a post to the Picture of Health blog. The latest post is from dietetic intern Kylie
Americans have increasingly turned to surgery to help them lose weight. Nearly 200,000 people get bariatric surgery each year. The procedures have improved and evolved over the years.
As much as 40 percent of food is wasted nationally every year and much of it is nutritious, representing an enormous missed opportunity to improve people's diets and prevent hunger, according to Johns Hopkins researchers
Many faith-based health and fitness initiatives are sprouting up around the region, aiming to educating congregants on the ways religion and health can intersect. Churches, synagogues, and religious community centers are hosting a myriad of events, programs and competitions to create communities that foster a focus on quality living, while keeping members motivated and accountable.
A nutritionist from University of Maryland Medical System regularly provides a post to the Picture of Health blog. The latest post is from dietetic intern
Debbie Belle of Nottingham has lost an award-winning 74 pounds through Taking Off Pounds Sensibly, or TOPS, a national nonprofit that promotes peer support and personal determination, encouraging members to avoid crash diets and instead adopt healthy lifestyle changes.
A nutritionist from University of Maryland Medical System regularly provides a post to the Picture of Health blog. The latest post is from Caroline Meehan
Nutritionists from the University of Maryland Medical System regularly contribute guest posts to The Baltimore Sun's Picture of Health blog. The latest o
A lot of people find themselves in the following situation: Years pass by as life happens, you become busy, you eat whatever food comes easily, and you don't
This week, I'm back to dinner ideas with fish. Nutritionists are always telling us to eat more fish as a low-calorie protein filled with the right kinds of fat that we should be consuming. Certain varieties are healthier than others, and everyone has their personal preferences, but here are three easy preparations to try.
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