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• Families that eat together may be the healthiest, new evidence confirms
• That impulsive, moody preschooler may grow up to be a problem gambler
• Can video games promote healthier aging?
• Vitamin E in diet protects against many cancers, study suggests
• A physician’s guide for anti-vaccine parents
• Thirty-five-hour work-week recommended for parents
• Looking good on Facebook
• Obtaining key nutrients from canned foods can save consumers money compared to fresh, frozen, dried varieties

Families that eat together may be the healthiest, new evidence confirms Posted: 23 Apr 2012 03:41 PM PDT "Come and get it!" A phrase historically proclaiming that the communal meal is ready, is heard all too infrequently among contemporary American households, especially as children get older. Indeed, over 40% of the typical American food budget is spent on eating out, with family meals often being relegated to holidays and special occasions. Aside from negative effects on the family budget, eating out has been shown to be generally associated with poor food choices and bad health. Of particular interest to public health experts is growing scientific evidence that fewer family meals may translate to increased obesity risk and poor nutritional status, especially among children.

That impulsive, moody preschooler may grow up to be a problem gambler Posted: 23 Apr 2012 12:31 PM PDT Give me the child at age three and I will give you the adult compulsive gambler. That is the striking finding of a new study published in Psychological Science. The study found that "people who were rated at age three as being more restless, inattentive, oppositional, and moody than other three-year-old children were twice as likely to grow up to have problems with gambling as adults three decades later."

Can video games promote healthier aging? Posted: 23 Apr 2012 11:31 AM PDT Video-game technology is proving to be a valuable tool for helping people of all ages improve lifestyle and health habits and manage disease. New research is showing that exergames have significant benefits for older adults by providing cognitive stimulation and a source of social interaction, exercise, and fun.

Vitamin E in diet protects against many cancers, study suggests Posted: 23 Apr 2012 10:20 AM PDT Scientists believe that two forms of vitamin E – gamma and delta-tocopherols – found in soybean, canola and corn oils as well as nuts do prevent colon, lung, breast and prostate cancers while the alpha tocopherols found in vitamin E supplements provide no such protection.

A physician’s guide for anti-vaccine parents Posted: 23 Apr 2012 10:13 AM PDT A vaccine expert, pediatrician refute three common myths about child vaccine safety.

Thirty-five-hour work-week recommended for parents Posted: 23 Apr 2012 07:47 AM PDT Swedish mothers of small children work a lot more now than in the 1970s. This is an important reason why so many parents feel extremely pressured for time. One way to handle the stress is to take advantage of the right for Swedish parents to work half time, according to new research.

Looking good on Facebook Posted: 23 Apr 2012 07:45 AM PDT A European study of students using online social networking shows that users tend to make new connections via their own more attractive friends regardless of whether they are male or female.

Obtaining key nutrients from canned foods can save consumers money compared to fresh, frozen, dried varieties Posted: 22 Apr 2012 01:22 PM PDT Amid the steady drumbeat from nutrition experts and others to consume a healthier diet -- particularly one rich in fruits and vegetables -- there often is a bias to eat more of the fresh variety for optimal nutrition. But is fresh always best? Not necessarily.

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