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(Reuters Health) - People who eat a lot of saturated fat - the bad kind of fat thats abundant in foods like butter and beef - are more likely to develop lung cancer than individuals on low-fat diets, a recent study suggests.

Compared to adults who didnt get a lot of fat in their diets, people who ate the most total fat and saturated fat were 14 percent more likely to get lung malignancies, the study found. For current and former smokers, the added risk of a high fat diet was 15 percent.

While the best way to lower the risk of lung cancer is to not smoke, a healthy diet may also help reduce lung cancer risk, said study co-author Danxia Yu of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Specifically, our findings suggest that increasing polyunsaturated fat intake while reducing saturated fat intake, especially among smokers and recent quitters, may (help prevent) not only cardiovascular disease but also lung cancer, she said.

The American Heart Association recommends the Dietary Approaches To Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet or a Mediterranean-style diet to help prevent cardiovascular disease. Both diets emphasize cooking with vegetable oils with unsaturated fats, eating nuts, fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy products, whole grains, fish and poultry, and limiting red meat and added sugars and salt.

Those guidelines are the same for avoiding heart disease, stroke and diabetes, and I would say they are also exactly the same for helping with cancer prevention in general and lung cancer in particular, said Dr. Nathan Berger, a researcher at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center who wasnt involved in the study.

This doesnt mean you need to throw away all the steak and butter in your freezer, but cutting back to once a week would be good for you, Berger said in a phone interview.

For the current study, researchers examined data from 10 previously published studies in the United States, Europe and Asia that looked at how dietary fat intake influences the odds of lung malignancies.

Combined, the smaller studies had more than 1.4 million participants, including 18,822 with cases of lung cancer identified during an average follow-up of more than nine years.

Researchers sorted participants into five categories, from lowest to highest consumption of total and saturated fats. They also sorted participants into five groups ranging from the lowest to highest amounts of dietary unsaturated fats.

Overall, people who ate the most unsaturated fats were 8 percent less likely to develop lung cancer than people who ate the least amounts, researchers report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Substituting five percent of calories from saturated fat with unsaturated fat was associated with a 16 percent lower risk of small cell lung cancer and 17 percent lower odds of another type of lung malignancy known as squamous cell carcinoma.

One limitation of the study is that dietary information was only obtained at one point, the authors note. This makes it impossible to track how changes in eating habits might influence the odds of cancer.

They also didnt account for two other things that may contribute to cancer sugar and trans fats, Glen Lawrence, a biochemistry researcher at Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York, said by email. Previous research has also found that unsaturated oils may increase the risk of certain cancers, added Lawrence, who wasnt involved in the current study.

Its also possible that other bad eating habits, not fat, contribute to the increased risk of lung cancer, said Ursula Schwab of the Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition at the University of Eastern Finland in Kuopio.

We need antioxidants, vitamins and minerals as well as unsaturated fatty acids, Schwab, who wasnt involved in the study, said by email. A typical Western diet has a low content of these essential nutrients and a high content of saturated fat.

SOURCE:bit.ly/2wsZteBJournal of Clinical Oncology, online July 25, 2017.

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Ancel Keys, arguably the most influential nutrition scientist of the past half-century, died in 2004 at the age of 100. Keys invented the K ration, named for him, that provided our deployed military with portable and complete nutrition. He was among the first, if not the first, to hypothesize that heart disease was not an inevitable consequence of aging but likely related to diet and lifestyle.

Obvious as that now seems, someone had to be the first to consider it and that someone was Ancel Keys. He developed and directed the Seven Countries Study, a colossal undertaking that tested the above hypothesis, concluding that variation in dietary sources of saturated fat notably meat and dairy contributed importantly to cardiovascular risk.

Throughout most of his life, Keys was celebrated as a public health hero. He graced the cover of TIME Magazine as such in 1961. In the years leading up to his death, however, and in the decade since, much of the public commentary about Keys, his lifes work, his seminal Seven Countries Study, and his integrity has been derogatory. There are five apparent reasons for this.

The first is perhaps best described as Newtonian: for every action, an equal and opposite reaction. Maybe we simply cant resist the inclination, whenever someone settles securely on a pedestal weve placed under them, to shift our efforts to knocking them down.

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The second might best be described as Aesopian, as in the Aesops Fable that says: we are all judged by the company we keep. The latter years of Keys life, and those since his death, were concurrent with misguided forays into low-fat dietary boondoggles, and somebody had to be blamed for Snackwells. In many quarters, that somebody wound up being Ancel Keys, for having pointed out the harms of dietary fat albeit only certain dietary fat in the first place.

The third reason is that everyone seems to love a good conspiracy theory. So, there were careers to launch and books to sell, as there are today, by telling us all that everything authorities had advised was wrong, that the real truth was being concealed, distorted or suppressed. As one of the worlds preeminent epidemiologists, Keys was among such authorities, and thus an obvious target of conspiracy theory, revisionist history and alternative facts.

The fourth reason was the advent of the internet.

Once upon a time, you needed actually to know something to broadcast expertise, because an editorial filter stood between you and the public at large. There were ways around this, of course, such as the reliance on celebrity as an alternative to content knowledge as a basis for selling books, lotions, potions or programs. But even so, the means of disseminating messages favored those with some claim to genuine merit.

Now, anyone with internet access can broadcast opinion, masquerading as expert opinion, into the echo chambers of cyberspace, where those who own the same opinion already will amplify it. So, for instance, those totally devoted to eating or selling meat, butter and cheese are also apt to eat up, and regurgitate, any allegations against those pointing out the related liabilities.

The fifth is the most obvious: along with not wearing plaid, dead men dont fight back very effectively, either. Keys has mostly been turned into a scapegoat since dying. By way of reminder, he lived to 100 and applied what he thought he knew about diet and lifestyle to himself. That alone would make him a candidate for both celebrity and expert status today. One imagines the book: Diet of the Century.

The popular allegations against Keys are: (1) he cherry picked countries to enroll in his study to align with the beliefs he already held; (2) he fudged or selectively presented data to make a case aligned with the beliefs he favored; (3) he either failed to study sugar or misrepresented findings about it; and (4) he advocated for a now generally discredited low-fat dietary pattern.

The True Health Initiative, a 501c3 nonprofit organization I founded to identify and disseminate the fundamental truths about lifestyle and the health of people and planet alike, based on the weight of evidence and the global consensus of experts, commissioned a White Paper to determine the veracity of these claims. The paper, with its extensive and fully transparent bibliography of primary source material, was just released, and is accessible to all. The basic conclusion is that all popular disparagements of Keys and his research are demonstrably false.

Lies, repeated often enough, can smother the truth. After a decade of lies about Ancel Keys and the Seven Countries Study, its time for the truth to break free, and strike back clad in plaid or otherwise.

Dr. David L. Katz;www.davidkatzmd.com; founder, True Health Initiative

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Ah, the dad bod. Yet another excuse for men to evade being held to the same body ideal women struggling with weight loss are held to. (Have you heard anyone lovingly refer to mom bod? Nope.)

While we give a nod to the dad bod, many recognize it can be more harmful than charming like the people behind the Obalon Balloon System, the first swallowable intragastric balloon system indicated for temporary use to facilitate weight loss in adults with obesity.

While these balloons dont come with birthday cake, the Obalon three-balloon system is a nonsurgical, FDA-approved reversible way to lose weight. And since swallowing (too much food) is what gets most of us into the upper BMI bracket, it's almost poetic that swallowing could be the weight loss kick-in-the-pants some of us need.

According to the company, obese adults swallow a capsule which is then remotely filled with gas via a micro-catheter. No sedation is required and each treatment takes about 10 minutes. A fully inflated balloon is about the size of an orange and weighs approximately the same as a penny.

Over the course of three months, a total of three balloons is placed in the patients stomach. After a weight loss period of six months, all three balloons are removed via an outpatient endoscopy under light conscious sedation.

As with many weight gain interventions, a potential candidate for the balloon system has to give good old fashioned diet and exercise a try. Adults who are 30 to 100 pounds overweight are eligible, but must also be ready for a lifestyle change.

The degree of long-term weight loss will depend on their ability to modify their lifestyle and maintain this behavior after the balloons are removed, according to the company. It is important that they discuss their willingness to accept this commitment with their physician before undergoing the Obalon Balloon System.

In clinical trials, patients lost twice as much weight as diet and exercise alone. Six months after the balloons were removed, 89 percent of the weight lost was kept off, when combined with diet and exercise.

In the clinical trial, the majority of adverse effects were reported as mild and consisted of abdominal pain and nausea which typically resolve within two weeks (serious side effects were less than 0.3 percent).

A similar product, the EllipseBalloon, uses the same idea, but the balloons are filled with water, which eventuallyleaks out. The balloons are then expelled as waste.

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The work began when Dr. Mone Zaidi, a professor of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, became curious about whether a reproductive hormone F.S.H., or follicle-stimulating hormone affects bone density.

It had long been assumed that the hormones role was limited to reproduction. F.S.H. stimulates the production of eggs in women and sperm in men.

Researchers knew that blood levels of F.S.H. soar as womens ovaries start to fail before menopause. At the same time, women rapidly lose bone even when blood levels of estrogen, which can preserve bone, remain steady.

Dr. Zaidi reasoned that F.S.H. could be a culprit in bone loss. So he and his colleagues created an antibody that blocked F.S.H. in female mice whose ovaries had been removed.

Since the mice were making no estrogen at all, they ought to have been losing bone. Indeed, the bone marrow in such mice usually fills with fat instead of developing bone cells. Much the same happens in women: Thats why their bones become less dense.

But in Dr. Zaidis lab, the mice that received the antibody did not developed fat-filled bone marrow and, to his enormous surprise, they lost large amounts of fat.

This is a weird, weird finding, he recalled telling his friend Dr. Clifford J. Rosen, a bone specialist at Maine Medical Center Research Institute. Dr. Zaidi persuaded Dr. Rosen to help repeat the experiments independently, each in his own lab.

At first, Dr. Rosen was dubious: I said, I dont believe it, I think its not going to work, and it will cost a lot of money. But he received a grant for the research, and the two labs got started.

Two and a half years later, they had their results and they replicated Dr. Zaidis original findings. The researchers also came up with a theory that might explain increased metabolic rates in mice in which F.S.H. is blocked.

There are two kinds of fat in the body: White fat primarily stores energy, and brown fat burns calories and throws off heat.

Brown fat is more common in children, but researchers have found that adults also carry small amounts. In the experimental mice, white fat was being converted to brown fat.

At the moment, Dr. Rosen is withholding judgment about whether the results will apply to humans. I think the idea has some credibility, he said. But does it mean anything? I dont know.

But these are not the only researchers to find a link between obesity and the strange interplay of hormones.

Wendy Kohrt, a professor of medicine at the University of Colorado, has been studying the effects of menopause on womens body fat and the amount of calories women burn.

Dr. Kohrt has given healthy premenopausal women a drug that blocks production of estrogen and F.S.H., putting them into a reversible state of menopause.

Within five months, she found, the womens fat moves to their abdomens, increasing by 11 percent on average. And they burn 50 fewer calories per day.

The effect is reversed when the participants stop taking the drug or when Dr. Kohrt gives them estrogen.

Something similar goes on in men, although its not clear that F.S.H. is the sole cause, said Dr. Michael W. Schwartz, director of the Nutrition Obesity Research Center at the University of Washington.

Men with advanced prostate cancer often take Lupron, a drug intended to stop the production of testosterone, which can fuel their tumors. Often, they gain weight, accumulating fat in their abdomens.

Lupron also blocks production of F.S.H., and the mouse studies suggest that this should prevent weight gain. That might be because of the loss of testosterone.

Yet in experiments in which men were given both Lupron and testosterone leaving F.S.H. the only blocked hormone they still did not lose weight. F.S.H. clearly is not the only factor at work, then.

But the dream of an easy way to prevent abdominal weight gain is so appealing, you just want it to be true, said Dr. Philipp E. Scherer, a professor of internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

He has seen too many mouse studies fail in humans to be persuaded that this one will succeed. I will be on the sidelines waiting, he said.

Dr. Zaidi is undeterred. He is already preparing to test an anti-F.S.H. antibody in people.

Whether it works in humans, I have absolutely no idea, Dr. Zaidi said.

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Plant-based diets have many benefits. But some people arent willing to try them because of misinformation. In this article, well tackle the most common myths about plant-based diets and let you decide whether a plant-based diet will work for you or not.

Plant-based proteins wont make you lose muscles and become weak. In fact, they are just as effective as animal protein in building muscles.

In this study, researchers found that participants who ate rice protein increased muscle mass after workouts, almost as much as those who ate whey protein, an animal-derived protein.

Whey protein eaters gained slightly more muscle mass because whey contains more protein per gram compared to rice proteinnot because animal protein builds more muscles than plant-based protein.

Complex carbs arent bad. They give us energy and help fuel our organs. Processed carbs are unhealthy since they spike blood sugar and cause weight gain.

Plant-based diets will give you adequate amounts of complex carbs plus vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.

This couldnt be further from the truth. Veggies and legumes contain fiber which keeps us full for longer. And theyre also low in calories, so you dont have to eat small portions to avoid excess calories.

Switching to plant-based diets is one of the best ways to control hunger. Whole foods dont spike blood sugar and take longer to digest.

You dont have to combine beans with rice in every meal to get all the nutrients. Research shows that eating different plant-based foods throughout the day will give you all essential amino acids.

This protein combining myth has been debunked in detail in this article.

Cooking whole foods may feel like eternity if youre used to eating packaged foods. But there are ways to simplify the process. First, you can prep meals for a whole week, or use a slow cooker. Simply, toss everything in a slow cooker, and dinner will be ready when you get home.

Research shows that plant-based diets lower risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and heart disease while high intake of red meat has been linkedto cancer and heart disease.

Some folks assume that switching to a plant-based diet is all it takes to lose weight. This makes sense because plant-based foods are low in calories and very filling. But these benefits wont mean anything if you continue to consume sugar and processed foods.

In short, a plant-based diet promotes weight loss only when you avoid processed junk food.

Eating plant-based foods doesnt have to be expensive. Beans and other legumes are quite affordable. You should also consider buying fruits and veggies from farmers market since theyll probably be cheaper than in the supermarket.

After all, grass-fed beef is more expensive than most plant-based foods

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They were saying, Well, shit, if you get cholera, it means that youve been doing certain things. Youre having sex outside of marriage, youre smoking, youre drinking alcohol, says Engs. And, above all, youre eating improperly. Graham actually wrote a whole book on cholera and how to prevent it. You dont drink coffee or tea, or eat raw vegetables. Now, the point about raw vegetables was probably good advice he gave, in terms of cholera. Cooking would kill the bacterium, and many other foodborne pathogens. Certainly, Graham didnt know that then. He believed that cholera was caused by, a particular acute manifestation of overstimulation of the stomach. Therefore, food should be soft, bland, devoid of strong flavors or flavors that might excite or stimulate a person. He ate this way, and he didnt get cholera, after all. Therefore, cooked (what wed now consider overcooked) vegetables became a central element in his dietary creed, which he preached in packed lecture halls across the country, drawing thousands at a time. And thanks to this incredibly lucky coincidence, his word soon became gospel.

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The ketogenic diet has gained popularity in recent years, with some claiming this way of eating can have incredible benefits to long-term health.

Former Australian Idol winner Guy Sebastian says its the diet that helped him get shredded in eight weeks for his Mens Health Australia cover.

But what is a ketogenic diet, and does the evidence truly stack up to back up the claims? This is what you need to know, according to accredited practising dietitian Chloe McLeod.

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What is a ketogenic diet?

A ketogenic diet is a diet very low in carbohydrates and very high in fat. The reduction in the consumption of carbohydrates places the body in a state of ketosis, which is a metabolic state where fat provides most of the fuel the body requires to function.

What constitutes a diet thats low-carb and high-fat?

A standard ketogenic diet is usually comprised of approximately 20 per cent protein, 75 per cent fat, and 5 per cent carbohydrates, where approximately 10-50g of carbohydrates are consumed each day. When compared to a general healthy diet, the distribution is far more even, with approximately 20-30 per cent protein, 20-30 per cent fat and 30-40 per cent carbohydrates.

Who should do it?

Ketogenic diets are reportedly useful for weight management. When reducing carbohydrates, it is normal to see the number on the scales go down, due to the body losing water as a result of carbohydrate stores being used up. Fat and protein are also very satiating, meaning that it is possible you will feel fuller. This means potentially fewer calories are consumed, so weight loss is as a result of reduced calorie consumption, rather than the low-carb diet. That said there is some research which indicates that low carbohydrate diets can assist with weight loss, particularly in severely obese individuals.

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The cons?

Some of the claims of the efficacy of a ketogenic diet are overstated, particularly in relation to weight loss, increased lean mass and increased longevity. More high quality research is needed to support these claims.

Also, following this diet can be really difficult, particularly in the long-term. Fruit, grains, beans and legumes, starchy vegetables, most dairy, along with most processed foods need to be removed from the diet. This usually means that day to day eating needs to be highly structured and planned, and eating out and social arrangements can become much more difficult.

This lifestyle also means significantly less fibre and prebiotic foods going into the diet, which can have a negative impact on many aspects of health particularly in gut health. New research has shown a high-fat diet can change the balance of healthy bacteria in the gut, with potentially wide ranging effects on health, not to mention, an increased risk of constipation.

How to do it safely (if at all)

If someone needs to follow, or wants to try out a ketogenic diet, it is recommended to work with a dietitian who is skilled in this area to help ensure all nutrition needs are covered. Its also a good idea to have a chat with your GP, and get some blood tests done first to check key vitals before commencing.

Low carbohydrate, ketogenic diets may have some positive health benefits, but it is important to not view it as a cure-all as for most of us, it wont be.

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You don't need to go to the gym every day or go on a strict diet to lose weight. Here are some top weight loss tips from 'The Diet Doctor' Moodi Dennaoui and PT and former Survivor contestant Tegan Haining.

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GLENWOOD, N.Y. -- A Parkinson's diagnosis didn't keep one Hamburg woman from taking on the Kissing Bridge Tough Mudder this weekend.

Diane Hastreiter ran the 10-mile version of the obstacle course Saturday.

And she says for her, the challenge provided several benefits.

On one hand, experience has proven that pushing her body to the limit actually reduces her symptoms. And on the other, she also took on the course to raise money and awareness for Parkinson's-centered exercise programs.

They're classes that Hastreiter says helps to break up the isolation that can come with this diagnosis.

"You do get depressed and sometimes we have speaking problems and you just are tired a lot and you don't feel good. You really have to force yourself. So the best I can tell them is to get up and move, said Hastreiter.

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For information about services available to older adults, contact Karen Graves, director of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and Helen Mary Stevick Senior Citizens Center, 15 E. Main St., Champaign, IL 61820, phone 217-359-6500.

RSVP and the Stevick Senior Center are administered by Family Service of Champaign County.

For information about activities or services at CRIS Healthy-Aging Center, 309 N. Franklin St., Danville, call 217-443-2999, email info@agestrong.org, or visit http://www.agestrong.org.

Information is also available from the East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging, 800-888-4456; Senior Resource Center at Family Service, 217-352-5100; Senior Services of Champaign County, 217-328-3313; and First Call for Help, 217-893-1530; or call 211, a new non-emergency number that connects Champaign County callers with free information and referrals for community services.

Early-morning walking. 8 to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday, Champaign Park District's Douglass Community Center, 512 E. Grove St., C. Get your daily exercise inside. Free. Call 217-398-2573.

Bridge Club. 9 a.m. to noon every Monday, Springer Cultural Center, 301 N. Randolph St., C. Open to all seniors and is free to play if enough show to hold games. Call 217-819-3901 or email sean.hurst@champaignparks.com.

Indoor walking. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, Bridle Brook Assisted Living, 1505 Patton Drive, Mahomet. Open to community seniors as a safe, indoor walking location. Call Angela, 217-586-3200.

Strong for Life (SFL) exercise. 9:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, CRIS Healthy-Aging Center, 309 N. Franklin St., Danville. SFL is an exercise routine designed to improve strength, function and balance in older adults with or without limitations. Free. Call 217-443-2999 or email info@agestrong.org.

Senior exercise. 9:30 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Jarman Center Senior Living, 704 N. Main St., Tuscola. Strong for Life program is used. Call Jarman Center, 217-253-2325.

Active Senior Republicans in Champaign County. 9:30 a.m. Monday, Robeson Pavilion Room A&B, Champaign Public Library, 200 W. Green St. Monthly meeting with guest speaker, Justice Robert Steigmann, Fourth District Appellate Court, on "Freedom of Speech as embodied in the First Amendment: Only in America."Sign-in, coffee, refreshments, 9:10 a.m. Call 217-417-6278 or 217-714-5807.

Rules of the Road. 10 a.m. Wednesday, Fairbury VFW, 205 E. Locust, 815-692-4210; 1 p.m. Aug. 15, Rantoul Recreation Building, 100 E. Flessner, 217-893-5702; 1 p.m. Aug. 17, Paxton Park District, 601 S. Fall St., 217-379-4203. Class to assist participants preparing to renew their driver's license. No registration or fee.

Ethel & Maud's Table. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Cityview Banquet and Meeting Center at Illinois Terminal, fourth floor, 45 E. University Ave., C. A $7 lunch for adults 55 and older, with entertainment, featuring The Belairs, oldies rock, pop and country cover band. Theme: Sock Hop. Menu at clark-lindsey.com/ethelandmauds. Parking is metered. Pre-paid parking vouchers for 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. are available at the ticket booth that day. To register, call 217-239-5201.

Wesley Evening Food Pantry. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Thursday, Wesley Student Center and United Methodist Church, 1203 W. Green St., U; parking entrance on Matthews, south of Green. Door on Goodwin south of Green. Weekly food distribution for households below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. Information at wesleypantry.org or call 217-344-1120.

Free bingo. 2:15 p.m. every Friday, Jarman Center Senior Living, 704 N. Main, Tuscola. Call Jarman Center, 217-253-2325.

50 Plus! Program. Looking for fun things to do, how about joining this Champaign Park District program. Douglass Annex and Hays Recreation Center host programs and events from card playing, trivia, bingo, potluck to low impact cardio exercise. For information, call Darius at 217-819-3961.

Connections Caf. 9:45 to 11:35 p.m. Aug. 14,Hays Center, C. A pop-up, free, fun, welcoming environment to relax and make new friends while learning about resources and wellness opportunities for seniors. Free coffee, blood-pressure and vital checks. All seniors are welcome. Call 217-239-5201.

The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia, and Alzheimer's Disease. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 15, Tolono Public Library, 111 E. Main St. The Alzheimer's Association of Bloomington will discuss detection, causes and risk factors, disease stages, treatment and more. Call 217-485-5558.

Senior Citizens Group. 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Aug. 15, Rantoul Public Library, 106 W. Flessner Ave. A new monthly group for seniors. Learn new senior resources and educational information on senior living, and take part in planned activities. Each month something new: guest speakers, events, and financial assistance for housing in Rantoul. Contact Amy Snipes, marketing@eaglesview-slf.com or call 217-892-2800.

Community Education Classes. Danville Area Community College's Community Education Office at the Village Mall, 2917 N. Vermilion St., Danville. Boomers & Seniors: Tablets for Beginners - Kindle Fire, 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 16, $20; Tablet, What?, 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 17, $20. Register at dacc.edu/cce or in person. Call 217-554-1667 or 217-554-1668.

Senior Happy Hour. 3 to 4 p.m. Aug. 17, Tolono Public Library, 111 E. Main St. Adults 60 and older are invited to join us on the third Thursday of each month to get together for a little afternoon fun and a free ice cream social/sundae bar. Co-sponsored by Champaign Urbana Nursing & Rehab. Call 217-485-5558.

Health screenings. Presence Covenant Center for Healthy Living, 1400 E. Park St., U. The VIP Advantage program is $10 per year, and includes a free annual health screening, including blood sugar, cholesterol, BP and more, conducted by a registered nurse. Also, educational events, exercise programs and discounts to local businesses. Eligibility: 55 and older. Registration required. Call 337-2022.

Peace Meal Nutrition Program provides daily hot lunches at 11:30 a.m. for a small donation and a one-day advance reservation at various sites in Urbana, Champaign, Rantoul, Sidney, Mahomet (home delivered only) and Homer.

The program is for people age 60 or older. For reservations or more information, call 800-543-1770.

Reservations for Monday will need to be made with the site by noon Friday.

Monday: Ham and beans, copper carrots, cornbread, applesauce, butter or margarine (served with each meal), milk (served with each meal).

Tuesday: Chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, brussels sprouts, bread, pineapple cheese salad.

Wednesday: Roasted pork, zucchini bake, winter mix vegetables, bread, peaches and bananas.

Thursday: Chili mac with beans, spinach/romaine salad with Mandarin oranges, dressing packet, pears, dinner roll, pudding.

Friday: Hamburger with mustard or catsup packet, hot German potato salad, mexi-corn, bun, fruit.

Champaign-Urbana: Rides for grocery shopping in Champaign-Urbana city limits and rides for Champaign County residents to medical appointments can be arranged by contacting the Senior Resource Center of Family Service at 217-352-5100.

The Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District provides senior citizens with a special card for free bus transportation in Champaign-Urbana and half-price taxi service. Call MTD at 217-384-8188 for more information.

The Retired Senior Volunteer Program, a program of Family Service, offers retirees in Champaign, Douglas and Piatt counties the opportunity for meaningful service. For more opportunities or for information about the following opportunities, call 217-359-6500 or email at site.rsvp@gmail.com.

AARP Tax Aide Program. Previous tax experience a plus, but not necessary ... all training will be provided, starting in December. The actual tax preparation program begins on Feb. 1, at the new tax program location at Faith United Methodist Church, 1719 S. Prospect Ave., C. Volunteers needed are: Facilitator check in and help clients organize their materials for their tax appointment; and Tax Preparer prepare client's federal and state income taxes. Call now so we can prepare.

Meals on Wheels. Family Service of Champaign County is in need of volunteers to deliver prepared meals to seniors' homes using your own vehicle. Work a minimum of one shift per month; weekly is preferred. Mileage reimbursements is available. (10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday).

Meal delivery. CRIS Healthy-Aging Center's Nutrition Department is looking for volunteers to deliver meals to older adults in the Danville area. Volunteer meal deliveries occur on Tuesdays and Fridays and are extremely flexible. Volunteers can choose a time between 9 and 10:30 a.m. Each route takes approximately one hour to deliver. Call Laura at 217-443-2999 or email nutrition@agestrong.org.

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FREEHOLD, NJ Applications are now being accepted for enrollment in the 20th annual Citizen Police Academy, a 12-hour block of instruction designed to give attendees an overview of law enforcement services in Monmouth County.

To be held on six consecutive Thursday sessions from September 7 through October 12 at the Monmouth County Police Academy, the program will offer presentations in:

There also will be an interactive exercise program focusing on a healthy mind and body, K-9 demonstrations, and an equipment display with information on basic first aid certification.

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Tours will be conducted of the Monmouth County Sheriffs Office Public Safety Center and Situational Training and Response Simulator (STARS), the first facility of its kind in the state to offer first responders real-life scenarios through both in-person exercises and a virtual threat simulator.

Citizen Police Academy is a great opportunity for our residents to learn about the responsibilities of law enforcement and how we work together to keep our communities and county safe, said Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden.

Each class will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the academy, located at 2000 Kozloski Road, Freehold.

Citizen Police Academy is open to Monmouth County residents age 18 or older who have no criminal record. There is no fee for the course. It is also a prerequisite for becoming a member of the Volunteers in Sheriff's Community Programs (VISCOMP) volunteer program.

Deadline for applying is August 28. Enrollment is limited. For additional information or an application, contact Undersheriff Ted Freeman at 732-431- 6400, ext. 1110, or visit http://www.mcsonj.org, click on Community Outreach, click on Citizen Police Academy and download an application.

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