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Lead Stories: January 8, 2009

Nutrition and Hormones: The Leptin Lowdown

Posted January 22, 2008 at 04:00 PM by Shannon Clark

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Diet Myths, Healthy Eating

Whenever you reduce your calorie intake, you are going to be dealing with changes in the hormones that your body produces. Testosterone may start to go down (due to reduced calorie intake) and depending on what you eat, insulin and cortisol…

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Feeding a growing machine: Meeting children’s nutritional requirements

Posted July 17, 2007 at 12:00 PM by Alexandra Haller

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Supplements, Weight Control, Workout Fuel, Special Features

Children seem to grow taller overnight. Pants that fit well a month ago suddenly look like waders. Do they really grow that fast? During childhood (generally defined as the period of life from age 1 until puberty begins), a typical child will gain about…

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