Monthly Archives: August 2011

Study: The Best and Worst Foods for Healthy Weight

Added on August 12, 2011 by admin

When it comes to keeping your weight down, a new study by Harvard researchers suggests that the quality of your food matters more than its calorie count.

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Study: How ‘Fake’ Fats Can Make You Really Fat

Added on August 12, 2011 by admin

“Diet” snacks usually contain some sort of fake fat or sugar — a synthetic substitute that helps make the food taste as sweet or as rich as the real thing, but without the calories. The thinking is that eating fake … Read More

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5 Ways To Age Gracefully and Healthfully

Added on August 12, 2011 by admin

Most of us say we would like to age gracefully. But the concept seems pretty much out of our hands or in the hands of a plastic surgeon. We say we aren’t going to take those drastic measures, but then many of us … Read More

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It’s Time to End the War on Salt

Added on August 12, 2011 by admin

For decades, policy makers have tried and failed to get Americans to eat less salt. In April 2010 the Institute of Medicine urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to regulate the amount of salt that food manufacturers put into products… Read More

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How Industrial Farming ‘Destroyed’ The Tasty Tomato

Added on August 12, 2011 by admin

If you bite into a tomato between the months of October and June, chances are that tomato came from Florida. The Sunshine State accounts for one-third of all fresh tomatoes produced in the United States… Read More

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More Evidence Vitamin D Boosts Immune Response

Added on August 11, 2011 by admin

The research suggests that vitamin D can help protect the gums from bacterial infections that lead to gingivitis and periodontitis. Periodontitis affects up to 50 percent of the US population… Read More

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