Green Options » kefir http://greenoptions.com/tag/kefir Posts tagged 'kefir' Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:02:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Global Diets: Russians Too Fat, Americans Too Worldly http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/03/06/global-diets-russians-too-fat-americans-too-worldly/ http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/03/06/global-diets-russians-too-fat-americans-too-worldly/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:02:35 +0000 Kay Sexton http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/03/06/global-diets-russians-too-fat-americans-too-worldly/ healthy dinnerThere are contrasting approaches to population health in the news this week. Russian officials have more or less ordered Russians to change their diets – the Federal Consumer Protection Service claims Russian adults now weigh two kilos more than they did a decade ago, while children are a kilo heavier. Now that the recession is likely to drive Russians back to cheaper calorie-rich but nutrient-poor foodstuffs such as bread and potatoes, there is a fear that this weight gain, which began in the boom years, will accelerate in the bust ones.

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