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How dads impact their children's eating habits 06/20/2017 01:34pm • WASHINGTON — When it comes to influencing a child's eating habits, moms typically have a more dominant role in many two-parent households. But you can't underestimate the contributions of dads. This is especially true since many dads have taken on more of the food shopping and meal preparation Eat less, improve energy with mindful eating 06/20/2017 02:21am • WASHINGTON — Do you remember yesterday’s lunch — the smells, tastes and textures of the turkey hoagie that you just had to have? Or were you paying more attention to your inbox — eyes fixed to the screen, firing off emails with no regard for the sandwich that was hastily chewed up an 10 Smart-Beta ETFs That Will Help You Get Your Alpha 06/19/2017 08:00pm • What is smart beta, anyway?The term "smart beta" really started making the rounds heavily over the past few years, but it's not some new type of fad fund. Really, smart-beta ETFs are simply exchange-traded funds that go beyond typical cap-weighted indices, instead considering factors such as income, Coping With Depression and Anxiety as a Breast Cancer Patient 06/19/2017 08:00pm • Depression is caused by a range of biological and environmental circumstances, but a common trigger in many people is severe stress or trauma. The shock of receiving a breast cancer diagnosis certainly qualifies as a major stressor, so it shouldn't be surprising that depression is a common side eff Strawberry recipes for summer 06/19/2017 11:09am • WASHINGTON — Strawberry season heralds the coming of summer, and brings with it a repertoire of fresh recipes full of flavor. Click through the gallery below for strawberry recipes to try this season. Strawberry season As one of the most cultivated berries in the United States, according Understanding What Causes a Slow Heart Rate 06/18/2017 08:00pm • The average healthy person has a resting heart rate between 60 and 100 beats per minute. The more athletic a person is, the lower his or her heart beat will be. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps reportedly has a heart rate in the 30s, for example, because of his extraordinary physical conditioning. Whe Beloved DC fat cat adopted: Symba the tabby has a new family 06/16/2017 04:37pm • WASHINGTON — A very overweight tabby who quickly became a local sensation has a new home. The Humane Rescue Alliance announced Friday that Symba, a 6-year-old D.C. fat cat, has a new forever home. The little morsel, weighing in at 35 pounds, moved in to the facility last week after his previ Tech Stocks Are Taking a Beating 06/15/2017 08:00pm • Wall Street is seeing a mass rotation from high-growth technology stocks into value stocks this week, leaving technology investors to wonder whether the sector is experiencing a short-term correction or something more sinister. At this point, the market move seems to be more about valuation concern Managing Pregnancy When You Have MS 06/15/2017 08:00pm • For 32-year-old Nikki Aragon of Craig, Colorado, the possibility of pregnancy was too good to be true. A diagnosis of multiple sclerosis and an unrelated uterine surgery led her to believe that having children with her husband wasn't in the cards. Yet there she was early in February 2016, looking a DC sniper Malvo argues for resentencing hearing in Montgomery Co. 06/15/2017 05:10pm • WASHINGTON — Lawyers argued Thursday in a Montgomery County courtroom as to whether Lee Boyd Malvo, one of the D.C. snipers who terrified the area in 2002, should be resentenced. Malvo, 32, was 17 when he was arrested. He received 10 life sentences in the series of shootings — six in Montgome Why Apple Inc. (AAPL) Is a Buy for Dividend Growth 06/14/2017 08:00pm • Apple Inc. (ticker: AAPL) is one of the most popular stocks on Wall Street, and for good reason. The tech giant has a market capitalization of more than $800 billion that makes it the most valuable company in the world by that measure. And while Wal-Mart Stores ( WMT) and Exxon Mobil Corp. ( XOM) c What's the link between gut bacteria and colon cancer? 06/14/2017 08:00pm • Have you heard about the gut microbiome? It's getting a lot of attention these days for its possible role in colon cancer. What Is the Gut Microbiome? "We live in a world that is microbiotic -- the oceans, soil, air and the skin and gut of the human body," says Dr. Arthur Frankel, professor o Shining Light in the Darkness of Elder Abuse 06/14/2017 08:00pm • When people think about growing older, several ideas may come to mind: retirement, leisure time, travel, time with family. Every stage of life has benefits and limitations, and we work through life understanding there will eventually come a time where we may depend on those around us for help. We t Renaming (and Rethinking) Obesity 06/14/2017 08:00pm • Even though it's become an increasingly prevalent condition in recent decades, the term obesity is a loaded word in our culture. It often carries a stigma and is associated with being lazy or weak-willed, lacking self-discipline or willpower and being noncompliant with recommended weight-loss treat How to Survive a Barbecue When You're the Only One Trying to Eat Healthy 06/14/2017 08:00pm • Ever go to a barbecue and feel like you are the only one who cares about healthy eating? While everyone else is munching away on chips, chowing down on burgers and throwing back one too many beers, you're stuck searching for the (nonexistent) veggie kabob and avoiding guests who are trying to feed