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December 23, 2005	Kids and allergies: If ingredient labels have you confused - help is on the way (quoted throughout article)

	Guide To Pregnancy and Fertility," Boston Magazine, September 2005 Provides advice on Eating For Two. read article

	Guess What? Every Calorie Counts Trying to lose weight? Are the low carbohydrate advertisements driving you crazy? There is no magic to weight loss. Imagine calories coming into your body and leaving your body all day long. Let’s go back to the very basics of counting calories. read article
	Mediterranean Diet When in Rome, eat as the Romans do? Yes! Well, at least adapt some of the components of the traditional Mediterranean Diet. Researchers have been studying the eating patterns of the Mediterranean for the past 50 years and the results consistently show heart-protective benefits. read article
	Proper Nutrition During Pregnancy A healthy pregnancy requires good nutrition from before conception until after the baby is born. Pregnant women should eat a balanced diet including a variety of nutrient-rich foods in order to gain the appropriate amount of weight, and provide the fetus with the nutrition it needs to grow. Pregnancy is not a time to eliminate food groups or to follow any fad diets. read article