>> the american heart association is weighing in now on that discussion. >> reporter: colby starts his day with an ice coffee, a splash of cream and a couple packets of splenda. >> it will taste the same, be just as flavorful and yet a fraction of the calories. so why not do it? >> reporter: the american heart association says substituting artificial sweeteners for sugar added to food and drinks may help people reach a healthy weight and maintain it. it can also help diabetics control their blood sugar levels. >> it can be a way of cutting calories. for every can of diet soda somebody consumes they save 150 calories. >> reporter: but the heart association acknowledges the jury is still out on whether sweeteners are an effective long term way to keep calories and sugars in check. >> somebody thinks i can have that piece of cream pie because i put artificial sweetener in my coffee. >> reporter: in colby's case, artificial sweeteners have helped him cut down on calories. >> every single day i have sweetener in my coffee and probably once a week i'm making something or baking something wit

like you get out of a crisco container, and 10.4 packets of salt, almost twice what the american heart association recommends. we sent this analysis off to two expert nutritionists to find out if they agreed, and they did, and went a little bit further. they said on this hypothetical diet, i would gain six pounds in the 17 days of the olympics. obviously, if you do the math, over a year, if i ate that every day, it would get boring to eat the same thing every day, but it would be 136 pounds. still, without mcdonald's, coke and hein kin, the only food

join me and the american heart association and get serious about your heart and your health. g nothing, do something. if you're doing something, do more. find healthy living solutions from the american heart association's my heart my life. @o it'shat simple. >>> welcome back to "our world with black enterprise." major highlight of the black enterprise women of power summit are the legacy awards. let's take a look at one of last year's honorees. ♪ >>> i never aspired to be a first. i never set out to conquer the world that way. >> how the beginnings molded bishop barbara c. harris erode to success. >> i came up in the midst of the depression in philadelphia. in a family of very modest means. when i say very modest means, i mean almost poor. >> although her parents may not have been professional people, harris was encouraged to be more, becoming the first african-american woman to practice public relations. giving her all to her career, harris was also a member of the public relations society of america when she felt another calling on her life. >> i did not have and a ha moment

join me and the american heart association and get serious about your heart and your health. thing, do something. if you're doing something, do more. find healthy living solutions from the american heart association's my heart my life. @o it'shat simple. ♪ ♪ i'm still here ♪ i'm still standing ♪ standing >>> welcome back. hip hop started out in the park. now a few decades later it's a global phenomenon penetrating every facet of mainstream culture. the question we have now is, where's it going? helping me to understand that question is hip hop artist extraordinaire and a rapper/activist. thank you for being here. where do we go from here? hip hop has been around for multiple decades. we've seen language, fashion. what does hip hop do next? >> we have more than one hip hop. right now i think the most profitable hip hop is in trouble in terms of what it articulates, what it says. it doesn't need to be political. the ideas about community and self-development and humanity, that commercial mainstream hip hop promotes has some real challenges. i think we need to be critical of that

. >> reporter: hey, campaigns like go red frrt american heart association -- from the american heart areness about heart disease in women. heart disease is actually preventable 80% of the time if you know exactly how to stay healthy. i spoke to cay a cardiologist and learned the damage -- spoke to a cardiologist and learned the damage we do to our hearts starts in the 20s and she offered tips for how young women and all women can jump- start a healthy heart. >> exercising, you know, 30 minutes most days. combining that with strength training twice a week and importantly, changing your eating habits. fruits and vegetables avoiding processed foods and two s if you smoke quit or avoid second hand smoke. control stress because we now have research that shows women who don't manage stress are twice as likely to die from heart disease and stroke and 7 hours of sleep every night. difficult to do, but living a heart healthy life starts in your 20s. >> reporter: it might teak away from our -- my take away from the conversation is start early and it inspired me to have a talks with my daughters

the american heart association is weighing in on if they work. >> reporter: masters starts his day withoffee, a splash of cream and a couple packets of splenda. >> it will taste the same, just as flavorful and yet a fraction of the calories so why not do it. >> reporter: the american heart association says substituting artificial sweetners for sugar added to food and drink may help people reach a healthy weight and maintain it and help diabetics maintain their blood sugar levels. >> they save 150 calories for every diet soda they consume. >> reporter: the jury is still out on whether sweetners are an effective long-term way to keep calories and sugars in check. >> they say i can have that piece of cream pie because i put artificial sweetener in my coffee. >> reporter: it has helped him cut down on calories. >> every single day i have sweetener in my coffee, and probably once a week i'm making something or baking something with artificial sweetener. >> reporter: he's also cut down on carbohydrates and butter and getting more exercise, a lifestyle change that helped him drop 114 pounds. n

the american heart association says using artificial sweeteners in place of sugar could actually helprol your weight. as teresa garcia reports, though, you still need to watch what you eat. >> reporter: colby lemasters starts his day with an iced coffee, a splash of cream and a couple packets of splenda. >> it will taste the same, it will be just as flavorful, and yet, a fraction of the calories, so why not do it? >> reporter: the american heart association says substituting artificial sweeteners for sugar added to food and drinks may help people reach a healthy weight and maintain it. it can also help diabetics control their blood sugar. >> it can be a way of cutting calories. for every can of diet soda somebody consumes, they save 150 calories. >> reporter: but the heart association acknowledges the jury is still out on whether sweeteners are an effective long-term way to keep calories and sugars in check. if you're using artificial sweeteners or products that eliminate sugar, experts say that doesn't mean you can eat more. >> somebody thinks, well, i can have that piece of cream pi

the american heart association is weighing in on this debate. >> reporter: colby lamaster starts hiscoffee, a splash of cream and a couple of packets of splenda. >> it will taste the same. it will be just as flavorful, and yet a fraction of the calories. so why not do it? >> reporter: the american heart association says substituting artificial sweeteners may help people reach a healthy weight and maintain it. it can also help diabetics control their blood sugar. >> it can be a way to cut calories. for every can of diet soda somebody consumes, they save 150 calories. >> reporter: but the jury is still out on whether sweeteners are an effective long-term way to keep calories and sugars in check. >> reporter: if you're using artificial sweeteners and products that eliminate sugar, experts say that doesn't mean you can eat more. >> somebody thinks, i can eat that pie because i put artificial sweetepper in -- sweetener in my coffee. >> every single day, i have sweetener in my coffee. and probably once a week, i'm making something or baking something with artificial sweetener. >> reporter:

theresa garcia tells us that now the american heart association is weighing in. >> he starts his dayith an iced coffee, a splash of cream and artificial sweeteners. >> it will taste the same in the just as favorable and get a fraction of the calories. >> the american heart association says that substituting artificial sweeteners may help people reach a healthy weight and maintain it. it can also help diabetics control their blood sugar. >> can be a way of cutting calories. for every can of diet soda they save 150 cals. >> the heart association aknowledge is that the jury is out on whether this is an effective way to keep calories in sugars in check. if your using artificial sweeteners or products that eliminate sugar, experts say that does not mean that you can eat more. >> someone might think that they can have a piece of pie because they use artificial sweetener in their coffee. >> are artificial sweeteners have really helped him cut his calories. >> every single day i have sweetener in my coffee. and it probably once a week i am taking something with artificial sweetener. >> he ha

in los angeles, teresa garcia, wjz eyewitness news. >> the american heart association recommends womeno more than 100 calories per day, and men, no more than 150 calories per day of added sugars. >> right. >> i just had 100 calories for breakfast. >>> all right. not a great start to the week on wall street. all the markets lost ground today. the dow is down 36. s&p is off two. and nasdaq is down 6. let's go to new york now. alison harmelin has tonight's cbs money watch update. >>> the stock market started the week on the down side. the third losing session in a row. companies are beginning to release their latest profit reports. and investors are bracing to see how much europe's financial troubles are hurting u.s. business. facebook was one of the few bright spots. investors are liking the social media giant, pushing its stock up 2%, now that the company has settled its fight with yahoo. yahoo had accused the company of violating its patent, including internet advertising and privacy control. >>> google got a headoff. the office supply store staples will start selling the geelg pad. th

. >> reporter: campaigns like go red from the american heart association have really race add wareness about women and heart disease and that has translated into a decrease in death over the last decade. heart disease is actually preventable 80% of the time if you know how to stay healthy. i spoke to a doctor and learned that the damage we doo to our hearts starts in our 20s shelf offered tips on jump starting a healthy heart. >> exercising, combine that with strength training twice a week and changing your eating habits, fruits and v tables, avoiding processed foods and the two -- if you smoke quit or avoid secondhand smoke. control stress because now we have new research showing that women who do not manage their stress well are twice as likely to die from heart disease and seven hours of sleep a night. hard to do but laying -- living a heart healthy lifestyle starts in the 20s. >> reporter: my take away is start early and it inspired me to have a talk with my daughters and to tacloser look at my own diet. here is to your good health, i will see you next week and you can see the prem

the american heart association says they are at a greater risk for other developmental issues. doctors say children who meet the criteria should be evaluated for neurorow, developmental, psychosocial behavior and behavorial and emotional issues. >>> a previously rejected alzheimer's drug may have new potential. a team of scientists led by researchers at mount sinai school of medicine found the drug demabond effectively stopped the progression of memory deterioration in mice. the findings could lead to clinical trials in human patients in the early stages of the disease. >>> well, good morning it's 4:52. here's the question of the morning now -- i don't mind waiting outside the dressing room. the other ones bug me. log on to wusa9's facebook page. we'd love to hear what you think. we'll have the answer to the question in our 6:00 show. we'll be right back. >>> we're following breaking news out of virginia. the u.s. geological survey confirmed that louisa county, virginia. sustained yet another earthquake. 2.4 magnitude earthquake. it happened about 12:43 morning. about a year ag

and two major health organizations are issuing advisories both american heart association and american diabetes association say replacing sugar with artificial sweetener doesn't always help in losing weight over the long run because many people who use these sweeteners tend to overcompensate by indulging in other foods high in calories. >> and the recall of all products excedrin is creating a huge black market. bottles are selling for hundreds of dollars on ebay. they were pulled in january after manufacture learned some might have been contaminated with stray tablets from other medications. experts say relief can be found with generic versions of the drug. >> if there is the same ingredients, it should work just as well. >> and a statement the parent company says that it expects to get some products back on shelves later this year. >> and you know a lot of what people know about hospitals comes from tv dramas like "grey's anatomy". now, abc news is offering a look at what it's like inside new york's presbyterian hospital. it follows patients and nurses into the e.r.and operating room.

>> according to the american heart association, we should have about 6 teaspoons of added sugar.ugar found in fruit, plain dairy and fruit and yogurt. on average people are having 22 tea spoons. at the end of the year, they are taking in 75 pounds of sugar per person. can you imagine? >> yes. >> this is a real average, 75 pounds. one person per year. >> so we did a food diary, you and me, remember? >> what i did was i plucked out the things with added sugar. i'm going to show how kathie lee did. during that day you only had a granola bar with added sugar. >> a kashi bar. >> i'm going to hate this. >> two teaspoons. let me do hoda's. hoda had five lifesavers, four donut holes, 1/2 a chocolate donut, a brownie, 5 mini least's cups, a popsicle. hoda had, one, two, three -- >> do you have to do it one by one? >> four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 -- >> hey! >> 15, 16, 18, 19 -- whoops, 19. we need to work on hoda. >> okay. let's talk about this. it's bad for your skin and it's bad for your memory or your brain? >> there is a recent ucla study -- >> that explain a

the task force joins the american heart association calling for fewer tests like these a single ekg costs up to $50. >>> beginning tomorrow health insurance companies will be required bay law to provide key benefits for women, free part of the affordable care act signed by president obama in 2010. health insurance policies must provide cervical cancer screenings, hiv and std testing and counts lynn for domestic violence, with no out-of-pocket costs for women policy holders. top administration officials praise those changes as the first steps to full national health care reform for women. >> it will also be illegal finally in america, to charge women more than men, just because they are women. in other words, being a woman will no longer be a preexisting condition in this country. >>> those new benefits are expected to cover 47 million more women who do not receive the benefits. plans that already provide the services at no cost will not change. >>> it seems that saying about sticks and stones got it wrong. words can be just as harmful. that's the warning from a group of pediatricians who

the doctor who was a member of the american heart association is the one who requested the recount whichf los angeles county. >> turning now to the race for the white house, romney's role was the hot topic. he said he left the company in 1999 1999 over he see the olympics but the obama campaign says it shows he was actively involved in pain at a dime when it was outsource jobs. >> there is a difference between being a share holder, owner if you will, and being a person who is running something. i had no role at all in managing them after february of 1999. >> my understanding is that he attested to the ftc multiple times that he was the chairman, ceo and president. >> reporter: the president made his comments while on a campaign swing in virginia which is considered a battleground state. he also said the company is a real part of this campaign. the dispute about is featured in campaign ads airing on television. >> funeral services were finally held today for a marine who was missing since 1944. mike with the life and death. >> reporter: a flag draped casket on a foggy, friday morning. >>

the doctor who was a member of the american heart association is the one who requested the recount which is set to start monday in parts of los angeles county. >> turning now to the race for the white house, romney's role was the hot topic. he said he left the company in 1999 1999 over he see the olympics but the obama campaign says it shows he was actively involved in pain at a dime when it was outsource jobs. >> there is a difference between being a share holder, owner if you will, and being a person who is running something. i had no role at all in managing them after february of 1999. >> my understanding is that he attested to the ftc multiple times that he was the chairman, ceo and president. >> reporter: the president made his comments while on a campaign swing in virginia which is considered a battleground state. he also said the company is a real part of this campaign. the dispute about is featured in campaign ads airing on television. >> funeral services were finally held today for a marine who was missing since 1944. mike with the life and death. >> reporter: a flag draped cask

no, it's an absolute fact, but the american heart association says you can save lives by passing it alongen you love. awww. awww ! so i'm starting with three i tolerate. that's a joke ! find out more at goredforwomen.org. >>> and we're back on this sunday morning, july 8th, 2012. was that -- was that guy wearing a chicken hat? >> i think i saw a guy with a chicken hat. >> there is the chicken hat guy. yes, thank you, sir. we don't have enough of those thee the these days. i'm jenna wolfe alongside lester holt inside studio 1a. coming up, tom cruise, katie holme and scientology. >> a lot of speculation that his religion was a third person in their marriage. we'll hear from people who say the church actually held auditions to find cruise the perfect wife. >> wow. >>> speaking of breaking up, it seems more older couples are finding it easy to do. it is happening more and more. people over 50 getting divorced. we're going to hear from some of them and find out why the experts think this trend will continue. >>> and we'll update you on aimee copeland, the georgia grad student fighting a flesh-

like you get out of a crisco container, and 10.4 packets of salt, almost twice what the american heart associationanalysis off to two expert nutritionists to find out if they agreed, and they did, and went a little bit further. they said on this hypothetical diet, i would gain six pounds in the 17 days of the olympics. obviously, if you do the math, over a year, if i ate that every day, it would get boring to eat the same thing every day, but it would be 136 pounds. still, without mcdonald's, coke and hein kin, the only food providers, the olympic games wouldn't exist. and mcdonald's says they're sending 200 kids and families, for example, to see the olympics. joining us on the phone, jenny jones of the green party and member of the london city council sponsored legislation to ban mcdonald's and coke from sponsoring the games, and kathryn manguward. jenny, let me start with you. obviously, it's too too late to ban these guys from sponsoring the olympics. why did you decide to do it now? >> what we really want to do is have the mayor of london, the british government and, of course, the london orga

american heart association recommends three serves a weeks. ike cheese, not as healthy. put it on your sandwich, fill you up. >> thank you. we'll have more ways to defy your age tomorrow on growing older, feeling fabulous. >>> up next, a rare find in an attic worth millions of dollars. the story behind these baseball cards. but first this is "today" on nbc. [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway: the new santa fe steak melts. get extra grande flavor with the santa fe steak & bacon melt or add egg for a santa fe steak, bacon & egg melt, perfect for breakfast or any time of day. subway. eat fresh. >>> we're back at 8:52, one of the most exciting finds in the history of sports card collecting, cousins were cleaning out a family home when they found a box containing 700 rare baseball card from 1910. their estimated worth, $3 million. carl and carla are along with us along with chris ivy of heritage auctions. good morning to all of you. a dream come true. everybody's dream come true. a family home. a grandfather lived there, you lived th

and we decided as a national organization not to go forward because guess what the american heart association and all of the other big blaze are going for it and i know i miss talking to one community organization whose husband was in care of one of the forms and she said i can't agree i may not be able to agree to partner with you the 51 organizations are going for that. so we are competing with the big boys. that 16 million from obesity and hypertension specifically. then there is a 74 million prevention fund which includes obesity as it relates to heart disease and diabetes. .. >> depending on their reach. most of them. that is the only way community-based organizations can get the money. the good news, if we get the grand as a national organization comment academic and research institutions qualify. every grand we compete with john hopkins. they get it. we don't. that is the politics. i will be calling all of you when we don't get it. [laughter] if only white organizations get the grants, they cannot help the women wear the black organizations. we are on tv. we will raise hell. [laughter]

then moved to san antonio, texas, where in 1974 he was elected vice president of the american heart association. in 1977 he moved back to miami where he helped many struggling young doctors who had moved to freedom in the united states. he has received many awards, including a proclamation by the city of miami, and a congressional recognition in 2006 for his many contributions to the medical field. congratulations to dr. nunez on his retirement and i wish him all the best in his new exciting chapter in his life. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from vermont seek recognition? mr. welch: revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman is recognized unanimous consent? mr. welch: yes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from vermont is recognized for one minute. mr. welch: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the main street retailers, bricks and mortar retailers, play an essential function, providing access to stores in communities, they are the engine of do

we decided as a natural organization not to go for it because guess what the american heart association and all of the other big plays are going for it and i know it in fact i was talking to one organization whose husband is one of the chair of the forms and said no, i can't agree. i may not be able to agree to bargain with you because my husband's organizations are going for that. so we are competing with the big boys. so that is 16 million for obesity and hypertension specifically. then there is a 70 million prevention fund which includes obesity as it relates to heart disease and diabetes. we are going for those. we have a good chance for the diabetes because we've had it before and it's limited to nonprofit organizations. we have less of a chance getting cdt, cardiovascular because it is open to everybody and that is 20 million. $3 million per pell grant up to ten grand. so to answer your question of how does a get, we are writing their proposal. it is right as we speak. so we are partnering with the range requirement from ten to 15 organizations. we are trying to partner with 15 co

american heart association recommends three serves a weeks. e cheese, not as healthy. put it on your sandwich, fill you up. >> thank you. we'll have more ways to defy your age tomorrow on growing older, feeling fabulous. >>> up next, a rare find in an attic worth millions of dollars. the story behind these baseball cards. but first this is "today" on nbc. alking idoing is that it's given me time to reflect on some of life's biggest questions. like, if you could save hundreds on car insurance by making one simple call, why wouldn't you make that call? see, the only thing i can think of is that you can't get any... bars. ah, that's better. it's a beautiful view. i wonder if i can see mt. rushmore from here. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> we're back at 8:52, one of the most exciting finds in the history of sports card collecting, cousins were cleaning out a family home when they found a box containing 700 rare baseball card from 1910. their estimated worth, $3 million. carl and carla are along w

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