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The Worst Fast-Food Meals in America | Eat This, Not That

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The Worst Fast-Food Meals in America | Eat This, Not That

The Worst Fast-Food Meals in America: When it comes to fast food, what you don't know can absolutely hurt you. Still, a staggering majority of restaurant goers choose to ignore available nutritional information before placing their order, according to a new study. Yale University researchers surveyed more than 4,300 people buying food at McDonald's, Burger King, Au Bon Pain, or Starbucks and found that only six of them -- one-tenth of one percent -- took advantage of the nutrition information provided b... (more)

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tags: junk food

Biotin - What You Need to Know About Biotin

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Biotin - What You Need to Know About Biotin

What is Biotin? Biotin is a B vitamin that's needed for the formation of fatty acids and glucose, which are essential for the production of energy. It also helps with the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and proteins. Biotin is found naturally in food. Good dietary sources of biotin include brewer's yeast, nutritional yeast, liver, cauliflower, salmon, bananas, carrots, egg yolks, sardines, legumes and mushrooms. (more)

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tags: biotin, metabolism

Downward Dog Fights Eating Disorders - Wellness - TIME.com

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Downward Dog Fights Eating Disorders - Wellness - TIME.com

Yoga for teens could be more than a spiritual and physical boost—a new randomized controlled trial suggests that it may help those with anorexia, bulimia and other eating disorders. The study included 50 adolescents aged 11-16, the vast majority of whom were girls. They were seriously ill. (more)

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Kellogg's Nailed Over

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Kellogg's Nailed Over

How cool is this! Cocoa Krispies, every child's favorite dessert--err, breakfast cereal--may actually support kids' immunity. -- Or so says Kellogg's -- And apparently, its some sort of unexplainable food magic, because nutrition advocates don't have a clue what Kellogg's is talking about. Skeptics think Kellogg's is just trying to cash in on all the Swine Flu hysteria. Marion Nestle, author of Food Politics, said, "The idea that eating Cocoa Krispies will keep a kid fr... (more)

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tags: immunity

Health benefits of sourdough? | NutritionData.com Blog by Monica Reinagel, L.D.N., C.N.S.

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Health benefits of sourdough? | NutritionData.com Blog by Monica Reinagel, L.D.N., C.N.S.

Q. I use homemade whole-grain sourdough daily. I am totally convinced it has exceptional health benefits. But I cant find nutritional info on it. It seems to me that it has to have probiotics, for instance. Answer: ... (more)

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tags: probiotics, sourdough

Probiotic confusion

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Probiotic confusion

Last week, I answered a question from a reader who had seen a study showing that probiotic supplements reduced cold and flu symptoms in children. He reasoned that eating yogurt every day might be a good step and wondered how much he'd have to eat to get a similar "dose" of probiotics. To answer his question, I compared the number of active cultures in a typical probiotic supplement to the number of active cultures in a typical yogurt. (more)

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tags: probiotics, supplements

Parkinson's Disease Research - Men's Health

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Parkinson's Disease Research - Men's Health

In a lab in Georgia, researchers are conducting amazing -- and highly controversial -- experiments on a group of monkeys. Their goal: Crack the code of one of humanity's most debilitating diseases. (more)

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tags: brain, Parkinson's disease

Treating Disease With Nature’s Deadliest Toxins

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Treating Disease With Nature’s Deadliest Toxins

Drug companies and scientists are turning nature’s weapons into life-saving treatments. (more)

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tags: toxins

Strange Science: Meat consumption increases risk of Type 2 diabetes

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Strange Science: Meat consumption increases risk of Type 2 diabetes

A new meta-analysis concludes that a diet high in meat increases your risk of Type 2 diabetes by 17%. Eating a lot of so-called red meat was associated with a (more)

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tags: diabetes, meat

The Top 5 Cholesterol Myths - Cholesterol

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The Top 5 Cholesterol Myths - Cholesterol

Americans have cholesterol-clogged arteries, but they don't have the highest cholesterol in the world. Truth is Americans are solidly middle-of-the-road. (more)

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tags: cholesterol

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