Nutritionists pick best travel snacks

Loknath Das
Nutritionists pick best travel snacks

(CNN) – Traveling can wreak havoc on our diets, but packing a nutritious snack or meal before heading out the door can get us started on the right healthy eating track and perhaps give us a bit of wiggle room for indulgences before arriving at our destination. But what travel foods are the most munch-worthy? To find out, I asked 10 nutritionists for their favorite snacks or meals when traveling by road or air. Below, their responses. Nut butter and jam sandwich “Individual containers having no more than 3 ounces…

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GDPR Regulation to Change Health Travel Practices

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GDPR Regulation to Change Health Travel Practices

Health travel professionals must redesign their security risk strategies in view of a new privacy law known as General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, which takes effect across the EU of May 25, and establishes the conditions under which personal data on EU patients may be collected and processed by healthcare providers. In view of steep penalties, health travel industry stakeholders are now required to establish a GDPR compliance program which will assess the organization’s current level of compliance and detect loopholes; conduct audits of all personal data processed by the organization and review data-protection policies providing a…

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BRITONS NEED TO TRAVEL 1,000 MILES TO GET AWAY FROM THEIR BOSS, ACCORDING TO STUDY

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BRITONS NEED TO TRAVEL 1,000 MILES TO GET AWAY FROM THEIR BOSS, ACCORDING TO STUDY

British workers only feel out of their boss’s reach when they travel at least 1,000 miles for a holiday, a poll has found. The survey of 2,000 employees found one in five are more likely to answer calls from the office or respond to emails if they stay close to home. But popular tourist hotspots in south of France are only around 650 miles away from London. One third even said they only feel they can completely forget about work if they go on a long-haul holiday, with Florida, Australia and New Zealand the most popular choices to really escape…

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Benefits Of Vitamin D: Here’s Why You Should Load Up On The Sunshine Vitamin

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Benefits Of Vitamin D: Here’s Why You Should Load Up On The Sunshine Vitamin

Talk about some of the most important vitamins a human body needs; vitamin D tops the list. This wonder vitamin has turned out to be a key nourisher that protects most parts of our body and keep most health conditions at bay. Also known as the ‘sunshine’ vitamin, vitamin D is produced in your skin in response to sunlight. It is said to be fat-soluble vitamin that is vital for regulating the absorption of calcium and phosphorus, two of which are known to strengthen bones and facilitate normal immune system…

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7 Side Effects Of Weight Loss That No One Talks About

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7 Side Effects Of Weight Loss That No One Talks About

The benefits of being at a healthy weight are indisputable; dropping just five to 10 percent of your body weight may help improve your overall health and reduce the risk of health conditions like heart diseases, obesity and diabetes. However, shedding extra pounds may also mean some unexpected challenges that show up when you lose a significant amount of weight in a short span of time, especially if you are following a fad diet. Fad diets are diets that promise to help you lose weight in less than a week’s time. While…

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Blood Pressure: 6 Summer Foods For Managing Blood Pressure

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Blood Pressure: 6 Summer Foods For Managing Blood Pressure

Blood pressure is one of the most common conditions in India. It is said that one in every three Indians are suffering from hypertension and heart ailments. High blood pressure is a silent killer; in fact, according to the National Centre For Biotechnology Information (NCBI), blood pressure shows seasonal variation. It is the pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries. It tends to damage the body’s blood vessels, thus causing kidney diseases, heart afflictions and other health problems. Blood pressure should be taken care of, especially during…

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What Kind of Support Can One Expect From Beacon Resources?

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What Kind of Support Can One Expect From Beacon Resources?

With an approach to staffing that goes beyond the resume, Beacon Resources seeks to understand the needs of both its clients, companies looking to fill positions in the finance and accounting fields, and job candidates. The agency strives to get to know each client and each candidate thoroughly so it can facilitate career matches that are mutually advantageous to both parties. Clients benefit by hiring a person who is uniquely suited for the job and who will be a valuable employee for the duration needed. Job candidates gain by finding…

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Vitamin D can help improve weight of malnourished kids, language development

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Vitamin D can help improve weight of malnourished kids, language development

New research shows that vitamin D helps in improving the overall health of malnourished children. The study was conducted by the University of the Punjab Pakistan and the Queen Mary University of London and shows that a high dose of vitamin D supplements helps malnourished kids to put on weight and also learn languages more easily. Vitamin D, known as the ‘sunshine vitamin’ has beneficial effects is well known for its beneficial effects on bone and muscle health, Queen Mary researchers last year did a study which proved that it…

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Asthma in children could become worse if you live near a busy road

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Asthma in children could become worse if you live near a busy road

Asthma attacks in children, who live near a busy, major roadway or a playground, is often severe, suggests a new study. Long-time exposure to traffic-related pollution and dust has been linked to asthma in children. According to a research conducted by the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, children living within a football field’s length of major roadways had nearly three times the odds of paediatric asthma compared to children who lived four times farther away. It has been long known that smog and pollution can bring on an asthma attack…

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Obesity can cause cancer. Aspirin pills can protect you from it

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Obesity can cause cancer. Aspirin pills can protect you from it

Aspirin, a medication used to treat pain, fever or inflammation, could significantly reduce the effects of obesity on cancer, suggests a study on mice. Obesity is a known risk factor for certain types of cancer, including colon, pancreatic and breast cancer. Previous research, too, showed that aspirin could reduce risk of cancer in the digestive tract, though it also caused side effects like gastrointestinal bleeding. The new study, from Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan, showed that obesity could enhance cancer development by slowing down the key cancer defence mechanism. “Epithelial”…

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