Feature stories dealing with fitness, diet, and nutrition

The following feature package is a roundup of feature stories dealing with fitness, diet, and nutrition, and is appropriate for special sections and for general use. 

For each story included in this package, you will find the first paragraph of the feature release below, as well as its headline linked to the full text.

This is the latest in a series of topical feature packages PRN will carry as part of its regular Feature News Service.  Coming up in 2012 are features on:

Fitness, Diet and Nutrition Feature Package

1. RightSize® Health & Nutrition Celebrates Weight Loss Success In New Clinical Trial

The results are in: RightSize smoothies can help both men and women lose at least a pound a week when consumed as part of a proper diet plan, according to a new study published in Current Nutrition and Food Science this month.

2. Stay Healthy and Hydrated Into the New Year with Vitamin Squeeze™ New Powder Water Enhancers

Vitamin Squeeze™ puts the squeeze in the powdered drink category by launching all-natural Powder Water Enhancers in an easy-to-go, mess free squeezable bottle that provides vitamins and customizable flavors. Vitamin Squeeze Powder Water Enhancers provide essential vitamins that come in eight total flavors among three varieties, Multi-Vitamin, Energy and Weight Control, to appeal to a wide range of tastes and needs.

3. Use Your Smartphone to Keep Those New Year's Fitness Resolutions

Want to make your New Year's fitness goals stick? Incorporate your fitness resolutions into your lifestyle by making your smartphone an ally with a LifeProof case. Water proof, dirt proof, snow proof and shock proof, meet your new workout buddy.

4. Husband and wife physicians succeed at weight loss by making it a family affair, kids included

Aside from the fact that they have medical degrees, Drs. Rita and Ian Beckford consider themselves typical when it comes to the challenges of eating right and staying healthy as a family. With a family and careers, the Beckfords know how hard it is to juggle work, family life, extracurricular activities and a healthy diet and lifestyle. For weight loss success, they knew they needed to figure out a way to have their proverbial cake and eat it too.