• Globally, Diets Are Not Much Healthier Today Than They Were Thirty Years Ago
    Diet

    Globally, Diets Are Not Much Healthier Today Than They Were Thirty Years Ago

    Summary: While the incorporation of healthier legumes and fruits into diets improved over time, dietary quality was offset by the consumption of unhealthy components, such as processed meats and sugar-sweetened drinks. Source: Tufts University On a scale from 0 to 100 of how well people stick to recommended diets, with 0 being a poor diet (think heavy consumption of sugar and processed meats), and 100 representing the recommended balance of fruits, vegetables, legumes/nuts and whole grains, most countries would earn a score around 40.3. Globally, this represents a small, but meaningful, 1.5-point gain between 1990 and 2018, researchers from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University…

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  • New album ‘Yessie’ from Jessie Reyez out today
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    New album ‘Yessie’ from Jessie Reyez out today

    While Toronto-born singer and songwriter Jessie Reyez drops her sophomore album “Yessie” on Friday, at least one song she released earlier this summer won’t be on it. “Fraud,” released June 24, is a three-minute-and-25-second tirade against a former friend or lover who, in typically raw and frank Reyez fashion, is bluntly branded a treacherous, compulsive liar in what appears to be a one-sided relationship or a possible romance gone wrong. Not surprisingly, in the song and the accompanying video that she co-directed with Emma Higgins, the 31-year-old multiple Juno Award winner and Grammy nominee holds nothing back, cursing a blue streak in the process. Considering this isn’t the first time…

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    Eating for Heart Health: 5 Foods to Add to Your Diet Today

    You know a healthy diet is important — but did you know it can even affect your heart?  Heart disease is the leading killer across the US, and a heart-healthy diet makes a big difference when it comes to lowering your risk. Everyone from the American Heart Association to the US Department of Health and Human Services recommends making specific food choices to support a healthy heart. Because foods for heart health can reduce other potential cardiovascular issues — like high blood pressure and high cholesterol — it’s worth keeping in mind as you plan your weekly meals.  Keep reading to find out which foods to look for and what…

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  • Celebrating the growth of the School of Osteopathic Medicine | Rowan Today
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    Celebrating the growth of the School of Osteopathic Medicine | Rowan Today

    County, health care and Rowan University officials gathered today, July 21, to celebrate the historic opening of the Sewell campus of the Virtua Health College of Health Medicine and Health Sciences of Rowan University’s School of Osteopathic Medicine (SOM). Following remarks to an assembled crowd of students, staff, faculty and special guests, the officials welcomed the first class of 72 medical students to the new campus with a traditional ribbon cutting ceremony. Located on the campus of Rowan College of South Jersey (RCSJ), the new Sewell campus represents SOM’s largest expansion since the medical school opened 45 years ago. In his opening remarks, Dr. Thomas Cavalieri, Dean, School of Osteopathic…

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