Healthy diet
hideA healthy diet is one that helps maintain or improve health. It is important for the prevention of many chronic diseases such as: obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.
A healthy diet involves consuming appropriate amounts all of the food groups, including an adequate amount of water. Nutrients can be obtained from many different foods, so there are a wide variety of healthy diets.
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News tagged with healthy diet
Tips on hormone use, coping with menopause
Oct 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- What to do if menopause makes you miserable?
Growing greener greens
Oct 02, 2009 |
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A pioneering project to make our green vegetables even better for us has been launched by scientists at The University of Nottingham. The research will underpin future technological developments in agriculture that could ...
Lifestyle interventions in the prevention and treatment of cancer
Sep 24, 2009 |
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There is clear evidence that lifestyle choices affect the incidence and treatment of cancer, according to a study published in the current issue of American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine (AJLM).
Queen's study to test Canadian guidelines for daily exercise
Sep 09, 2009 |
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How hard and for how long should you exercise in order to shed excess abdominal fat and reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease?
Probing Question: Are 'superfoods' really nutritional powerhouses?
Aug 20, 2009 |
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You’ve probably seen the supermarket tabloid articles with titles like “The 12 Foods Everyone Should Eat” or “Four Foods for Peak Performance.” Every week there’s another berry, grain or bafflingly-named compound that is ...
An apple a day keeps kidney stones away
Aug 13, 2009 |
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Researchers have found another reason to eat well: a healthy diet helps prevent kidney stones. Loading up on fruits, vegetables, nuts, low-fat dairy products, and whole grains, while limiting salt, red and processed meats, ...
Semen quality depends upon antioxidants
Jun 02, 2009 |
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A possible relationship between men's diets and the quality of their semen has long been a discussion point. Spanish researchers have now confirmed that antioxidants, molecules which are found mainly in fruit and vegetables ...
Folic acid to prevent congenital heart defects
May 14, 2009 |
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The Canadian policy of fortifying grain products with folic acid has already proved to be effective in preventing neural tube defects. The latest article published in the British Medical Journal by a group of researchers from t ...
Survival rates for cancer rise across Ireland
Apr 24, 2009 |
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Survival rates for cancer are continuing to rise even though the number of cases being diagnosed is increasing, an all-Ireland report launched today reveals.
Health Tip: Are Vitamin Supplements Worthwhile or Not?
Feb 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- You may be wondering at this point whether to toss those vitamins into your mouth or into the trash. That's not surprising since several recent reports have called the value of vitamins into question, leaving ...
