By Amir Khan If you’re watching the amount of salt in your diet,you may have to look beyond your kitchen cabinet and into yourmedicine cabinet, according to a new study published in the journalBMJ. Researchers from the University of Dundee and UniversityCollege London in the UK found that some common medications made todissolve in water contain such high levels of sodium that takingthe maximum dose each day would cause you to exceed the recommendeddaily limits, and put you at risk of heart attack and stroke. Theresearchers, led by Jacob George, MD,

Whether it’s Opinionated Oscar, who disdains anyone with a different viewpoint, Sensitive Samantha, who gets offended by the slightest thing, or Critical Candace, who must point out your recent weight gain, you need an extra dose of patience to navigate the field of party spoilers.

“This world is just filled with overweight kids. It’s justhorrible,” Richard Simmons said between tears during a recentappearance on HuffPost Live. “A woman will write me and go, ‘Mydaughter is 12 years old and 215,'” he continued. “I kinda go,’Well, how much do you weigh?'” He says it’s a tough question formost parents to face, but that overweight children are learningtheir behavior from somewhere, whether it’s from their friends,from television or at home. Watch the clip above for more fromSimmons on the importance of getting kids active, then check outhis whole

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So you overdid it at Thanksgiving dinner. You’re certainly notalone: The average Thanksgiving meal clocks in around 3,000calories, more than most adults need in an entire day. If you havespecific nutrition or weight-loss goals this holiday season, it’seasy to get down on yourself about a slip up. It’s tougher — butultimately more helpful — to admit maybe Thanksgiving wasn’tperfect, but it’s really not the end of the world. Instead ofshaming yourself for the next couple of days, here are a few morepositive thoughts to keep in mind. You haven’t ruined anything.”Even

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Title: Could Good Manners Help Spur Holiday Weight Gain?
Category: Health News
Created: 11/25/2013 12:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 11/26/2013 12:00:00 AM