09May 2023 by Janice Holland
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Lowers Colorectal Cancer Screening Age to 45

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Lowers Colorectal Cancer Screening Age to 45

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In an effort to curb rising colorectal cancer rates among younger Americans, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has changed its stance on colorectal cancer screening, lowering the recommended age to start screening to 45. The task force previously recommended beginning screening at age 50.The USPSTF’s decision aligns with guidelines from organizations like the American Cancer Society (ACS), which also recommends that preventive colorectal cancer screening begin at age 45 among adults with no symptoms of colorectal cancer who have an average risk of developing the disease at some point in life.Both the USPSTF and ACS state that colorectal cancer screening should continue through age 75 for all Americans and that screening should be performed only on a case-by-case basis among Americans ages 76 to 85.RELATED: What Is…
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08May 2023 by Janice Holland
A Registered Dietitian Offers 3 Healthy Spins on TikTok’s Viral Pesto Eggs

A Registered Dietitian Offers 3 Healthy Spins on TikTok’s Viral Pesto Eggs

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These days, TikTok recipe inspiration isn’t hard to come by. With thousands of posts tagged #recipe, the video-driven social media platform has unsurprisingly become a go-to destination for food ideas.Earlier this year, the user @liemessa made headlines on outlets such as Delish and The Washington Post when her baked feta pasta recipe went viral on TikTok. (The hype also led some people to believe there was a feta shortage in Finland, where the recipe originated. It’s unclear whether that actually happened, though, as Yahoo reports.)RELATED: 10 Healthy and Comforting Pasta RecipesHow to Make Those Pesto Eggs From TikTokRecently, another recipe began blowing up on the platform (with 134.2 million posts being hashtagged #pestoeggs to date!), and, like the feta pasta, it’s surprisingly simple to whip up.The dish contains pesto, eggs, salt,…
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