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Approximately 5.5 million Latinas suffer from elevated fasting plasma glucose and nearly 4 million of those women were never told by a healthcare provider they were at risk for diabetes , pre-diabetes, or were borderline for diabetes.

Part-time diets have gained traction since the release of several new diet books advocating a less-demanding dieting schedule.

Last Wednesday marked the start of Lent, a time of fasting, soul searching and repentance for hundreds of millions of Christians around the world.

Earlier this week, while we were shoveling our driveways and navigating icy roads, tropical cities like New Orleans and Rio were celebrating Mardi Gras.

The Biggest Loser 's tough-love trainer Jillian Michaels hits the road this week for her critically acclaimed Maximize Your Life motivational tour, but first the wellness guru sat down with SheKnows to talk about the endeavor and to explore hot health topics like fat-shaming and prioritizing yourself.

A team of researchers working at the University of Texas has discovered a way to cause the perceived value of a product to rise, without changing the product itself: add a button that makes noise.

Many Muslim diabetes patients choose to participate in Ramadan despite medical advice to the contrary.

"I wanna live with a cinnamon girl I could be happy the rest of my life With a cinnamon girl."

Recently, The Blaze and Christianity Today reported on some interesting findings revealed by the 2014 Twitter Lent Tracker , a website created by OpenBilbe.info that gathers information about the top 100 things people say they are giving up for Lent on the popular social media network.

Melissa Taylor prepares a vegetable stew for a "Book of Daniel" fast based on the book in the Bible that inspires healthy eating.

Calder Valley Labour candidate Josh Fenton-Glynn has committed to joining a day of fasting organised by a group of charities campaigningto end hunger in the UK.

Tasty Shrove Tuesday treats with traditional toppings, were handed out at Wakefield Cathedral to help highlight the work of food banks, including those at St George's Community Centre in Lupset and St Catherine's Church Centre in Agbrigg.

On March 15, 4 p.m., God's Lighthouse Tabernacle Inter-national Ministries will be holding its grand opening and dedication.

Lent is the 40-day period from Ash Wednesday to Easter. During this season, Christians are called to journey to the cross with prayer , fasting and almsgiving.

What? How do you do it? Well, for me it's about 'finding' precious time to sit quietly to read a Bible: the Gospels are a rip-roaring read! Then it's a moment to recall those things which we have not done that would have blessed some one: a visit to a neighbour; a telephone call to someone on their own; some other small kindness that would make a ... (more)

The maids had been chatting for hours but something seemed to be amiss. Several times I passed them and wondered what was wrong.

THE Bishop of Taunton , the Rt Rev Peter Maurice , and 40 other faith leaders, celebrities and food bank volunteers are fasting every Wednesday throughout Lent as part of a campaign to address hunger in the UK.

Apparently there is a movie out in the theaters now called 'Son of God.' I haven't seen the movie, and I don't plan to, but it's supposed to tell the story of Jesus.

It started with Mardi Gras. Chaplains, Catholic Campus Ministry, Episcopal and Lutheran Ministry, and others- were hosting a lavish Mardi Gras celebration complete with beads and balloons, masks, gumbo, king cake, the Elon Jazz Ensemble and even some dancing.

Students for Life of America President Kristan Hawkins compared remaining silent on abortion's destruction to ignoring trains heading towards concentration camps.