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By Eleanore OsborneCorrespondent

You have cancer."

Hearing those words once is devastating. Is there anything you can do to prevent hearing them a second or third time?

Many studies have focused on factors affecting cancer recurrence, and now a national clinical trial is underway to determine whether losing weight changes the risk of cancer recurrence in women who have been diagnosed with early breast cancer. Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center has opened a National Cancer Institute clinical trial to address this question.

The Breast Cancer Weight Loss study (BWEL) will enroll more than 3,000 patients with breast cancer in the United States and Canada, said Lindsay Cashio, the hospitals assistant director of communications. The results of this study will help researchers understand if losing weight after breast cancer diagnosis helps to decrease the risk of breast cancer recurrence. It is very exciting, as it is the first large, national, randomized trial examining this issue.

The trial has two parts. One for those on the trial itself, the other for those in a health education control group, about half in each. Admission to the clinic trial is limited to stage II and stage III breast cancer patients who are within one year of their initial diagnosis, older than 18, with a BMI of 27 or greater and other criteria.

For those women who are not eligible for the trial, a Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center Cancer Institute registered dietitian will run a six-week series of classes called Weight Loss for Breast Cancer Survivors.

Judy King, 75, Ormond Beach, is attending the classes, which she heard about while volunteering at the cancer center. In 2002, King had a mastectomy on one breast, and in 2011, a recurrence on the same side, affecting her lymph nodes.

After five years, you think you are home clear, she said, but studies show that recurrence can happen at any time. Kings recurrence was discovered by her masseuse, who told her: I dont like the feel of this. You need to have this checked.

Dr. Eric Harris said weight gain after breast cancer treatment is common. Harris, partnering with the hospital and the trial, is a hematologist/oncologist, said stress, anxiety and supportive care drugs, such as steroids and hormonal anti-estrogen treatments, can cause increased appetite and weight gain. Patients can feel pretty beat-up following treatment.

In secondary prevention, doctors address diet and exercise, estrogen, smoking and keys to a healthy lifestyle.

For the first time, with this trial, we can count the data, Harris said. This is an exciting opportunity for patients of stage 2 and 3. It adds more data to our collective resources, to see if weight changes outcomes basically, we are chiseling away at secondary prevention.

Weight and fat cells are integral to the study, since fat cells make estrogen and estrogen can make hormone-receptor-positive breast cancers develop and grow.

Nutrition classes

In 2002, patient Judy King had attended nutrition classes and decided to lose 20 pounds. After her 2011 treatment, she started taking Aromasin, a pill that blocks estrogen from getting into her cells, and complained to her doctor that she couldnt keep her weight off because of it. He called it the fat pill, but said it was helping to keep her alive. Thats when King learned about the nutrition classes. I knew a lot from before, but thought, maybe I could pick up some more hints on what to do from the dietician. She has been really helpful.

That would be Jennifer Robinson, registered dietitian, who is leading the six-week classes for those who arent eligible for the BWEL trial. The Weight Loss for Breast Cancer Survivors class series are free and open to all breast cancer survivors in the community. All classes are at 1 p.m. at Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Centers Cancer Institute conference room. Classes so far have covered general nutrition, supermarket shopping, and dining out. Remaining classes this session are:

Classes will start over at a time to be announced, and will possibly include locations in West Volusia or Flagler County.

The classes offer motivation and camaraderie, said Robinson, an opportunity to be in a room with women who have been trying to practice healthful eating. The BWAL is amazing, but we dont want those women to feel let down. Okay, you didnt qualify for the study, but we are offing this as an option.

The sessions are free and open to all breast cancer survivors in the community, regardless of when their diagnosis was or whether they had treatment at Florida Hospital.

About Recurrence

Dr. Jennifer Ligibel, a breast oncologist in the Susan F. Smith Center for Womens Cancers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, said this by phone: We are trying to study the effects of different strategies to lower the risk of breast cancer recurring, and a way for women to help themselves and hopefully have fewer problems from their breast cancer. Ligibel is the lead investigator of the BWEL trial.

This is even more important to those who have undergone breast cancer treatment because it is common for people to gain weight during and after breast cancer treatment, especially if theyre treated with chemotherapy, steroids, and/or hormonal therapy. If breast cancer treatment puts you into menopause, youre more likely to gain weight too.

Judy King has these tips: Eat a variety of vegetables. Watch out for trans-fats. Control portion size. Drink enough water. When you eat out, have a plan. King, a science teacher in New Hampshire before retirement, added: Walking is so important. Youve got to get up and move your body. The enemy is the front door.

On the brighter side: a recurrence of breast cancer is not hopeless. Many treatment options are available and new medicines are being tested every day.

Nutrition and physical activity, said Robinson, are definitely things women can do for themselves.

To learn more about the trial or classes, call Sandy Allten, Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center Cancer Institute, clinical research nurse, at 386-231-4023.

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Almost everyone tries dieting at least a few times in their life.

Maybe youre successful and you lose weight, but then you gain it all back again. Or maybe you just tried for a few days and didnt see any results. Maybe you even spent a lot of money on diet supplements or coaching.

If it didnt work, then now what?

First, you need to understand why it did not work. If youre just dieting for a short time, with the goal of losing 5 or 10 pounds, then that can work. But if you need to lose 20 or 30 or 50 pounds, then you need more than just to change what you eat, because ultimately you wont be able to stick to that. Instead, you need a strategy to support you changing your lifestyle. This is the subject for a different article! But for now, lets say you want to do a short term diet, but its not working the way you want what are you doing wrong, or whats missing?

Probably, you do not have a structured plan, and you are not tracking your progress.

You need an eating plan so that you know you are eating enough vegetables, protein and fruits. I suggest you make a list of what youll need to eat the following week. Lets say youre starting your diet on a Monday. In that case, on the Friday before you start, make your shopping list and then go shopping for all the ingredients that youll need. Remember why you are doing this you want to be healthy, and its your choice to go on this diet.

Your focus should be on nutrient dense food, not on how many calories you are consuming. Yes, of course calories do matter, but if you push too hard too soon then its likely that youll fail on your diet, and sooner or later youll give up and eat more. So instead, focus on nourishing your body with a variety of food sources such as different colored vegetables, fruits, and different sources of lean protein.

The key is that you do your shopping and prepare your meals beforehand, so that when you need to eat, everything is ready.

The second most important thing is to track your weight every day. Yes, every day. This will help you to understand whether you are following an eating plan that is correct for you, or whether you need to adjust your diet. Write down your weight somewhere that you can easily see it maybe a piece of paper on your fridge. Remember that its just a number, but it will help you to understand how close you are to reaching your health goals.

Ask for support from your family and your friends. Tell them how important it is for you, and they will help you with your progress.

Remember, without a map you will probably get lost. But with a well designed map or plan you will gain your health back and you will lose weight. And this success will mean much more than just losing weight, it will give you confidence, a feeling of accomplishment, and its an important step towards creating a new healthy you with healthy eating habits.

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This article, and others on alternative, natural ways to increase your health, is found in Newsweek's Special Edition: Nature's RemediesHeal Your Body.

The vast majorityof the estimated 1.6 million Americans who were newly diagnosed with some form of cancer last year had their lives forever changed, no doubt forced to reckon with overwhelming feelings of uncertainty, helplessness and fear. Its estimated the disease cost more than 600,000 Americans their lives in 2016, and it remains one of the most serious medical threats a person can confront in his or her lifetime. For this reason, oncologists continue to create a barrage of treatments in their fight against the Big C ranging from the dramatic, like blasting the body with radiation, to the mundane, like telling their patients to eat well.

While perhaps a third of all cancers are related to dietary factors, only a few people in contemporary American medicine realize that a well-structured, nutritional regimen may be useful in the treatment of cancer as well as essential in cancer prevention, writes Dr. Keith Block, co-founder of the Block Center Integrative Cancer Treatment, in the newsletter Nutrition Digest. The field is not unanimous in itsendorsement, however, and while treatment through diet is causing excitement for some, its eliciting cries of quackery from others.

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A healthy diet is the first line of defense for cancer prevention. A 2014 study in The Lancet revealed a connection between a gain of 34 pounds and a 10 percent increase in the risk of colon cancer. DAXIAO PRODUCTIONS/STOCKSY

The vast majority of medical professionals remain skeptical of claims that proper nutrition alone can drive cancer into remissionciting the dearth of evidence backing up such assertionsbut mainstream science has by-and-large come to a consensus that what patients eat and drink affects how they react to treatments. With a healthy diet, youll go into treatment with reserves to help keep up your strength, prevent body tissue from breaking down, rebuild tissue and maintain your defenses against infection, the American Cancer Society posts on its website. In fact, some cancer treatments work better in people who are well-nourished and are getting enough calories and protein. In other words, while an apple a day might keep the doctor away, a better rule to keep your oncologist happy is to never skip breakfast and make sure youre eating enough grilled chicken breasts.

The vague nature of the ACSs recommendations on what exactly to eat if one wants to ward off cancer reflects how personal nutrition is, and how any truly effective diet plan needs to be created in conjunction with nutritional experts. But in general, whats healthy for the general population is also whats good for cancer patients, meaning those battling the disease should continue to load up on green, leafy vegetables, lean proteins and healthy fats. One study conductedat the Albert Einstein College of Medicine trying to determine if cancer patients undergoing treatment benefit from a special diet found some evidence that shows restricting carbohydrates (and therefore reducing the amount of insulin the body produces) slowed cancer growth in some patients.

Though the question of prevention through diet is still a contentious one, theres a solid and growing body of evidence that what we eat can help us ward off cancer before it strikes. Again, rather than working on promises of miracle foods that can protect the body against all forms of the disease, a diet aimed at cancer prevention needs to incorporatea variety of foods to help reduce the risk. For example, according to a study in British Medical Journal, for every 10 grams of fiber consumed daily (found in whole grains such as oatmeal and brown rice), the risk of contracting colon cancer lowers by 10 percent. A cancer-conscious consumer should also be wary of processed meats, such as hot dogs, ham and bacon, which the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified as a carcinogen (studies found consuming 50 grams of those meats every day increased the risk of colorectal cancer by 18 percent). Its just one more reason to think before you eat.

This article was excerpted from Newsweek's Special Edition: Nature's RemediesHeal Your Body. For more on the definitive guide to alternative methods of healing the mind, body and soul, pick up a copy today.

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When you talk to GOP lawmakers in the Congress about an overhaul of the Obama health law, one of the most mentioned items by Republicans is making it possible for insurance companies to sell health coverage policies across state lines, as the Trump Administration argues that will help promote competition, and bring down prices for consumers. Theres no question about it, said White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Tuesday, if one plan can sell that was in Maryland into Virginia where they could seek additional customers, that competition alone invariably brings down costs. Once you allow competition, by itself that will bring down costs, it will bring in choice, Spicer said, as he told reporters that such a plan would likely be part of a broader health policy bill in Congress, known as phase 3 of GOP efforts on health care. Spicer: There's bipartisan support for these things. 'Who could be against allowing insurance to be sold over state lines?' David Smith (@SmithInAmerica) March 14, 2017 But while this is a big Republican selling point in the health care debate, a quick look at current federal law shows that selling health insurance policies across state lines is already allowed ironically, there is a provision to do that under the Obama health law. Just grab your handy copy of the Affordable Care Act, and there in Section 1333 is where states can agree to health care choice compacts that would allow health insurance companies to sell their products across states lines. The fine print from 2010 shows us that the feds were to work with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to develop regulations for that interstate sale of health insurance. But those regulations for interstate health care choice compacts between states were never issued in fact, the Obama Administration never consulted the NAIC at all. The NAIC was never asked to develop the standards, the group told me earlier this week. Since those regulations have never been issued, that would seemingly give a big opening to Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price to administratively make the push for interstate sale of health insurance since he would now be in charge of setting the ground rules. Under the provisions of the Obama health law, any state compacts to allow for the interstate sale of health insurance would have to include the ten Essential Health Benefits (EHBs) that govern the minimum coverage standards set out by the Affordable Care Act for insurance sales. It is important to note that those EHBs are not set in stone in the Obama health law, as section 1302(b) gives the HHS Secretary the power to define the essential health benefits, in ten different categories. In other words, Secretary Price could first set the ground rules for the interstate sale of health insurance, and then tweak the minimum standards for what needs to be covered in such a plan, all without any action by lawmakers in the Congress. In fact, in a Friday meeting with GOP lawmakers, Price indicated that he may be ready to issue a new rule on Essential Health Benefits but there was no mention of a change on selling insurance across state lines. One must point out in this discussion, that while the issue is popular with many Republicans, there are a number of people who see pitfalls in such a move. Selling insurance across state lines has to be one of the least well understood health policy issues, by the public and policymakers alike. https://t.co/MEy78HIBFz Larry Levitt (@larry_levitt) March 17, 2017 One reason is that individual states regulate insurance sales, setting many of their own rules dealing with coverage. So, while it might sound simple to someone outside the insurance industry, there would actually have to be some uniformity on sales of insurance across state lines thats why the Obama health law requires states to set out agreements in advance with each other. For example, if the state of Florida required health plans to cover preexisting conditions but the state of Georgia did not would Florida have to allow Georgia insurers to sell in the Sunshine State, even though they have lower coverage standards? Again, all of that could be hammered out administratively right now but so far, Republicans and the Trump Administration have showed no interest in whats already in federal law. Selling insurance across states lines its already allowed in the Obama health law.

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Recently, I joked about political diets, noting that actress Lena Dunham complained that the soul-crushing pain and devastation and hopelessness of the new Trump presidency had caused her to lose weight.

On the other hand, Barbra Streisand and others in Hollywood claim their unease about President Trump is triggering them to overeat and gain weight.

Then, I compared these Trump-inspired diets to the Maduro Diet.

The Maduro Diet, you ask? Thats the namesake of Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro, the socialist successor to the late Hugo Chvez. Maduro is presiding over the complete economic collapse of what, prior to socialism, had long been the richest country in South America.

Nonetheless, last September, President Maduro joked, The Maduro diet, thats the one that makes you tough. You wont even need Viagra now.

In response to the dictators comedic chauvinismo, the Venezuelan newspaper El Estmulo published a list of people who have died in various parts of the country because of the rigors of the diet that bears his name.

Having nothing to eat is felt by the millions, added the paper. A study by More Consulting for the opposition National Assembly says that more than 53 percent of Venezuelans have gone to bed once without trying food thanks to the Maduro diet.

A recent Living Conditions Survey a collaborative effort that included the Andrs Bello Catholic University, the Central University of Venezuela, and the Simn Bolvar University concluded that nearly three in four Venezuelans lost on average 19 pounds in 2016. Consistent malnutrition does mean spectacular levels of weight-loss, of course, and people can decide for themselves about the benefits or lack thereof.

A month ago, the Miami Herald informed that, People have become so desperate, according to biologists and biology students at Zulia University, that they are butchering and eating flamingos.

The Herald also reported: In the citys dump, more evidence of hunger-driven desperation: dismembered dogs, cats, donkeys, horses and pigeons have been found since last year, all skinned or plucked, with signs of having been eaten, according to the citys garbage teams.

Theres no doubt that food shortages are a serious issue in Venezuela, responded TeleSUR, a television network based in Caracas, Venezuela, and funded by the governments of Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Uruguay, and Venezuela. But one should take reports that make kooky unsubstantiated claims about the crisis like alleged flamingo eating with a grain of salt.

If one can find a grain of salt.

TeleSUR alleges that, Wealthy right-wing business owners in Venezuela, especially those in the supermarket industry, are intentionally hoarding food products so they can resell them at higher prices and make large profits. Food importing companies allied with the opposition are also manipulating import figures to raise prices.

Yet, considering the political repression, if there was such evidence, those business owners might join the thousands of Venezuelans being arrested or the hundreds of documented longterm political prisoners, including opposition leader Leopoldo Lpez, who was sentenced to nearly 14 years in prison on ridiculously trumped up charges.

Repression and, specifically, systematic politically-motivated incarceration continue to be State policy in Venezuela, states a new report from Luis Almagro, the secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS). Between January 1 and December 31 of 2016, Foro Penal Venezolano documented 2,732 political arrests on charges ranging from having demonstrated in a political protest such as the Toma de Caracas or the Toma de Venezuela to having posted something against the national government or a public official on Twitter.

Mr. Almagro told the Washington Post that his report fully documents the Venezuelan governments abuses, rights violations, curtailment of civil, political and electoral freedoms, poverty, hunger, deprivation of liberty, torture, censorship, and the whole catalogue of violations of political, social and personal dignity. He calls for the suspension of Venezuelas membership in the OAS, which is long overdue.

The Human Rights Foundation called for that nine years ago.

Last year, millions risked government attacks to sign petitions to recall President Maduro, only to see the government refuse to abide by the constitution.

The Obama administration took no serious action, and urged the opponents of the Maduro dictatorship to engage in talks with the regime, a dialogue that predictably wentnowhere. The administrations caution, a Washington Post editorial suggested, may have had more to do with avoiding offense to the regimes last supporter the Castro regime in Cuba with which President Barack Obama was pursuing what he saw as a legacy-making detente.

On the other hand, President Trump has already met with the wife of Leopoldo Lpez, the imprisoned opposition leader, and the U.S. State Department has called for the release of political prisoners, which also include former Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma. Yesterday, another Post editorial urged President Trump to align himself with the OAS chief and with the cause of democracy in Latin America.

Lets hope the Mr. Trump does . . . providing some small assistance that helps lead, hopefully sooner rather than later, to the people of Venezuela eating more . . . and living free.

And perhaps to certain Hollywood socialists eating crow, if not flamingo.

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You may not walk like an Egyptian, but you might want to eat like a Tsimane.

A study published today in The Lancet says the forager-horticulturist tribe in South America has the lowest reported levels of vascular aging of any population on Earth.

Besides the healthy heart conditions, these indigenous people of the Bolivian Amazon region also have low blood pressure, low cholesterol, and low blood glucose.

The researchers attributed these healthy qualities to the tribes high level of physical activity and its plant-based diet.

They concluded that the lack of this type of activity and diet in developed countries such as the United States should be added to the risks associated with heart problems.

The loss of subsistence diets and lifestyles could be classed as a new risk factor for vascular aging and we believe that components of this way of life could benefit contemporary sedentary populations, said Hillard Kaplan, PhD, senior author and anthropology professor at the University of New Mexico, in a press statement.

Katie Ferraro, a registered dietitian and assistant clinical professor at the University of San Diego and University of California, agrees with the assessment.

We could certainly move in their direction, Ferraro told Healthline. We could look to them as models.

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The researchers visited 85 Tsimane villages in 2014 and 2015.

They took CT scans of the hearts of 705 village residents between the ages of 40 and 94.

They checked for hardening of the coronary arteries as well as the villagers height, weight, blood pressure, heart rate, cholesterol, blood glucose, and inflammation.

They discovered that 85 percent of Tsimane people had no risk of heart disease. That included two-thirds of the villagers who were 75 years or older.

Another 13 percent of the tribe members had a low risk, while 3 percent had moderate or high risk.

A similar study of 6,814 people in the United States ages 45 to 84 showed that only 14 percent had no risk of heart disease. About 50 percent had a moderate or high risk. Another third had a low risk.

The Tsimane population also had low heart rates and healthy levels of blood pressure, glucose, and cholesterol.

This was despite the fact that about half of villagers did show elevated levels of inflammation.

The inflammation common to the Tsimane was not associated with increased risk of heart disease and may instead be the result of high rates of infections, said Dr. Randall Thompson, cardiologist at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute.

The researchers credited the villagers plant-based diet and physical activity level for their health.

They noted that the Tsimane people spend only 10 percent of their waking hours being inactive. That compares with a 54 percent inactivity level in people in industrialized nations.

The researchers said hunting, fishing, gathering, and farming keep the men working six to seven hours a day, and the women working four to six hours a day.

They also noted the Tismane peoples plant-rich diet, which is 72 percent carbohydrates, includes nonprocessed foods such as rice, corn, nuts, and fruits. Their diet is about 14 percent protein, coming from animal meat.

Smoking is also rare in these villages.

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Ferraro said the activity level and the carbohydrate-rich diet were the two factors that stood out in the study.

She noted high-carb diets are generally considered unhealthy in the United States, but thats because Americans tend to get their carbohydrates from processed foods.

The villagers are eating the right carbohydrates, said Ferraro, who teaches a cultural foods class at San Diego State University. Theyre a prescription for heart disease prevention.

Kristin Kirkpatrick, MS, RD, LD, a licensed, registered dietitian who is a wellness manager at the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute, agreed with that assessment.

It shows that having a high-carb diet is not as bad as people think with the key point that their carbs were also loaded with fiber, something the body cannot digest, Kirkpatrick told Healthline. I've always recommended a back to the basics approach to diet and this clearly shows the upside to that.

Both dietitians also pointed to the high activity level as another key.

I think the physical activity factor here is huge, said Kirkpatrick, and for sure corresponds to the new studies showing that inactivity is as risky to health as obesity.

Both acknowledge that Americans arent going to move to a tent in a national park and try to hunt game.

However, they said there are ways people in modern societies can incorporate parts of the Tsimane lifestyle.

One is to significantly reduce the amount of processed foods in the diet.

The mantra of fresh vegetables, fruits, and nuts is applicable here.

The other is to lead a more active lifestyle, even for people who have desk jobs where they are sitting most of the workday.

Ferraro said its a good habit to get up every hour from your desk and be active for 5 to 7 minutes. You can even set a timer to remind you.

That practice will add 45 minutes to an hour of exercise to your day.

Make movement part of your daily routine, she said.

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Katey Sagal, four-time Golden Globe Award nominee for Married With Children, who finally won a Globe for Sons of Anarchy, writes in her new book, Grace Notes: My Recollections, out Tuesday: The magical part about winning is that, if you have a Globe award in hand, you can talk to anyone, and everyone wants to talk to you.

Sarah [her daughter] wanted to meet Colin Firth, and so we did. Dame Helen Mirren talked to me like we were old friends, even though wed never met. Anne Hathaway chased me down and leapt into my arms, letting me know how happy she was to see me.

Sagal blames growing up in Los Angeles for an attitude toward drugs that led to a 15-year addiction to diet pills, cocaine and alcohol. When I was 12, we lived on the same block as Judy Garland. Her daughter Lorna Luft and I became neighborhood buddies. Lornas mom had a lot of pills on her bedside table and slept past noon just like my mom. We hung tight. And, of course, I thought everyones mom took a lot of pills.

Before becoming an actress, Sagal was a singing waitress. I could get your order wrong, spill blue cheese dressing on your lap, whisper what an a-hole you were, and then pick up my guitar or go to the piano and sing you an awesome rendition of Brown Eyed Girl.

After being a backup singer for Bette Midler and Etta James, she was approached to audition for The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Her reaction was, Are you kidding? Im not even looking for a job as an actor. Im a musician! Sagal recalled. Apparently that approach is gold for me.

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Calving season either has started or is just around the corner. Although first-calvers represent your future brood cows, they require more labor, higher quality feeds, and they reward your efforts by weaning the lightest group of calves in the herd.

This is temporary, because, if we have done our homework with due diligence, they will reward us by being productive cows for a long time.

One of the challenges is providing a high-quality diet to these females after calving. In many situations, the energy needs are not met, and the first-calf female loses weight and body condition from the time of calving to the start of the breeding season.

The pounds of protein or energy needed by the first-calf female compared to a mature cow at the same stage of gestation or lactation are not all that different. However, the percent of the diet that needs to be protein or energy between these two groups of females is different.

The difference is because of the amount of feed/forage they can eat. The mature cow can eat more feed compared to the younger female.

For this reason, beginning at least three weeks before calving, first-calvers need to be managed and fed separate from the mature cows. Research from the University of Nebraska reported indicates a first-calf-heifer within three weeks of calving experiences a 17 percent decrease in daily feed intake.

These data further illustrate the need to separate first-calf-heifers from mature cows beginning at least three weeks before the start of the calving season and illustrate that nutrient density of the diet has to be high because intake is restricted. Intake is re-established to more normal levels by about one week post-calving.

The first-calf-females post-calving need to consume a diet that is at least 62 percent TDN and 10 percent to 11 percent crude protein, depending on level of milk production. Feeding bermudagrass hay that tests 58 percent TDN and 12 percent crude protein, prairie hay that tests 54 percent TDN and 6.5 percent crude protein, bromegrass hay that is 58 percent TDN and 11 percent crude protein, or early-bloom alfalfa that is 60 percent TDN and 20 percent crude will not meet the first-calf-females energy (TDN) needs, whether feeding individually or in a combination of feeds. Some of these forages will not meet their protein needs. A high energy feed needs to be supplemented. Corn, distillers grains, gluten feed, 20 percent cube, or silage may be good choices. Make sure the protein requirement is met, especially when corn or silage is fed.

In ranch situations, the supplement may be fed on the ground instead of in bunks. Depending on the quality of the hay and the energy content of the supplement, it may take two to three pounds per head per day to meet requirements. Likely there is minimal waste when feeding an energy cube/cake or whole shell corn.

A young beef female poses challenges, but she is the future of your cowherd. Do not short her after calving; especially do not skimp on the energy. She has enough challenges between calving and the beginning of the breeding season. Do not over-feed her, but give her an opportunity to be a productive part of the herd.

Nelson is Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service ag educator for Garfield County.

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"[So] we were unable to confirm whether or not the meals would be designated as Free Food on Slimming Worlds healthy eating plan.

"Its always been our view that Asda were misusing our trademarks to promote the range, trading on the back of our much-loved and respected name and reputation, regardless of whether the meals count as Free Food on our healthy eating plan."

The spokesperson added: "Its never been our intention to prevent Asda from selling healthy meals that help people lose weight our concern has been about our trademarks, and we hope that Asda will be able to relaunch the range without relying on Slimming Worlds trademarks or name.

A chicken tikka masala, a cottage pie and a Thai green curry were just some of the meals pulled from the shelves on Sunday morning.

An Asda spokesperson said the meal packs included a statement informing customers that the range was not endorsed by Slimming World.

The spokesperson added: "We take great pride in the integrity of the claims we make about our products. "Recent information has come to light indicating that the method used by Slimming World to assess whether a ready-meal is free or not, surprisingly, is partly subjective and involves more than simply making food with free ingredients.

Slimzone was always intended to bring more choice and lower prices to customers shopping for healthy frozen ready meals but because of this new information, we have chosen to remove the range while we consider the best option for our customers."

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