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Considering that the U.S. produced 1.8 billion pounds of sweet potatoes in 2007, chances are you have bought some even if you didn't know it. Chances are that you are going to buy some for Thanksgiving too as part of your recipe ingredients. read more

Why women have poor body image around men.

About 10 million people in the United States alone-from troops returning from war to students with music blasting through headphones-are suffering from impairing noise-induced hearing loss. read more

Nestlé USA is voluntarily recalling two (2) production codes of Nestlé Nesquik Strawberry Powder 21.8 ounce that may contain small fragments of aluminum. The recall only includes two (2) production codes of 21.8-ounce containers of Nestlé Nesquik Strawberry Powder. Printed on the bottom of each plastic container is a production code of "82255880" or "82265880" with a best by date of "August 2010." No other Nestlé Nesquik products or production codes of Nestlé Nesquik Strawberry Powder are affected by this recall. read more

Reuters - In a multi-ethnic population-based group of 3,303 adults, half of whom were African American, a low potassium level in the urine correlated with high blood pressure, regardless of the level of salt (sodium) in the diet or cardiovascular risk factors.

Reuters - A survey of nurses in elementary and middle schools found that food allergy action plans for students with food allergies are used inconsistently.

HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- The number of U.S. children allergic to foods such as peanuts, milk and fish is rising rapidly.

With childhood obesity increasing, School administrators and public health officials are reducing availability of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) in schools. In a study published in the November/December 2008 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, researchers found that reduction or elimination of sugar-sweetened beverages from school menus has little effect on total consumption by adolescents. read more