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How High Fiber Diets Reduce Diverticulitis Risk
Each year, diverticulitis accounts for over 200,000 hospital admissions in the United States. Diverticulitis is a disease of the gastro-intestinal system in which diverticular pouches become infected or inflamed. The suffix "-itis" means inflamed,...
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Reduce Stroke, Type 2 Diabetes, and Heart Disease
Stroke, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and ischemic heart disease were responsible for over 15 million deaths in 2015. According to a 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) report , stroke, type 2 diabetes, and ischemic heart disease killed more than 1.5...
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Forks Over Knives DVD
Dr. Carney asks all her patients to watch the movie Forks Over Knives in order for them to understand her care philosophy. Forks Over Knives Binding DVD Format Multiple Formats List Price $13.99 Publication Date 2014-03-28 Publisher Virgil Films &...
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Plant Foods Relieve Osteoarthritis Symptoms
Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disorder in the United States. An estimated 31 million Americans are suffering from osteoarthritis. This degenerative joint disease can make life miserable for the victim; the pain, swelling, and stiffness of the...
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3 Health Benefits of Allium Vegetables
Allium vegetables are a group of monocotyledonous flowering plants used all over the world to prepare different delicacies. Some members of the allium vegetable family include onion, garlic, shallot, leek, and chives. In addition to embellishing...
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Milk Increases Type 1 Diabetes Risk
Approximately 1.25 million Americans have type 1 diabetes , including about 200,000 young people below the age of 20. Type 1 diabetes is an auto-immune disease in which the immune system is hyper-stimulated to create antibodies that destroy Beta cells...
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Fiber-Rich Foods Reduce High Blood Pressure
Fiber comes only from plant-based foods, as animal products have no fiber. Eating a diet high in fiber may help reduce high blood pressure in hypertensive patients, according to a study that appeared in the Journal of Hypertension in 2005. By analyzing...
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My Diabetes Confession
On Sunday, June 17, 2018 I gave a talk at the ATX Alive potluck meeting titled, "My Type-1 Diabetes Confession". The talk was to tell my story about how I discovered the Whole Foods Plant-Based Low-Fat Oil-Free diet. I thought I would share the text of...
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Win the War on Coffee Addiction
Coffee, Java, Espresso, Mocha, Frappuccino, Cafe Latte.... These names of coffee no doubt produce a pleasing aroma to many. Coffee's ability to enhance mood, physical activity, and mental performance makes it a widely consumed beverage. Many popular...
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Drinking to Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Many of us cannot go a day without drinking a can or bottle of some sugary beverage. A Gallup Poll revealed that nearly 48% of Americans consume sugar-sweetened beverages every day. So if everyone is taking sugary drinks, these beverages must be cool,...
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How Stomach Receptors Help us Lose Weight
The food industry has become very successful at developing irresistible, highly-palatable foods that seduce our taste buds. Because today's food has had its components taken apart, scientifically re-formulated, and put back together (with the addition...
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Dairy Promotes Type-1 Diabetes
Type-1 diabetes is a serious illness where the pancreas stops producing insulin. This type of diabetes is seen mainly in children and used to be known as insulin-dependent diabetes or juvenile diabetes. Hearing this diagnosis can be very devastating...
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Viagra and Melanoma: Is There a Connection?
Millions of American men take Sildenafil, most commonly known by its brand name Viagra, to achieve and maintain erection during sex. Though this drug has been proven to be effective in treating erectile dysfunction, it has been linked to a host of...
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What's in Your Holiday Turkey Besides Stuffing?
Traditional holiday celebrations typically feature a turkey or other poultry product as the centerpiece of the meal. In fact, 46 million turkeys are eaten every Thanksgiving and 22 million for Christmas in the United States. Yet consuming poultry...
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Relationship between alcohol consumption and the risks of liver cancer, esophageal cancer, and gastric cancer in China: Meta-analysis based on case-control studies
The odds of developing liver, esophageal, and stomach cancer may be stacked against alcohol consumers. This study investigated the connection between alcohol intake and the odds of developing liver, esophageal, and gastric (stomach) cancer. Researchers...
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Junk food consumption and psychological distress in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The odds of experiencing psychological distress, including depression, stress, anxiety, unhappiness, and sleep dissatisfaction, may be stacked against children and adolescents fond of consuming junk foods. This meta-analysis assessed if junk food...
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Association between junk food consumption and mental health in a national sample of Iranian children and adolescents: the CASPIAN-IV study
The likelihood of experiencing psychiatric distress and displaying violent behaviors may be on the high side in children and adolescents who love consuming junk foods. This study explored the correlation between frequent ingestion of junk foods and the...
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Intake of Ultra-processed Foods Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Crohn's Disease: A Cross-sectional and Prospective Analysis of 187 154 Participants in the UK Biobank
Indulgence in ultra-processed foods may make an individual more likely to develop Crohn's disease. This study investigated the processed foods-Crohn's disease connection hypothesis. With the aid of validated food frequency questionnaires, researchers...
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Consumption of ultra-processed foods and risk of multimorbidity of cancer and cardiometabolic diseases: a multinational cohort study
The probability of acquiring cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease may increase with the consumption of ultra-processed foods. This study explored the link between the intake of ultra-processed foods and the likelihood of developing cancer,...
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