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What's It Take to Burn off the Calories From a Thanksgiving Dinner?
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Food and food safety pros have numerous tips for preparing a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, but, other than washing hands before and after the meal, recommendations for diners are few.
11/19/2009

Holiday Season 2009: Sweet Potatoes a ‘Superfood’?

OLATHE, Kan. – This year’s sweet potato harvest is showing up on market and store shelves. It’s a timely arrival for a holiday meal staple.

11/16/2009

Holiday Season 2009: Sweet Potatoes - Did You Know?

* Central Americans were raising sweet potatoes when Christopher Columbus first landed on their shores in 1492. He liked the vegetable so much that on his fourth voyage, he took some home to grow in Europe.

11/16/2009

Weather Wonders: Nov. 16-20 is Winter Weather Awareness Week in Kansas
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- The National Weather Service has designated Nov. 16-20 as Winter Weather Awareness Week in Kansas. That makes it a good time for Kansans to review terminology used in weather forecasts and to be aware of the appropriate action that should be taken, said Kansas State Climatologist, Mary Knapp.
11/12/2009

THE END OF SMALLPOX...

The last case of smallpox occurred in October of 1976. That case came at the end of a ten-year effort to eradicate a disease that annually killed at least two million people…and had, for more than 3-thousand years, killed, scarred, or blinded hundreds of millions of others. The effort to eradicate the disease was led by the World Health Organization, and is a story that has implications for us today.

10/22/2009

TIPS FOR DEALING WITH ARTHRITIS...

46 million Americans have been diagnosed with arthritis…and there are millions more who have this chronic disease, but haven’t yet been diagnosed. Arthritis was one of the focuses at the National AgrAbility training workshop attended by K-State farm safety specialist Kerri Ebert. On today’s Sound Living: some steps to help manage the effects of arthritis.

10/15/2009

K-State farm safety specialist Kerri Ebert...

K-State farm safety specialist Kerri Ebert has an update on the AgrAbility program, which assists agricultural producers in adapting to disabilities, and reports on new information on contending with arthritis in farm and ranch activity.

10/13/2009

Kansas Universities to Share in $20 Million NSF Grant Awarded to EPSCoR for Climate Change, Renewable Energy Research
A $20 million National Science Foundation grant will further establish Kansas as an internationally recognized leader in global climate change and renewable energy research – and will let a Nobel-Prize winning K-State scientist continue his work on the effects of climate change.

10/6/2009

A VEGETARIAN LIFESTYLE...

Teenagers are known for making changes. It might be their hair, how they dress, or what they eat. Some teenagers decide to eliminate meat from their diet and become a vegetarian. But, there are a variety of vegetarian diets and before parents react to the change in eating habits, K-State Research and Extension nutrition specialist Sandy Procter says they need to know their teen’s definition of vegetarian.

10/1/2009

Farmers' Markets Offering Fresh Fall Foods, Holiday and Winter Fare
With the crisp, cool fall air in the mornings, many of Kansas' 79 farmers' markets remain open, and are well stocked with fall crops, including comfort food.

9/25/2009

Poor Bone Health
Poor bone health is common and costly.
1/23/2009

Bone Fractures
Caring for bone fractures due to osteoporosis costs America $18 billion yearly.
1/23/2009