General Health Issues
The Importance of Low Glycemic Impact, Part 1
When you make smart carbohydrate choices, you need to know which ones have the greatest impact on your blood sugar and which do not.
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The Importance of the Low Glycemic Impact, Part 2
Research confirms the long-term advisability of eating foods with a low glycemic rating.
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More Dangers of High-Fructose Corn Syrup
Fructose used to enjoy something of a good reputation as sugars go, largely because, unlike other sugars, it doesn't raise blood sugar very quickly. This property made it a long-standing favorite of diabetics and those who treated them. But like so much other "conventional" wisdom, this turned out to be anything but wise.
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How to Read a Food Label
To ensure that consumers know what is in the foods they buy, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires that the packaging of every manufactured food product display certain information.
- Ingredients must be listed in descending order of weight.
- Labeling must also include a Nutrition Facts panel.
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Vitamin C Could Reduce Inflammation
New research has suggested that higher intakes of vitamin C could cut the level of markers for inflammation by an astonishing 45 percent.
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Changing Your Eating Style
Chew on these facts as you contemplate your waistline.
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Dealing with Gallbladder Disorders
If you suffer from high cholesterol and regular bouts of indigestion, your gallbladder may be trying to tell you something.
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Why Essential Fatty Acids are Essential
Once you've decided on an appropriate basic vitamin and mineral formula, this other vital nutrient group should be part of your supplement plan.
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Sugar and Age-Inducing Glycation
In the last 20 years, science has discovered that elevated blood-sugar levels appear to play a significant role in the aging process itself.
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Myths and Facts of the Atkins Nutritional Approach
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To Protect Your Liver, Take Five
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Tips to Rev Up Your Immune System and Optimize Energy
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The expanding list of benefits from the miracle nutrient, CoQ10
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Low glycemic diet protects your eyes
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Could coffee actually be good for you?
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Diet and age-related macular degeneration: expanding our view
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Epilepsy: A low-carbohydrate diet may be just what the doctor ordered
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Good night's sleep
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Grow Young While You Sleep!
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Waist Size Predicts Heart Failure (more reasons to reduce your waist size)
The main reason people over 65 wind up in the hospital is heart failure, also known as “congestive heart failure.” And the very best predictor of whether or not you’re likely to get heart failure might surprise you.
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Identifying Independent Risk Factors for Stroke
The December 11, 2001, issue of Circulation, the journal of the
American Heart Association (AHA), published a study by Tanne et al. of
Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer, Israel. It reported on more than
11,000 individuals with coronary heart disease but no previous history
of stroke or transient ischemic attacks (TIA). All were followed for
six to eight years for risk of stroke or TIA. A stroke or TIA occurs
when a blood clot or narrowed artery blocks blood flow to the brain.
During the study, 487 individuals experienced such an incident. They
were found to have triglyceride levels that were higher and HDLs
("good" cholesterol levels) that were lower than those of individuals
who did not develop stroke or TIA.
The conclusion of the researchers was that triglycerides greater than
200 mg/dL increased the risk of having a stroke by 30 percent,
independent of other risk factors. The authors suggested that
physicians should pay closer attention to triglyceride levels. More
effective screening and detection of high triglycerides and treatments
to modify this stroke risk factor could further reduce the clinical and
public health burdens of stroke.
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