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Can eating more than six bananas at once kill you?
It's sometimes said that eating a lot of of bananas at once could be dangerous - it has even been suggest that eating more than six in one sitting could kill you. Can this be true?
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Short lunch periods in schools linked with less healthy eating
Students with less than 20 minutes to eat school lunches consume significantly less of their entrées, milk, and vegetables than those who aren’t as rushed, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
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It's Harder for Millennials to Stay Thin Than It Was for Boomers
A new study finds that people today who eat and exercise the same amount as people 30 years ago are still fatter.
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Bacon breakfast Muffins (Updated)
This is another simple recipe that can yield an entire weeks worth of keto friendly breakfasts. Its...
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Is the Chilli Pepper Friend or Foe?
Recent research suggests chillies may make our lives longer, and a range of studies suggest they are good for us - but a heated debate continues.
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Even MORE Studies Confirm, Calcium Still Doesn't Prevent Fractures
There are a few topics that just never get old for me. “Pay for performance”. “overtesting”. “medical myths”. And, of course, my never-ending war with the milk industrial complex.
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Global obesity rise puts UN goals on diet-related diseases 'beyond reach'
Westernised diets blamed as figures predict failure to meet 2025 target of no increase in obesity or diabetes beyond 2010 levels
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You're Probably not Dehydrated: The Eight Glasses of Water a Day Myth
How much water should you drink every day? Not as much as you've been told. This summer, like many summers before it, has seen a rash of articles warning us not only that is dehydration is dangerous, but that it is also ubiquitous. Real dehydration, when your body has lost a significant amount of water because of illness, excessive exercise or sweating, or an inability to drink, is a serious issue. But people with clinical dehydration almost always have symptoms of some sort.
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Dietary Supplements Send Thousands To ERs Yearly
More than 23,000 Americans end up in emergency rooms each year after taking dietary supplements, an analysis shows. Most cases are linked to weight-loss products or energy-boosting supplements.
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I tried a protein bar made out of crickets — here's what it tasted like
Exo is a Brooklyn-based startup that is trying to change the way we think about eating bugs. And the company is starting with cricket protein bars. Cofounders Greg Sewitz and Gabi Lewis started experimenting with cricket-based food when they were seniors at Brown University, after reading a United Nations report that said eating insects could help combat world hunger.
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How Big Ag Stampeded Over Science and Reason to Keep Sustainability Out of Our Dietary Guidelines
Did Big Ag’s beef-loving cowboys just lasso the 2015 Dietary Guidelines? It sure does look that way. By Jeff Turrentine.
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How one of the most obese countries on earth took on the soda giants
As debate rages about whether to introduce a sugar tax, this is the story of how Mexico defied its own powerful fizzy drinks industry to impose a tax on soda
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Much ado about WHO and processed meats causing cancer
BY GAIL BARNES SUSTAINABILITY SPECIALIST On Monday this week the internet and social media erupted because of a monograph that had been published by the WHO’s International Agency for Research
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Americans Are Using More Prescription Drugs; Is Obesity To Blame?
We're a nation of legal drug-takers, with 59 percent of adults using at least one prescription drug. That's up from 50 percent 10 years ago. Increased rates of obesity may be the cause.
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Mexico’s sugar clinics help patients gain control over diabetes
In Mexico, over 70 percent of citizens are overweight or obese and 14 percent of Mexican adults now suffer from diabetes, though half of those affected aren't even aware they have the disease. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the struggle to bring the disease under control.
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General Mills sued over nutritional content of Cheerios Protein
Cereal has twice the protein of regular but twice the serving size, 17x the sugar.
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Is Drinking Tea Good for You?
After our episode on the health benefits of coffee, the number one request I received was to look into the potential benefits – or harms – of tea.
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Honey, High Fructose Corn Syrup, and the Problems with Nutrition Research
Just a few weeks ago, a study was published in the Journal of Nutrition that many reports in the news media said proved that honey was no better than sucrose as a sweetener, and that high-fructose corn syrup was no worse. But did it? This study, and what it says about nutrition research in general, are the topics of this week's Healthcare Triage.
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Five Ways to Start Eating Insects
The idea may be hard to swallow, but crickets and mealworms will likely be part of our sustainable food future. By Emily Matchar.
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Is it possible to build 'meat' out of plant protein?
Americans eat three times the world average of beef each year. However, with each pound requiring more than 50 gallons of water, producers in drought-stricken California are looking to find other ways to get protein into our diets. Dr. James Hamblin, a senior editor at The Atlantic Magazine, reports.
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The scientists whose garden unlocked the secret to good health
When Anne Biklé and David Montgomery fed soil with organic matter, they were astonished by the results. When Biklé was diagnosed with cancer, they had an idea…By Lucy Rock.
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Do fat-free foods really make you fat?
With the explosion of fat-free processed food in the '80s and '90s, why did consumers tend to get bigger? Turns out, "fat-free" food had a dirty little secret.
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What Your Microbiome Wants for Dinner
You may think twice about your diet when you follow the metabolic fate of your food. By David R. Montgomery and Anne Biklé.
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Do Probiotics Work? It Depends on What You Want to Happen
You guys love the microbiome. You’re not alone. The sales of products containing yeasts and bacteria that will colonize your gut and make you stronger and better are legion. I recently met a researcher who did actual microbiome work, and he didn’t seem nearly as convinced as the public. But do probiotics work? That’s the topic of this week’s Healthcare Triage.
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The Deal with Fat
Dietary science is complicated-- one day something is good for you and the next it's not. Learn what we DO know about fat chemistry in this episode of SciShow.
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Why alcohol doesn't come with nutrition facts
Ever wonder why almost everything you buy has a nutrition label, but alcoholic beverages don't? It's all thanks to some crazy regulations and powerful industry lobbyists.
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People around the world are eating banana peels because they know something that Westerners do not
That's right, you can eat banana peels. And not only are they edible — they're also good for you. If you live in the US, you're probably used to tossing banana peels in the trash. But people in other countries, including India, have been taking advantage of their nutritional benefits for decades. While a banana's flesh is soft and sweet, the skin is thick, fibrous, and slightly bitter. To eat the peel, you can either blend it into smoothies or fry...
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New Dietary Guidelines for Americans: Eat Less Sugar, More Cholesterol!
The new 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans were finally released today (in 2016). They are very similar to the earlier 2010 guidelines, but there are two major improvements: A new limit on added sugar, at 10% of energy Any warning against dietary cholesterol is removed – eat all the cholesterol you want
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We Eat Too Much Sodium Because Companies Keep Dumping It In Our Food
A study finds that nearly all Americans — regardless of age, race or gender — consume more sodium than recommended. The CDC says food companies need to work harder to cut it in their products.
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10 Surprising Ways You Are Making Your Vegetables Less Nutritious
Modern varieties of vegetables, the ones you see for sale in the produce section of the supermarket, are generally sweeter, starchier, and less fibrous than their wild ancestors. They are also far less nutritious: wild dandelion leaves, for example, have eight times more antioxidants than spinach and forty times more than iceberg lettuce. It turns out that many common cooking habits are actually making vegetables less nutritious.
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Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day?
If you're a secret breakfast begrudger, this is for you.
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Doctor's Order's: Know the Risks and Rewards of Soy
Unfermented soy, the product most consumed by Americans, contains high amounts of anti-nutrients.
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Diet Foods Are Tanking. So The Diet Industry Is Now Selling 'Health'
Consumers are increasingly disillusioned with diet products and programs. But they're also confused by new terms like gluten-free and non-GMO, industry analysts and nutritionists say.
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What 2,000 calories looks like at every major fast-food chain
We went to each of these chains to explore what ordering 2,000 calories looks like.
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Are Ancient Grains Really Better For You?
Ancient grains like Spelt, Emmer, and Einkorn are making a comeback, but are they better for you than modern wheats? The answer is, as usual, not a simple 'yes' or 'no'.