281 articles on "foods"

The Diet / Cancer Link

The Diet / Cancer Link by: Simon Mitchell Attitudes to the link between diet and cancer are changing fast. The World Cancer Research Fund was founded specifically to fund and sponsor education and research into the diet-cancer link. There is mou...

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Do You Know What's Really In Your Pets Food?

ou Know What's Really In Your Pets Food? by: Dawn Jenness The pet food industry, a billion-dollar, unregulated operation, feeds on the garbage that otherwise would wind up in landfills or be transformed into fertilizer. The hidden ingredien...

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Staying Healthy on a Low Carbohydrate Diet

Staying Healthy on a Low Carbohydrate Diet by: Marjorie GeiserIt is estimated that about 32 million Americans are following some type of low carbohydrate diet. This is the result of fad diet authors claiming that carbohydrates are the cause for ...

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Best Foods That Will Lower Cholesterol Quickly

There are certain types of compounds in foods that are not conducive for healthy cholesterol levels. There are two that are worse than others. One is saturated fat, which is a type of fat that is predominantly found in foods that come from animal pro...

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The Fountain of Youth - Right in Front of Us All This Time!

The Fountain of Youth - Right in Front of Us All This Time! by: Danna Schneider Can we really stop the aging process, slow it down, or even reverse the effects of aging on our skin and body? It is an enigma for which so many have searched the an...

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Lower Cholesterol with Natural Foods

Lower Cholesterol with Natural Foods by: P. Mehta Blood cholesterol is mainly of two types: LDL and HDL cholesterol. Both the types of cholesterol are produced by our body to perform certain functions and are always present in our blood. A total...

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The 12 Super Foods you should be Eating

If you’re reading this than you already know how important good nutrition is. I’m a big advocate of “you are what you eat.” If you make a serious effort to improve your eating habits, you will notice a positive change in how you look and fee...

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Ten Important Things to Know Before You Join a Weight Loss Program

Ten Important Things to Know Before You Join a Weight Loss Program  by: A.M.Sall1. What is my BMI and how do I calculate it? BMI means Body Mass Index. Healthy weight is defined as a BMI equal to or greater than 19 and less than 25 among all peo...

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Backpacking Food - What To Pack

Backpacking Food - What To Pack by: Steve Gillman Weight is always a concern with backpacking food you'll be carrying everything on your back. Some will tell you to find your weight savings in other areas, and argue for the necessity of hea...

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Avoiding High Cholesterol Foods

Cholesterol finds its way into our bodies in two main ways. The first is through our liver, which produces differing amounts of cholesterol in different people, and the second is through our diet.A certain amount of cholesterol is needed by our bodie...

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