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Healthy Diet & Nutrition
Whole Grains Are One of the Most Important Food Groups for Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
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It doesn’t matter if it’s rye, oats, or wheat. As long as it is wholegrain, it can prevent type 2 … Read More→
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Calorie Restriction and Fasting Diets: What Do We Know?
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Jane Farrell
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You may have heard about calorie restriction and fasting diets and wondered why they’re getting so much attention in the … Read More→
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Healthy Diet & Nutrition
Marriage Protects Against Malnutrition in Old Age
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More and more elderly people are suffering from malnutrition. People who are unmarried, separated or divorced are most often affected, … Read More→
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Food Allergies & Intolerance
DNA-Based Method Detects Trace Amounts of Peanut in Foods
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For people with severe peanut allergies, eating even miniscule amounts of the legume can trigger anaphylaxis — a life-threatening condition … Read More→
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Healthy Diet & Nutrition
You Are Never Too Old for the Mediterranean Diet
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The Mediterranean diet is a secret of long life for elderly. These are the conclusions of a study by the … Read More→
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Healthy Diet & Nutrition
Eating Broccoli Sprouts During Pregnancy May Reduce the Child’s Chances of Breast Cancer Later in Life
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Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have found that a plant-based diet is more effective in preventing breast … Read More→
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Healthy Diet & Nutrition
Researchers Identify the Link Between Gut Bacteria and Eating for Pleasure Instead of Just Hunger
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A 2018 study of 63 healthy people done at UCLS and published August 6th in the journal PLOS One.showed that … Read More→
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Healthy Diet & Nutrition
Strawberries Could Help Reduce Harmful Inflammation in the Colon
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a set of painful conditions that can cause severe diarrhea and fatigue. Treatments can include … Read More→
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Healthy Diet & Nutrition
Americans May Have Outgrown Traditional Advice of Having a Varied Diet
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When it comes to diet in the Western world of overconsumption where cheap convenience food rules, the age-old adage “everything … Read More→
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Healthy Diet & Nutrition
White Button Mushrooms as a Prebiotic May Help Improve Glucose Regulation
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Eating white button mushrooms can create subtle shifts in the microbial community in the gut, which could improve the regulation … Read More→
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Healthy Diet & Nutrition
Eating Crickets Can Be Good for Your Gut
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Valerie Stull was 12 when she ate her first insect. “I was on a trip with my parents in Central … Read More→
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Healthy Diet & Nutrition
Belly Bloating: What to Eat and What to Avoid
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Regardless of weight or body type, it’s common to see some belly bloat. The foods we choose, how we’re digesting … Read More→
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Healthy Diet & Nutrition
Caffeine Affects Food Intake at Breakfast, but Its Effect is Limited and Transient
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A study featured in the July 2018 issue of the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics found that … Read More→
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Healthy Diet & Nutrition
The Benefits of Full-Fat Dairy Products
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Jane Farrell
Jane Farrell
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Go ahead and enjoy that full-fat yogurt! There’s no significant link between dairy fats and heart disease and stroke, according … Read More→
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Healthy Diet & Nutrition
Men Lose More Weight on Low-Carb Diets Than Women Do, but Women Show Improved Artery Flexibility
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated one out of three American adults live with … Read More→
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Vitamins + Supplements
Multivitamins Do Not Promote Cardiovascular Health
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Jane Farrell
Jane Farrell
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Taking multivitamin and mineral supplements does not prevent heart attacks, strokes or cardiovascular death, according to a new analysis of … Read More→
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Allergies
Food Allergies & Intolerance
More Than Half of US Adults Who Are Prescribed Epinephrine Don’t Use It in an Emergency
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The most effective, life-saving treatment for a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) is epinephrine. Yet a 2018 study showed that in … Read More→
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Healthy Diet & Nutrition
Our Brain Signals Us in Favor of Foods Containing Fats and Carbs
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Jane Farrell
Jane Farrell
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The “reward center” of our brain values foods high in both fat and carbs – i.e., many processed foods – … Read More→
