Max Irons at the LA premiere of The Host

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More Booze in Movies for Kids, Study Finds

But scenes with tobacco have dropped, researchers say

By Mary Elizabeth Dallas

HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, May 28 (HealthDay News) -- More movies approved for young viewers are showing alcohol brands, a trend that could influence teen drinking, researchers say.

Children's exposure to movie imagery of tobacco and alcohol has been linked to smoking and drinking at a younger age, heavier drinking and alcohol abuse, said the researchers from Dartmouth University Geisel School of Medicine.

Still, some good news emerged from their study: Fewer movies intended for young audiences show tobacco brands.

The researchers determined tobacco-brand exposure dropped significantly after they examined 1,400 films produced after the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement took effect in 1998. That agreement, between major tobacco manufacturers and most of the United States, changed the way tobacco products were marketed and provided for funding of anti-smoking campaigns by tobacco companies.

For the study, published online May 27 in JAMA Pediatrics, the research team analyzed the top 100 box-office movie hits released in the United States from 1996 to 2009.

Tobacco brand product appearances declined by 7 percent each year until 2006, the study found. From then on these placements remained stable at 22 per year. The Master Settlement Agreement also led to a 42 percent decrease in tobacco screen time for youth-rated movies and an 85 percent drop for films intended for an adult audience.

Alcohol placements, on the other hand, are self-regulated by the industry. The study showed these product placements have increased from 80 to 145 each year in movies rated acceptable for young viewers. This represented an increase of 5.2 appearances annually from 1996 to 2009, the researchers noted.

"In summary, this study found dramatic declines in brand appearances for tobacco after such placements were prohibited by an externally monitored and enforced regulatory structure, even though such activity had already been prohibited in the self-regulatory structure a decade before," the study's authors wrote in a journal news release.

"During the same period, alcohol brand placements, subject only to self-regulation, increased significantly in movies rated acceptable for youth audiences, a trend that could have implications for teen drinking," they said.

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Amber Le Bon at Global Kids Fashion Week

Amber Le Bon at Global Kids Fashion Week

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Robert Pattinson enjoys a night out in Adelaide

You’d never know pasty Robert Pattinson had been filming in a sweltering desert, would you?

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Active Vegetarian

Hey guys,

I'm new to this and really want to monitor my nutrition. I'm quite active and lately have been feeling exhausted. I notice from today my diet is poor in iron. Any suggestions from fellow runners/lifters?

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Nursing Shortage May Harm Infants in Intensive Care, Study Says

Title: Nursing Shortage May Harm Infants in Intensive Care, Study Says
Category: Health News
Created: 3/18/2013 4:35:00 PM
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Weight Loss for Wedding Dress

I started my weight loss journey about 2 1/2 years ago at approx. 178 lbs. I started in late October and by mid May I had reached 138 lbs. I was so excited to be down 40 lbs!! I looked great, I felt great, and I had gone from a size 12/14 to a size 4!

I'm not sure when I had gone down hill...but I remember that last summer I had regained some of the weight I had lost. I was up to 145. I was upset, but figured it was still manageable to lose those 7 lbs again. Now, however, I'm up to 189.5, the heaviest I have ever been. I know that it did not happen all of a sudden, but I do not remember steadily gaining weight...I just remember waking up one day and it was all there. How could I not have remembered waking up every few weeks to more and more pounds added on to my body??

My best friend got engaged in October and asked me to be her Maid of Honor. I, then, got engaged in December, and I thought that these two upcoming weddings where I would want/need to look good would be the motivation I needed to lose the weight. Unfortunately (and I do not know why) it's almost June and I have not lost anything. I have not felt motivated to even try that hard or for that long. But enough is enough! I have made an appointment to try on wedding dresses on July 14 (just less than 7 weeks away). My best friend plans on having us try on bridesmaid/maid of honor dress around the same time. I have less than 7 weeks to lose some weight.

Here's my plan: Currently I weigh: 189.5. I wear a size 12/14 (again :( ).

I would like to be a size 8 (if possible) by the dress fittings and be a size 6 when the dresses come in for alterations. I am told it will take several months for the dresses to come in and so I know I will have time to lose the one dress size, but my concern is for right now. How do I lose enough weight in 7 weeks to be where I want to be..

I am starting slim fast June 1 with my fiance, but will that give me the results I want. I need your advice: what would you do/have you done to lose weight fast, healthy, and been able to keep going with your weight loss journey?

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