The parents should more pay attention on providing food for children. The reason is that research has shown children who snack on the outside have a tendency to obesity.

A study conducted at three secondary schools  in the United States says, not least among students who regularly eat lunch at school or a snack, overweight.

They also tend to have high bad cholesterol or LDL, than children who routinely bring a lunch from home.

“Therefore, bring lunch from home more healthy. School environment itself is a good opportunity to teach children about healthy eating and the need to exercise, “said Elizabeth Jackson MD, MPH, as an assistant professor at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor.

Elizabeth said, it is important to be known by the children of secondary school. Therefore, the time children begin to be educated to become more independent and not dependent on others.

If they are getting used to choose a healthy life by eating healthy foods and exercising regularly, then this habit will continue to live until they are adults.

The study involved more than 1,000 junior high student, who had been asked to fill out a questionnaire that asked about some things. Among other things, what they eat, diet, how often do physical activity, and how many hours are spent each day watching television, playing video games, so how long to spend time in front of a computer screen.

Then the students are divided into three groups. The division of groups based on their answers are listed in the questionnaire. Students are divided into those who answered ‘always’ or ‘almost invariably’, snack at the school cafeteria or outside.

And the students who answered ‘always’ or ‘almost always’ bring their lunch from home. Meanwhile, students who answered ’sometimes’ snack inside or outside of school, or sometimes bring lunch from home.

The results then presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology. Well, compared with children who bring food from home, children who snack at school have a tendency overweight or obese.

They also have a preference for two to eat more fatty foods, like meat, fried chicken or hot dogs in a day. Children who like to snack than bring their own food from home, every day, consuming sweet drinks two glasses or more than that.

They also ate fewer fresh fruits in a day-to-day, including eating vegetables. So, do not be surprised if eventually the children who enjoy this snack has a bad or LDL cholesterol higher than children who regularly enjoy their lunches from home.

Not only that, the study also noted that children who are not accustomed to bring a lunch from home, much less doing sport activity.

For example, basketball or walking, or incorporated in a sports team at school. They even spent more time watching television, playing video games, and using computers.

“As many as one-third of children in the United States today, suffering from obesity. This means that these children have a high chance to experience heart problems or diabetes when I grew up, “said Elizabeth.

She further said that, if we do not immediately deal with this, the death rate due to heart problems people will swell. So, if the packed food from home is the best for the children?

It seems Michael Barrett MD, cardiologist from Temple University in Philadelphia did not agree with this. According to him, preparing lunch for the children before they leave school, that provision does not mean that they eat when lunch.

Exchanging child could have lunch with her friend’s other food that they thought it was delicious.

They could freely buy snacks in the school cafeteria, therefore, he recommends parents to work with schools, to ensure that food provided at the school canteen or by the school itself, is provided with a little salt and fat.

In contrast, more fiber. Parents also need to bring a healthy diet at home, either for a snack or eat heavy.

Encourage children to exercise, too. It could be by taking cycling holiday or push participate in school sports teams. Recent data indicate approximately 30.6 million students in America or snacks outside the school cafeteria.

While only 6% of the lunch program at the school provided the school, meet the requirements of healthy foods in accordance to United States Department of Agriculture.

For example, with a little salt on the food given. The rest, as many as 80% of the schools, do not obey the rules that have been defined. With fatty foods served more than 30% of total calories.

Snacking has become a common practice and often do a lot of people. Generally, frequent snacking just before dinner or late at night. not a few who feel guilty after eating their favorite foods. However, excessive food consumption can provide health-damaging consequences.

Binge eating is different from snacking in general. Binge eating is eating in a certain period, with higher numbers and more quickly than people in general, until the perpetrator felt really full.

These disorders not only excessive eating habits, but the patient also could not control and do not have the power to stop the habit. In fact, they describe the food as a “friend”, so that the weight gain that leads to drastic obesity.

Some medical problems that can arise due to this disease is type 2 diabetes, osteoarthritis, high cholesterol, hypertension, heart disease and some cancers. The teenager is one of the most potential to become binge eating. This disease affects a person mentally and physically.

Before you worry about whether you are included in the category of binge eating, you can see the following symptoms:

Eating large amounts when not hungry

Eating alone to cope with emotions

Feeling guilty, angry, or ashamed after overeating

Eating much more rapidly than usual

Eat until full

If you are one category of binge eating, it is important to seek help because of course will give a negative impact on your health. First consult the dietitian who can tell you about how to eat healthy foods and can help suppress your desire to eat.

If you think you do not want to eat too much, there is still a good idea to follow the pattern of daily meals. Eat 5-6 small meals a day. This serves to stop hunger and suppress your appetite. Eat as often as possible will also prevent you from overeating habits. When you feel the need to snack, you can eat healthy foods like fruits and vegetables.

Avoid junk food or candy and other foods you normally consume. Often when we think we are hungry,in fact we just thirsty. Bring a bottle of water each time you travel, because it can help you to suppress your appetite. Water is not only good for you, but it also makes you healthier life.

Salt is very necessary to make a delicious dishes. However, too much salt was dangerous to health. Excessive salt intake can increase blood pressure.

This one item seems trivial. But a little less on food, can make bland food. Meanwhile, when most would threaten your health. “When viewed in the size of the individual, reducing salt intake may be affected only slightly in the body. But in a larger population, can be seen decline in cardiac disorders and certainly a significant health cost savings, “said author Annals of Internal Medicine, Dr. Crystal Smith-Spangler.

For the purpose of this is the U.S. government began to encourage the movement to reduce salt. In addition to increasing the health level, also reducing the state budget. “We hope that the government did not delay this action. And we urge the Ministry of Health, “Dr. Walter Willett as the head of Nutrition and Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston. Walter.

Ministry of Health of New York also fully supports this campaign, by initiating movement The National Salt Reduction or reduction of the national salt consumption. This campaign seeks to cut salt intake by 20 percent over five years into the future. This campaign aimed primarily for the restaurant and food business, which largely contributed to salt intake for the population of the United States.

The actions of the American government is not without reason. According to Dr Thomas R Frieden, too much consuming salt causes at least 100,000 deaths annually in America. Furthermore, Thomas said, as quoted from webmd.com, there are at least two ways to cut the use of salt in food and making people healthier life.

The first road, the government in collaboration with food companies to reduce the amount of sodium used in food processing. This action is similar to that done by the previous British country. By running this, no decrease in salt intake of about 9.5 per cent in each population of England.

The same percentage can be gained by the United States if the following ways that have been run by the British. Americans could prevent as many as 531,885 cases of stroke and 480,358 cases of heart attack, for people aged between 40-85 years old. This can both improve the quality of life more than 2.1 million lives and could save medical expenses up 32.1 million dollars.

Other way is to levy taxes on the salt so that the price of the product rose 40 percent salt. In this way is estimated to 327,892 cases and 306,137 cases of stroke, heart attacks could be reduced. Health costs were saved up 22.4 million dollars, and improve the quality of life of 1.3 million inhabitants.

Reflecting on the experience of other countries, England for example, which has pioneered the movement nationally to reduce salt, reduce the salt levels will in fact immediately raises the pros and cons in society.

“Conversely, if governments do trimming salinity is gradually and slowly, so people will not realize it,” said Dr. David Fleming, Director of Public Health for Seattle and King County, Washington.

It seems Americans are trying hard to fight salt intake. Even the Department of Food and Drug Administration says the United States, healthy food salt content should not exceed 480 mg in each presentation.

Despite being much reviled, but the true sodium, or salt plays a major role in food processing. In the salt content of useful to keep the bacteria multiply in food. Especially in cheese products, salad dressings, and food fermentation. Salt is also an essential nutrient to add flavor and food coloring. Some foods are added to salt in it, including tomato sauce, soups, and canned food.

Before buying food products, you should first read the label indicated. Salt content in foods can be seen from nutrition facts label. Notice how the existing levels of sodium in foods, which are measured in milligrams (mg). Read also whether the food contains a soda. Soda here refers to sodium bicarbonate or baking soda,.

Keep in mind also, some writing that is usually listed on the label. For example, sodium-free or free of sodium, that is only using sodium less than 5 mg in each product. While sodium is very low or very low sodium, means reducing as much as 35 mg of sodium in each product. The low sodium, means the product is to reduce sodium 140 mg in each presentation.

You may often find a written product contains no added salt or no salt (unsalted or no salt added). This product is not using such salts used. But that does not mean free of salt, still, still contains salt, but salt is a natural part of the product concerned.

Sodium should be aware not only of food. Thus even with medication. In fact, drugs on the market also contain sodium. Thus, first read the existing label on the drug. Note the contents contained in the drug and read carefully what the drug does contain sodium.

Usually drugs that contain sodium is 5 mg per dose. The solution, some pharmaceutical companies are now starting to produce drugs that lower sodium. If you are still in doubt, it is better to ask first to your doctor or pharmacist before you decide to buy drugs. So, have you reduce the salt today?

Lately you are frequently urinate until it was out of the usual habit? You should be suspicious, lest the prostate begin to trouble. So, is there certain foods proven to maintain prostate health?

Prostate is a small gland nut for covering the top of the urethra, which drains from the bladder. This organ works out a mixture of liquid and sperm enzymes needed to stay healthy.

As you age, the prostate easily infected and disease. Its swelling can interfere with urination. In addition to urinate frequently, other symptoms, ie blood in the urine, difficult at the beginning of urination, and slow flow.

The risk of prostate enlargement, also called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), increased approximately 4 percent during the year in men after the age of 55 years. And at the age of 60 years, half of men will experience BPH. That number jumped to 95 percent at the age of 85 years. So the fact that is quoted from Mayo Clinic.

An article released the Mayo Clinic to see the effects of diet and supplements for prostate health. This article reveals that the following lifestyle factors beneficial for maintaining prostate health, including:

· High level of physical activity and no “belly fat”.

· Low-fat diet

· Five or more servings of vegetables a day

In addition, the article also mentions some specific nutrients, such as:

· Vitamin C from vegetables was associated with lower risk of BPH. High-vitamin C vegetables, including peppers, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale, and tomato or vegetable juice.

· Foods high zinc content is also useful, including oysters, crabs, baked beans, duck, lamb, and beef.

High fruit intake did not affect the risk of BPH. Several studies indicate, increased risk of BPH is higher in men who ate red meat every day than men who ate only once a week.

But, other studies found that the decreased risk of BPH occurs in men with total protein intake high. The article did not find evidence that food or herbal supplements useful in preventing or treating BPH. The men, prostate health is your excuse to get exercise, avoiding obesity, eating vegetables, and keep fat intake low.

Human longevity is not just affected by how well your genes are, but also how well you live your life. Researchers have found a way to eat, move and manage stress that determines how long people live.

A new study conducted on 20,000 people in the UK and has been published in the British Medical Journal, shows that one can reduce the risk of stroke by 50 percent. Just by doing four things, which is active for 30 minutes a day, eating fruits and vegetables, and avoiding excessive smoking and alcohol.

People can reach the age of 100 with a healthy lifestyle. However, Thomas Perls of Boston University School of Medicine, believes that with the assumption that puts genes aside, there’s nothing stopping you living up to the age of 90 years.

Here are 10 habits Perls used to calculate how long a person can survive, as reported by USNews, Tuesday (9/3/2010).

1. Do not retire.
Although already in the retirement age does not mean you can no longer work. “Evidence shows that in a society where people suddenly stopped working, the incidence of obesity and chronic disease increases after retirement,” says Luigi Ferrucci, director of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging.

2. Floss Teeth Every day
This can keep the arteries (blood vessels) remain healthy. Studies from New York University in 2008 showed that flossing every day can reduce the number of bacteria that cause gum disease in the mouth. These bacteria can enter the bloodstream and trigger inflammation in the arteries, and increases the risk of heart disease.

3. Always move
“Sports is the only way to stay young,” said Jay Olshansky, a professor of medicine and aging researcher at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Study after study has recommended that the benefits of exercise to improve mood, mental acuity, balance, muscle mass, and bone. No need to exercise at the gym, just by simply walking around the neighborhood for 30 minutes a day.

4. Eat high-fiber cereal for breakfast
Whole wheat benefited especially in the morning can help maintain stable blood sugar levels throughout the day. According to a study conducted recently by Ferrucci and colleagues, people who do this can prevent  diabetes, which could accelerate aging.

5. Sleep at least 6 hours a day
“Sleeping is one of the most important functions for our bodies, our body regulates and heal cells when we are asleep,” Ferrucci said.

6. Consumption of whole foods, not supplements
Evidence strongly indicates that people who have blood that is rich in nutrients, like selenium, beta-carotene, vitamins C and E, has a longer life. But there is nothing to prove that taking supplements can provide anti-aging benefits.

“There are more than 200 different carotenoids and the 200 different flavonoids contained in a tomato,” Ferrucci said. This chemical is beneficial to the body other than known nutrients such as lycopene or vitamin C. Avoid white foods (nutrient-lacking white food) such as bread, flour and sugar. And switch to fruits, vegetables, and whole wheat bread.

7. Reduce the neurotic (nerve pressure)
A better way to cope with stress is yoga, exercise, meditation, tai chi (take a deep breath in for a while). While in the other hand daydreaming, eating chips in front of the TV, partying and drinking to much alcoholic is bad for the body.

8. Live like Seventh Day Adventist
Americans who define themselves as the Seventh Day Adventists, have a life expectancy average of 89 years, about a decade longer than the average American.

They appreciate the body by not smoking, consume alcohol or pamper your body with sweet foods. They are usually vegetarian and eat fruits, vegetables, nuts, and do many sports. They are also very focused on families and communities.

9. Being a creature that used to it
According to Olshansky, people tend to live the old days with a strict routine, eating the same food and doing the same types of activities throughout their lives. Sleep and wake at the same time each day is one good habit to keep the body in a stable equilibrium.

10. Stay socially connected
Have social relationships with friends or loved ones is key to avoiding depression, which can lead to early death, particularly common to a widow and an elderly widower.

Some psychologists even think that one of the greatest benefits to be obtained from the parents exercise a strong social interaction, a walk with friends or join a training class.