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• Book Review<br> <I>Conquer the Fat-Loss Code</I>
  By Wendy Chant, MPT, SPN Reviewed by Rita Jenkins I'll begin with a caveat: I'm late to the "fat-loss code" game. My radar isn't fine-tuned to the next new thing in the diet world. I have read quite a few books on diet and nutrition over the years -- perhaps that's why I've become somewhat suspicious of them. Having never seen her first one, I decided to explore Wendy Chant's second diet book, Conquer the Fat-Loss Code, because I happened to stumble upon it, and it really did strike me as different from typical books in the category. When it comes to books on losing weight, that alone makes it stand out..
  
  
• Study Finds Higher Suicide Risk in Teens Who See Themselves as Overweight
  As if the many physical health concerns associated with the obesity epidemic weren't worrisome enough, new research shines a light on an alarming mental health connection: Teenagers who are overweight are at higher risk of attempting suicide. Even teens who merely believe themselves overweight -- but actually are not -- are more predisposed to suicidal behavior, the researchers found..
  
  
• Poor Sleep Linked to Higher BMI
  A "good night's sleep" may be more important than we think. In addition to allowing us to feel rested, energetic and clear-thinking, studies have shown that there are connections between sleep and heart health. There also has been research demonstrating that sleep may affect body weight..
  
  
• Did Public Health Officials Overreact to Swine Flu?
  Just one week after the spread of Influenza A (H1N1) -- commonly referred to as "swine flu" -- caused declarations of public health emergencies from the local to the international level, questions are arising as to whether public health authorities overreacted to the outbreak and inadvertently triggered unnecessary and harmful behaviors..
  
  
• Gene Study Sheds Light on Cancer Cell Growth
  It is well established that cancer cells feed on blood sugar, but that is not the only nutrient they require. Another major energy source for cancer is glutamine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glutamine), and a new study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/hematology/faculty_staff/dang.html) and published online in the journal Nature (http://www.nature.com/nature/index.html) shows how a cancer-promoting gene called "Myc" controls its use..
  
  
• Foods Containing Peanut Butter Recalled Due to Salmonella Fear
  Recalls of peanut butter products were announced on Friday and Saturday, as the US Food and Drug Administration continued to search for the cause of a nationwide salmonella outbreak implicated in six deaths and 474 illnesses so far..
  
  
• Salmon: Healthy Fats From the Sea
  By Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., Author of The Healthiest Meals on Earth.
  
  
• Book Review: <I>The Healthiest Meals on Earth</I>
  By Jonny Bowden, PhD, CNS Reviewed by Rita Jenkins Jonny Bowden had me at polymeal. Yet there's so much more to offer in this -- for want of a more-adequate term -- "cookbook," that I hardly know where to start. So I'll just relate my journey of discovery with The Healthiest Meals on Earth and encourage you to embark on your own..
  
  
• Hot Flashes vs. Breast Cancer - Why Are Doctors Still Prescribing HRT?
  Researchers are once again pointing to strong evidence that the use of hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, to treat the symptoms of menopause may cause breast cancer (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gP_ZvdO69_MFxESPrhLhCFDd6mBQD9523P400). At the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium on Saturday, study authors presented their analysis of data from 15,387 women who participated in the Women's Health Iniative (http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi/index.html) study of combination hormone therapy (estrogen plus progestin)..
  
  
• Happiness Has a Life of Its Own
  Is your coworker's wife's brother having a good day? If so, that's good news for you. Happiness is catching, researchers have discovered -- and they're not referring to the merely transitory effect of a crowd's laughter or high spirits. A recent study indicates that people who are virtually strangers can affect each others' moods for as long as a year..