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By TIMES STAFF
Published March 6, 2007
TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR APPETITE To control food cravings, try these tips from Fitness magazine: Make an eating plan and stick to it. Get out of the habit of eating any time, any place - and especially not in the car. Eat a healthful snack 30 minutes before a meal: The sooner you start eating, the sooner your belly will get the message to your brain that you've had enough food. Use a dessert dish for your entree. Protein may help dieters lose more A reduced-calorie diet that contained a higher amount of protein helped overweight women retain more lean body mass while losing weight, compared with women who consumed the same number of calories but ate less protein. The journal Obesity reports that Purdue University researchers also found that the women on the higher-protein diet reported feeling fuller for a longer time after eating. For healthy hearts, read all about it A new free quarterly magazine, Heart Insight, is being offered to heart patients, their families and caregivers. The magazine will offer practical advice on managing and preventing cardiovascular disease, stroke and obesity. Published by the American Heart Association, the magazine will be placed in about 10,000 cardiologists' offices; patients also can subscribe to it online at www.HeartInsight.com. By the numbers 56 percent of people in a survey who reported improvement in managing their health by their use of the Internet. 62 percent who said they were most likely to go to their physician for medical information and advice. 23 percent who have attempted to diagnose their illness by using the Internet. Source: Illuminas research company's survey of 4,105 adults. New analysis may avert a pandemic Coupling research techniques with the Internet's global spread of information, the University of Iowa has created a tool to help administrators better predict when and where an avian flu outbreak will strike. The Iowa Health Prediction Market fluprediction.uiowa.edu is to collect, analyze and share early reports from health care workers around the world. The virus causing this flu so far has passed only from birds to humans, resulting in about 154 deaths. The goal of the prediction market is to find any human-to-human outbreak rapidly, before it begins a worldwide epidemic. On the calendar March 13, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., free vision screenings for adults and children, offered by Prevent Blindness Florida. Clearwater Health Center, 310 N Myrtle Ave. For information, contact Jennifer at (813) 874 -2020, ext. 108; e-mail jwhittington@preventblindnessfl.org. Times staff writer
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