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                    [Title] => Short tips for a longer life
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For so long has this been the topic of really lengthy discussions: longevity (or long life). Did you know that, according to World Health Organization world health statistics 2007, the life expectancy in the Philippines is 64 for men and 71 for women? Yes, the women outlive the men.

[DatePublished] => 2008-08-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133914 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096607 [AuthorName] => Ching M. Alano [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 317104 [Title] => The 5-a-day diet [Summary] => So, how many pounds did you pack in from all that guiltless food binging during the holidays? Shedding those dreaded pounds must be at the top of your New Year’s resolutions this year (as it was last year or the year before last, etc.), or your do-or-diet list, right? Well, this is not really about losing weight. It’s much more than that. The 5-a-day diet is a health advice given by the World Health Organization (WHO) to reduce the risk for obesity (indeed one of the biggest health problems today) and cardiovascular diseases and, possibly, the risk for diabetes.
[DatePublished] => 2006-01-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133914 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096607 [AuthorName] => Ching M. Alano [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 278931 [Title] => Batting for a consumer protection panel in the House [Summary] => Something’s rocking the House (of Representatives): A move to create a special committee that would deal exclusively with consumer grievances and ensure the rigorous enforcement of (consumer) protection laws in view of widespread abuses.

"Consumers continue to suffer daily from all kinds and forms of mistreatment. At this difficult time, consumers are entitled to a potent forum that will allow them to bring their complaints directly to Congress, if necessary," says Rep. Herminio Teves.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133914 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096607 [AuthorName] => Ching M. Alano [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 226680 [Title] => Nutrigenomics: A food trip to the future [Summary] => Here’s big fat news: Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have been able to identify a gene called SCD-1 from mice and produce a mouse that didn’t get fat, no matter how much high-fat food it was fed, according to a Food Facts Asia report. Not get fat no matter how much fatty food was eaten? Yes, you read that right! Now, that’s every woman’s dream! More, all that fat the mouse ate did not accumulate in its liver or other tissues, where it was bound to cause health problems later on. Lucky mouse, huh? [DatePublished] => 2003-11-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133914 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096607 [AuthorName] => Ching M. Alano [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 209567 [Title] => Getting into the meat of functional foods [Summary] => Yes, there are such things as "functional foods." There’s been a lot (and very meaty, too) of evidence showing the link between medicine and food. Yes, there are foods that heal (and it certainly won’t hurt to find out what these are). In the interest of consumers, Food Facts Asia recently came out with chockful of info about functional foods.
[DatePublished] => 2003-06-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133914 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096607 [AuthorName] => Ching M. Alano [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 196767 [Title] => Beware of ATM kidnappers! [Summary] => They’re an increasing breed, these ATM (automated teller machine) holdup men – and they’re multiplying so fast that you just have to watch your back (your front and sides as well) all the time, when you need to use an ATM.
[DatePublished] => 2003-02-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133914 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096607 [AuthorName] => Ching M. Alano [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Short tips for a longer life
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For so long has this been the topic of really lengthy discussions: longevity (or long life). Did you know that, according to World Health Organization world health statistics 2007, the life expectancy in the Philippines is 64 for men and 71 for women? Yes, the women outlive the men.

[DatePublished] => 2008-08-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133914 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096607 [AuthorName] => Ching M. Alano [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 317104 [Title] => The 5-a-day diet [Summary] => So, how many pounds did you pack in from all that guiltless food binging during the holidays? Shedding those dreaded pounds must be at the top of your New Year’s resolutions this year (as it was last year or the year before last, etc.), or your do-or-diet list, right? Well, this is not really about losing weight. It’s much more than that. The 5-a-day diet is a health advice given by the World Health Organization (WHO) to reduce the risk for obesity (indeed one of the biggest health problems today) and cardiovascular diseases and, possibly, the risk for diabetes.
[DatePublished] => 2006-01-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133914 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096607 [AuthorName] => Ching M. Alano [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 278931 [Title] => Batting for a consumer protection panel in the House [Summary] => Something’s rocking the House (of Representatives): A move to create a special committee that would deal exclusively with consumer grievances and ensure the rigorous enforcement of (consumer) protection laws in view of widespread abuses.

"Consumers continue to suffer daily from all kinds and forms of mistreatment. At this difficult time, consumers are entitled to a potent forum that will allow them to bring their complaints directly to Congress, if necessary," says Rep. Herminio Teves.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133914 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096607 [AuthorName] => Ching M. Alano [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 226680 [Title] => Nutrigenomics: A food trip to the future [Summary] => Here’s big fat news: Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have been able to identify a gene called SCD-1 from mice and produce a mouse that didn’t get fat, no matter how much high-fat food it was fed, according to a Food Facts Asia report. Not get fat no matter how much fatty food was eaten? Yes, you read that right! Now, that’s every woman’s dream! More, all that fat the mouse ate did not accumulate in its liver or other tissues, where it was bound to cause health problems later on. Lucky mouse, huh? [DatePublished] => 2003-11-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133914 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096607 [AuthorName] => Ching M. Alano [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 209567 [Title] => Getting into the meat of functional foods [Summary] => Yes, there are such things as "functional foods." There’s been a lot (and very meaty, too) of evidence showing the link between medicine and food. Yes, there are foods that heal (and it certainly won’t hurt to find out what these are). In the interest of consumers, Food Facts Asia recently came out with chockful of info about functional foods.
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[DatePublished] => 2003-02-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133914 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096607 [AuthorName] => Ching M. Alano [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) ) )
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