The Charger Bulletin

Eat Your Fruits and Veggies: Fresh, Frozen, and Canned

Melanie Rovinsky November 17, 2010

Americans are recommended to eat nine servings of fruits and vegetables each day. And although as college students we are well aware of the health benefits, we are also painfully aware of the high price...

You know what I could go for?

Melanie Rovinsky November 10, 2010

Can’t concentrate on your research paper because of the slices of chocolate cake dancing around in your head? MSN claims that human beings are constantly being driven to eat by factors entirely distinct...

Nutrition Facts Just a Marketing Strategy?

Melanie Rovinsky November 3, 2010

  A group of health specialists from the Institute of Medicine believe the food industry should be required to print obesity-related nutrition information on the front of food packages, according to a...

Health and Fitness – Halloween Candy: Nutrition Horror?

Melanie Rovinsky October 27, 2010

With Halloween just a few days away and grocery store shelves stocked with bags full of your favorite candies, your attempts to resist the sugar-coated temptation may not be completely successful. That’s...

Pounding Pavement vs. Pumping Iron

Melanie Rovinsky October 13, 2010

It doesn’t take a fitness guru to understand that a well-rounded exercise regimen would prove to be more beneficial than an unbalanced one. However, when it comes to actually implementing the workout...

Health and Fitness: Obese From Birth … or Maybe Sooner

Melanie Rovinsky September 22, 2010

Obesity related diseases may have more to do with prenatal factors than overeating and lack of exercise, The New York Times reported early this month. Recent studies show that unwarranted weight gain...

Health and Fitness – An Apple a Day…

Melanie Rovinsky September 15, 2010

The temperatures are dropping, the days are shortening, and the leaves are changing. With September in full swing and fall approaching, the temptation to take part in the autumnal beauty is bound to win...

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