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Diabetics on high-fiber diets might need extra calcium, report UT Southwestern researchers

Diabetics on high-fiber diets might need extra calcium

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created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The amount of calcium your body absorbs might depend, in part, on the amount of dietary fiber you consume.





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Regular family meals result in better eating habits for adolescents

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created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Good eating habits can result when families eat together. In the March/April 2009 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, researchers from the School of Public Health, University of Minnesota report on one ...


Children with healthier diets do better in school

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created Mar 20, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 1

A new study in the Journal of School Health reveals that children with healthy diets perform better in school than children with unhealthy diets.


Reducing sugar and increasing fiber intake may improve diabetes risk factors in Latino teens

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created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reducing sugar intake by the equivalent of one can of soda per day and increasing fiber intake by the amount equivalent to one half cup of beans per day appears to improve risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes in Latino ...


Young adults need to make more time for healthy meals

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created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

As adolescents mature into young adults, increasing time constraints due to school or work can begin to impact eating habits in a negative way. In a study published in the January 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Di ...


Most with high blood pressure do not follow recommended diet

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created Feb 11, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A relatively small proportion of individuals with hypertension (high blood pressure) eat diets that align with government guidelines for controlling the disease, according to a report in the February 11 issue of Archives ...


Most with high blood pressure do not follow recommended diet

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created Feb 11, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A relatively small proportion of individuals with hypertension (high blood pressure) eat diets that align with government guidelines for controlling the disease, according to a report in the February 11 issue of Archives ...


Diet may cut risk of breast cancer recurrence in women without hot flashes

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created Dec 16, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A secondary analysis of a large, multicenter clinical trial has shown that a diet loaded with fruits, vegetables and fiber and somewhat lower in fat compared to standard federal dietary recommendations cuts the risk of recurrence ...


Researchers working on a way to make snack foods with extra fiber

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created Jul 05, 2007 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Trying to get more fiber in your diet? Munching on cookies or tortillas probably doesn't come to mind. But a Kansas State University researcher is experimenting with ways to add fiber to the foods we love without changing ...


Low-glycemic diet shows greater improvement in glycemic control than high-fiber diet

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created Dec 17, 2008 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Persons with type 2 diabetes who had a diet high in low-glycemic foods such as nuts, beans and lentils had greater improvement in glycemic control and risk factors for coronary heart disease than persons on a diet with an ...


Diet key to blood pressure

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created Feb 06, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 0

If you're like many Americans, your blood pressure has crept up as you've gotten older. But it doesn't have to. Our lifestyle has an impact on blood pressure; in fact, in parts of the world where people still live as their ...



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