CBS NEWS – Researchers at the University of Michigan say very young children who reach for *cookies over chips* may be more prone to unhealthy weight gain. Doctors tracking more than two hundred toddlers found children who preferred desserts had increased body fat by age three. SOURCE – Pediatrics/MedDay/CBS
Doctors in Los Angeles report women who eat a low-fat diet for about eight years.. reduce their risk of death from invasive breast cancers. Scientists say it’s the first time they’ve determined a sustained low-fat diet could *increase* survival rates among post-menopausal women with breast cancer. SOURCE – American Association for Cancer Research/MedDay/CBS
A new study suggests that the risk of hip fracture *jumps* in the ten years following a knee replacement. Doctors in Sweden based the research on medical records spanning from 1987 to 2002. SOURCE – International Osteoporosis Foundation/MedDay/CBS
