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Do you crave junk food after your football team loses? 26 Aug 2013 | 11:03 pm
Depending on your favorite team, football season can be either good or bad for your waistline. A new study has concluded that fans of losing teams tend to eat a lot more high fat, high calorie junk fo...
Most processed foods contain a carcinogen called acrylamide 22 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
Acrylamide is a carcinogen found in such diverse sources as cigarette smoke, water treatment products and the chemical cocktails used in fracking for oil and natural gas. About ten years ago it was di...
Alzheimer’s study suggests copper filters for drinking water 20 Aug 2013 | 11:24 pm
Copper is an essential mineral in many nutritious foods your body needs to stay healthy. New research suggests too much copper in your diet could be increasing your risk of developing Alzheimer’s dise...
Drink more coffee for a healthy liver, even if it kills you 20 Aug 2013 | 10:03 am
Often a food or nutrition study will be published making a particular claim, only to be followed by another study suggesting the opposite may be true. For example, one recent study suggests that drink...
Pre-diabetes screening and weight loss could save your life 17 Aug 2013 | 08:30 pm
According to the American Diabetes Association, nearly 80 million Americans have pre-diabetes, a condition if left unchecked inevitably progresses into type 2 diabetes. Most people with pre-diabetes a...
Can sugar damage your health in a way similar to inbreeding? 16 Aug 2013 | 02:27 am
Most research investigating the effects of sugar on human health has subjected mice to overwhelming doses of sugar to force a result. A new study subjecting mice to the level of sugar considered safe ...
A bad case of garlic breath could help prevent lung cancer 13 Aug 2013 | 01:49 am
Garlic adds distinctive flavor and aroma to any meal, it’s got a lot of antioxidants and some believe it’s a natural preventive medicine for the common cold. The consequence of all that goodness is ga...
If you want to avoid dementia, control your blood sugar 13 Aug 2013 | 01:21 am
For a long, healthy life, cholesterol levels and blood pressure get a lot of attention, but your blood sugar level is just as important. It’s known that people with diabetes have a higher risk for Alz...
How your sleep deprived brain can make you gain weight 7 Aug 2013 | 10:17 pm
In numerous studies, researchers have observed that the less people sleep at night, the more likely they are to be overweight or obese. A new study from University of California Berkeley looked inside...
Gluten-free fad prompts FDA to set label standard 5 Aug 2013 | 10:45 pm
Gluten-free has become the diet du jour. The marketing pop of “gluten-free” on a product label has become so effective it has compelled the Food and Drug Administration to set formal standards product...
