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Sunbathing Actually Fights Cancer

May 1, 2007

A new study due out in June is going to show that North Americans are suffering from a huge Vitamin D deficiency and that it may be contributing to cancer rates as well as a number of other diseases. The data suggests that hiding from the sun, or constantly wearing sunscreen could actually bring on [...]

Top Foods To Fight High Cholesterol

February 27, 2007

Close to 107 million U.S. adults have cholesterol levels of 200 mg/dL or higher, a level that the American Heart Association says increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. What follows is a listing of the most potent foods to add to your diet if you want to fight high cholesterol and drive your [...]

Scallops, the Single Most Perfect Food

January 16, 2007

Years ago, while watching a cooking show, I heard a nutritionist state that if they were forced to eat only one food for the rest of their life they would choose Scallops. The assertion was that as a source of important nutrients, they simply couldn’t be beaten. I’m not sure how thouroughly researched that claim [...]

Trivia: Forty Four Fantastic Food Facts

January 5, 2007

How about that alliteration huh? :-) Seriously, cheesy though it may be, I found 44 pretty cool facts about food. Just be thankful I didn’t drag it out even longer (think Peter Piper picked a peck…).

Mmmm, Coke! I Drink My Body Weight in Sugar Annually!

December 19, 2006

Below is an excellent little video that shows exactly how much sugar is in a can of coke. And before you watch it, if you do a little math, here are some staggering figures: There are 12 ounces (340 grams) in a can of coke. There are 39 grams (1.38 ounces) of sugar in a [...]

Fat and Fiber

October 25, 2006

Proper Salad Construction

October 25, 2006

Heartburn and Spicy Foods

October 23, 2006

According to Lauren Gerson, a practicing gastroenterologist for seven years and director of Stanford’s Esophageal and Small Bowel Disorder Center, there is currently no evidence to show that any of the dietary restrictions usually recommended make a difference when it comes to easing heartburn symptoms. They found only two lifestyle changes for which there was [...]

You’re Sweet… Fat, but Sweet.

October 20, 2006
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According to the US Agricultural Research Service, the average American consumes 74 pounds of added sugar each year. That’s about 23 teaspoons of added sugars every day–or 460 calories that supply no additional nutrients. To put that in perspective, your average guy would need to do high impact aerobics for a full hour every day [...]

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