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A muffin makeover: Dispelling the low-fat-is-healthy myth

Dozens of studies, many from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers, have shown that low-fat diets are no better for health than moderate- or high-fat diets—and for many people, may be worse.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (8) | comments 5

Just how friendly are those probiotics in your food?

Ready for some live, active cultures in your chocolate? How about your breakfast cereal? Probiotics, the so-called "friendly" bacteria with health benefits, have busted out of the dairy case and are colonizing other areas ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0




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Research aims to prevent obesity by reaching parents, young children through child care

A Kansas State University research group is jumping ahead to improve nutrition and physical activity among young children and prevent childhood obesity.

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created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Crowdsourcing nutrition in a snap

Americans spend upwards of $40 billion a year on dieting advice and self-help books, but the first step in any healthy eating strategy is basic awareness -- what's on the plate.

Technology / Software

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Aerobic exercise bests resistance training at burning belly fat

Aerobic exercise is your best bet when it comes to losing that dreaded belly fat, a new study finds.

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created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A 'nutty' solution to type 2 diabetes management

Eating nuts every day could help control Type 2 diabetes and prevent its complications, according to new research from St. Michael's Hospital and the University of Toronto.

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created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Foods with baked milk may help build tolerance in children with dairy allergies

Introducing increasing amounts of foods that contain baked milk into the diets of children who have milk allergies helped a majority of them outgrow their allergies, according to a study conducted at Mount Sinai School of ...

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created Jul 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Medical Minute: Heart-healthy eating over the summer

Summer is here. With it comes hotter temperatures, longer daylight, vacations, backyard grilling, and picnics. Think it’s too hard to maintain heart healthy eating habits at the neighborhood picnic? Use the 10 tips below ...

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created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Low-carb, higher-fat diets add no arterial health risks to obese people seeking to lose weight

Overweight and obese people looking to drop some pounds and considering one of the popular low-carbohydrate diets, along with moderate exercise, need not worry that the higher proportion of fat in such a program compared ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A little belly fat can double the risk of death in coronary artery disease patients

One of the largest studies of its kind has found that people with coronary artery disease who have even a modest beer belly or muffin top are at higher risk for death than people whose fat collects elsewhere. The effect was ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created May 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New treatment may desensitize kids with milk allergies, say researchers

Some 3 million children in the United States have some form of food allergy, ranging in severity from mild to life-threatening. Milk allergy is the most common, affecting 2.5 percent of children under age 3. In a small clinical ...

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created Mar 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Walnuts, walnut oil, improve reaction to stress

A diet rich in walnuts and walnut oil may prepare the body to deal better with stress, according to a team of Penn State researchers who looked at how these foods, which contain polyunsaturated fats, influence ...

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created Oct 04, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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