Archive for: March 2008

Jody P. Weis, superintendent of the Chicago police, has shocked the ranks with talk of mandatory fitness tests and maximum body-fat allowances for officers.

Chain restaurants in New York City will have until April 15 to post nutritional information for consumers.

Casa Diablo Gentleman's Club is just the latest example of selling veganism with a ?Girls Gone Wild? aesthetic.

The most common way to use fermented black beans is in a stir-fry, a technique that can be used with almost any combination of protein and vegetable.

A recent e-mail chain has some people concerned about grapefruit.

That blissful mood after an intense workout is no coincidence, a study shows.

Some exercise folklore, such as the runner?s high, is eventually proved. But far more common are the persistent myths.

Chocolate milk has scored a valuable spot on and off the court. Studies suggest the unique mix of key nutrients in chocolate milk can help refuel and rehydrate your body after exercise, making it an ideal post-exercise choice.

“Athletes who choose chocolate milk can help benefit their body and their training,” says Cal Dietz, head Olympic strength coach at the University of Minnesota. “That’s why coaches are increasingly encouraging teen-athletes to drink lowfat chocolate milk to help replenish muscles after practice. Researchers theorize the ratio of carbohydrates and protein in chocolate milk helps muscles recover. Plus, it tastes good and provides nine essential nutrients like calcium, vitamin D, and potassium – nutrients especially important for teen diets.”

Scientists have evaluated chocolate milk as a post-exercise drink and have identified several reasons why it may be an effective recovery aid: chocolate milk contains a combination of carbohydrates and protein to help replenish exhausted muscles after exercise, and it provides fluids and electrolytes such as potassium to assist with re hydration.

Additionally, chocolate milk has high-quality protein that helps build lean muscle when combined with exercise and the added bonus of providing additional nutrients not found in most traditional sports drinks. Milk contains nine essential nutrients, including calcium and vitamin D to maintain bone strength, and high-quality protein that along with exercise helps build muscle. Just three 8-ounce glasses of lowfat or fat-free milk provides about half of the protein teenagers of all fitness levels need each day.

Now high school teams who refuel with chocolate milk can become a Body by Milk MVP (Milk’s Valued Players). The National Milk Mustache got milk? campaign kicked-off the first-ever Refuel Your School contest to reward 25 high school athletic teams that choose chocolate milk to refuel and rehydrate after that big game, practice or workout. Winning teams across America will score a Refuel Rally at their schools, a $1,000 new equipment grant, adidas gear and more.

High school athletes (ages 13 to18 years old) are encouraged to visit refuel.bodybymilk.com and get their game on by uploading a photo or video showcasing how their team chooses milk to refuel and rehydrate post-workout. Participants can also nominate their team coach for the first-ever Body by Milk Coach of the Year award.

Vogue made the proposal, but was it indecent?

Samples of buffalo mozzarella tainted with elevated levels of dioxin may force officials to address the large-scale illegal trash-dumping in Naples.

Unlike the playground bully, who often resorts to physical threats, the work bully sets out on a course of constant but subtle harassment.

Couples affected by multiple miscarriages need factual information, emotional support and, if possible, treatment based on a medically established cause.

A recent study finds that the neighborhood that poorer people live in may play just as big a role as their income in how likely they are to exercise.

A new study reports that the more often adolescents eat breakfast, the less likely they are to be overweight.

The publishing world was shocked to learn that the gang-life memoir ?Love and Consequences? was a fake. But even more startling was how that came to light.