Category: Nutrition
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The Elimination Diet: Everything You Need to Know About the Buzzy Diet
Molly Gallagher February 3, 2015 “Lose 10 Pounds in 10 Days!” and “Get the Body You’ve Always Wanted” are some common come-ons that you might hear this time of year about ways to (supposedly) get healthy. But what if the tagline for a diet was “Figure Out What’s Keeping You Up At Night” or “Finally,…
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Diet and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
January 29, 2015 Gastroenterology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors review diet in the management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Studies regarding the effect of food on IBD are discussed. Overall, authors found that components of some whole foods can cause IBD symptoms, whereas some nutrients may decrease inflammation of the intestines. Specific diets may improve the…
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Why Your Coffee Addiction Isn’t So Bad for You
BY REAL SIMPLE JANUARY 28, 2015 4:25 PM EST Knocking back a daily cup of joe (or several) delivers more than a jolt of energy. That morning brew comes with a host of health benefits, according to research. Here’s how coffee can benefit your body and your brain. 1. Coffee may decrease your risk of depression. Drinking…
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Global Burden of Cancer Attributable to High BMI in 2012
December 09, 2014 The Lancet Oncology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Body-mass index >25 kg/m2 is associated with increased risk for cancer. Using BMI data from 2002 and assuming a 10-year lag period between high BMI and cancer occurrence, the authors assessed worldwide cancer incidence in 2012 to assess the disease burden attributable to high BMI. They estimated that…
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High Fat Diet Not As Dangerous As High Carb Plans
Ohio State University find that levels of fat in the blood did not increase with a high fat diet, but did with a high carbohydrate intake By Sarah Knapton 21 November 2014 Saturated fat has long been demonised by doctors and nutritionists who claim that it increases the risk of heart problems. But decades of…
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Ginger or Zinc Sulfate For Menstrual Pain
In the journal Pain Management Nursing, the authors found that young women who took ginger or zinc sulfate capsules before they started their periods had less pain than a placebo group. They took either 250 mg of ginger 3 times per day, or 220 mg of zinc sulfate 3 times per day starting 4 days…
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Higher Vitamin D in Menopause Linked to Big Reduction in Fracture
Nancy A. Melville September 15, 2014 HOUSTON — Women who maintain high vitamin-D levels throughout menopause have a more than 40% reduced risk for fracture during the transition than those whose levels are lower, according to new research presented here at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) 2014 annual meeting. “Women at midlife with higher…
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Diet and Exercise, From an Ophthalmic Perspective
August 28, 2014 Written by Paul B. Freeman OD, FAAO, FCOVD Much research has been done to address the risk factors associated with specific ophthalmic diseases such as macular degeneration. While there are non-modifiable risk factors such as age, gender, ethnicity, and genetic factors, significant modifiable risk factors have also been identified. These include diet…
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Pistachios Improve Blood Sugar in Prediabetes
Miriam E. Tucker August 26, 2014 Daily consumption of pistachios may improve the metabolic risk profiles for people with prediabetes, a new study finds. Mònica Bulló, PhD, professor in the Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain, and colleagues published the results of…
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Glucosamine and Chondroitin for Knee Arthritis
From this article, here is the summary of what we think we know in using glucosamine and chondroitin for osteoarthritis: Glucosamine sulfate and glucosamine hydrochloride appear to be equivalent in their efficacy. Individuals with more severe symptoms appear to have a greater response. Those who are obese respond poorly. The average dose for glucosamine is 1500…