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		<title>Let’s Move to End Childhood Obesity,First Lady Michelle Obama Urges</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Melissa Diane Smith
It’s time to take action to end the epidemic of childhood obesity and it’s easier than you may think, first lady Michelle Obama said this week as she launched her “Let’s Move” campaign. Preventing and reversing weight problems in children in this country is vital for the health of kids who may [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.againstthegrainnutrition.com/newsandnotes/2010/02/12/let%e2%80%99s-move-to-end-childhood-obesityfirst-lady-michelle-obama-urges/</link>
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		<title>Drinking Soft Drinks Increases Risk of Pancreatic Cancer, New Study Finds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Melissa Diane Smith
People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have an 87 percent higher risk of pancreatic cancer, a particularly deadly form of cancer, according to a 14-year study of 60,000 people just published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &#38; Prevention.

“The high levels of sugar in soft drinks may [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.againstthegrainnutrition.com/newsandnotes/2010/02/10/drinking-soft-drinks-increases-risk-of-pancreatic-cancer-new-study-finds/</link>
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		<title>Wellness Plan Modified to beShorter and More Affordable</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My Wellness Plan has changed. Based on feedback I received from my clients, I have modified my Wellness Plan so it is now a packet of three Follow-Up Nutrition Consultations that must be used within 18 months instead of a packet of five Follow-Ups used within 30 months, as it used to be. The change [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.againstthegrainnutrition.com/newsandnotes/2010/01/23/wellness-plan-modified-to-beshorter-and-more-affordable/</link>
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		<title>Three Approved Types of GM Corn Linked to Organ Damage, New Study Shows</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Melissa Diane Smith
Three types of genetically modified (GM) corn that have been approved for human consumption have been linked to organ damage in mammals, according to a new study.
Researchers from the Committee of Research and Information on Genetic Engineering (CRIIGEN) and the Universities of Caen and Rouen in France analyzed data that had been [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.againstthegrainnutrition.com/newsandnotes/2010/01/22/three-approved-types-of-gm-corn-linked-to-organ-damage-new-study-shows/</link>
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		<title>SPECIAL REPORT: Food for Thoughtto Protect Health in the New Decade</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Melissa Diane Smith
(Opinion) There are many positive signs that there is a growing movement of people trying to get healthy: More people are eating gluten free, more are buying organic foods, more are paying out of their own pockets for complimentary and alternative medical treatments, and more are growing their own food in their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.againstthegrainnutrition.com/newsandnotes/2010/01/21/special-report-food-for-thoughtto-protect-health-in-the-new-decade/</link>
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		<title>Gluten Intolerance in 2010:Looking Back and Looking Forward</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Melissa Diane Smith
(Opinion) The decade of 2000 to 2009 was a breakthrough decade in our awareness and understanding of gluten intolerance.
In 2000, celiac disease was considered very rare and non-celiac gluten sensitivity was hardly on anyone’s radar screen (except for a few researchers&#8217; and doctors&#8217; – and mine as well. I published Going Against [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.againstthegrainnutrition.com/newsandnotes/2010/01/17/gluten-intolerance-in-2010looking-back-and-looking-forward/</link>
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		<title>Undiagnosed Gluten Sensitivity andCeliac Disease Increase Risk of Death</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Melissa Diane Smith
If you know wheat bothers you but have never been tested for gluten sensitivity or celiac disease and continue to eat wheat, you likely are putting your life at risk. A large 2009 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that people with diagnosed, undiagnosed and “latent” celiac [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.againstthegrainnutrition.com/newsandnotes/2010/01/08/undiagnosed-gluten-sensitivity-andceliac-disease-increase-risk-of-death/</link>
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		<title>How to Enjoy the Holidays with Health, Energy and No Weight Gain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Melissa Diane Smith
Do you eat gluten free, but gain weight or end up feeling not well during the holiday season? If so, consider this: There’s a little-known secret to enjoying the holidays with health, energy and no weight gain: Eating against the grain. Preparing low-grain foods and even no-grain foods may be unknown to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.againstthegrainnutrition.com/newsandnotes/2009/11/23/how-to-enjoy-the-holidays-with-health-energy-and-no-weight-gain/</link>
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		<title>Three New Studies Provide More Insights into Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Melissa Diane Smith
If your doctor thinks there is no research to support gluten sensitivity that is not celiac disease, three new scientific abstracts published in a Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition supplement and presented at the annual NASPGHAN pediatric gastroenterology scientific meeting in mid-November might change his or her mind. Leading gluten researchers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.againstthegrainnutrition.com/newsandnotes/2009/11/22/three-new-studies-provide-more-insights-into-non-celiac-gluten-sensitivity/</link>
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		<title>Networking and Spreading the Wordabout Gluten Sensitivity Together</title>
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What fun it was to meet and chat with another practitioner who is as enthusiastic about spreading the word about gluten sensitivity as I am! That’s exactly what happened when Dr. Rodney Ford, a pediatrician, gastroenterologist and allergist from New Zealand, came to Tucson with his lovely wife Chris. We had animated discussions about current [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.againstthegrainnutrition.com/newsandnotes/2009/11/20/networking-and-spreading-the-wordabout-gluten-sensitivity-together/</link>
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