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Not just a fad: the dangerous reality of 'clean eating'
The supermarket aisle has become a confusing place. It used to be full of recognisable items like cheese and butter; now you find yourself bamboozled by all manner of odd… Read more
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Multivitamins Are a Waste of Money, Doctors Say
Most supplements do not prevent chronic disease or death, their use is not justified and they should be avoided
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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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