Flu Fighting Foods

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MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE LINING UP AT THEIR DOCTORS OFFICES THESE DAYS, HOPING A LITTLE PAIN IN THE PRESENT WILL WARD OFF THE FLU IN THE FUTURE. BUT DID YOU KNOW CERTAIN FOODS CAN ALSO HELP. __________ HAS A HEADS UP ON THE BEST FLU FIGHTERS FOR YOU.

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IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR-WHEN TRIPS TO THE MEDICINE CABINET COME CLOSER TOGETHER IN A DESPERATE SEARCH FOR RELIEF.STAYING HEALTHY CAN BE A CHALLENGE.

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KEY @:10 Vicky Pope
"With my kids I try to give them, you know their vitamin C, their vitamins."

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BUT…TO AVOID THE MISERABLE ACHES AND PAINS OF THE FLU--VICKI POPE SAYS SHE, AND HER CHILDREN LINE UP FOR A SHOT IN THE ARM.

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KEY @: 21 Vicki Pope
"I don't want to be sick and I want to do everything I can to prevent getting sick."

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NOW DOCTORS SAY THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE VICKY'S FAMILY CAN DO TO KEEP THE FLU FROM INVADING THEIR HOME.

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KEY @ : 32 David Katz, MD., Director of Prevention Research at Yale
University Hospital
"We do have some evidence that there are nutrients that influence our immune system in ways that may help improve our ability to resist colds and flu."

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SO WHAT KIND OF MENU PROVIDES AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION?

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"High quality protein is lean meat, beans, lentils, soy, that provides all the essential amino acids."

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YOU'LL ALSO NEED YOUR FILL OF GOOD CARBOHYDRATES. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES PROVIDE FUEL TO KEEP US GOING. HOW MANY DO WE NEED? WHILE THE FOOD PYRAMID SAYS 5 A DAY, SOME EXPERTS SAY FIVE TO NINE SERVINGS A DAY.

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KEY @ : 1:02 David Katz, MD., Director of Prevention Research at Yale University Hospital
"For most of us a good simple answer to 'How many fruits and vegetables should I eat?' is 'More!'".

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OTHER ESSENTIALS-HEALTHY FATS AND OILS.

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"Like olive oil, canola oil, poly-unsaturated fat from vegetable oils, from nuts and seeds. And omega three fatty acids, from fish and seafood."

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DRINK PLENTY OF WATER,AND TAKE THE TIME FOR A CUP OF TEA…GREEN TEA… WHICH PROVIDES ANTIOXIDANTS.IT'S NO GUARANTEE THAT'S YOU'LL STAY FLU-FREE BUT….

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KEY @ : 1:29 David Katz, MD., Director of Prevention Research at Yale University Hospital
"It really just stands to reason if you want a high performance body you've got to put in high performance fuel."

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AND THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR VICKI, WHOSE HUSBAND, GREG, ISN'T WILD ABOUT THE FLU SHOT.

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"If I could keep him from getting sick by changing his diet, then absolutely I would do that."

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ANOTHER POINT FROM OUR DOCTOR-IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU GET THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF CALORIES EACH DAY-TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE CAN THROW OFF YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM. ALSO…BE SURE TO GET PLENTY OF SLEEP AND EXERCISE AS WELL.

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According to the CDC, 36,000 Americans die from the flu each year. The data are published in the January 8 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). For more details click on:
http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/Media/pressrel/r030107.htm

Dr. David Katz,
203-732-1265
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Dr. Katz is Director of Prevention Research at Yale University Hospital. He is also a contributor to ABC News, Good Morning America.
David L. Katz MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP is a nationally renowned authority on nutrition, weight control, and the prevention of chronic disease.
He is an Associate Professor (adjunct) of Public Health Practice,
and formerly the Director of Medical Studies in Public Health, at the
Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Katz directs the Yale Prevention Research Center which he co-founded in 1998. As director of this clinical research laboratory dedicated to chronic disease prevention, Dr. Katz has served as Principal Investigator for numerous community and clinical trials, and has acquired and managed over $20 million in research funds.
Protein-energy malnutrition in humans is associated with impairment of both
humoral and cell-mediated immunity; T-helper cells are suppressed, whereas T-suppressor cells are spared or even generated at an increased rate. Production of, and response to, interleukin 1 appears to be diminished by protein malnutrition. Globally, protein-energy malnutrition, vitamin A deficiency, and iron deficiency constitute important and prevalent adverse influences on immune function (Field CJ, Johnson IR, Schley PD. Nutrients and their role in host resistance to infection. J Leukoc Biol. 2002
Jan;71(1):16-32).