Category: Diet & Nutrition
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Scientific Study Finds Vegetarian Diets Linked to Higher Hip Fracture Risk
Vegetarians were found to have a 50% higher risk of hip fractures compared to regular meat-eaters.
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Heavier Children Have Increased Risk of Hypertension
Children who are above average in weight have higher risks of developing hypertension.
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Eating More Omega-3s Can Improve Your Brain Structure and Cognition at Midlife
You can preserve brain health and enhance cognition in middle age by eating more cold-water fish and other sources of omega-3 fatty acids, according to a recent study.
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Can Brown Fat and Cold Temperature Help You Lose Weight?
Can you lose weight by turning down the thermostat? According to researchers, if you metabolically activate your brown fat in your body by exposure to cold temperature, you can burn more calories. Brown fat, or brown adipose tissue, was originally thought to exist only in babies, but absent in adults. In newborn babies, active brown…
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Eating Big Breakfast Can Reduce Hunger
Researchers found that eating a big meal, or front-loading calories early in the day, can reduce hunger.
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Is Intermittent Fasting an Answer for Obesity and Diabetes?
Studies have shown that intermittent fasting may help with obesity and diabetes. However, there may be side effects.
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Lactose Intolerant? You May Be Able to Filter Your Milk in the Future
If you are lactose intolerant, you may be able to filter out lactose from regular milk using a special filter one day.
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Very Low Calorie Diet Can Change Gut Microbiome, Enhance Weight Loss
A very low calorie diet (about 800 calories per day in liquid form) can significantly alter your gut microbiome and can help you lose weight.
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Eating Chocolate in the Morning May Help Burn Fat
A study found that postmenopausal women who ate chocolate during mornings did not gain weight, with the chocolate actually helping them burn fat.
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Cut Out Sugar and Fat in Your Diet to Get Healthier Skin
A Western diet high in sugar and fat can mess up your gut’s microbiota, which can lead to inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis.