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Vitamin E increases prostate cancer risk: Study
Vitamin E supplements increase the risk of prostate cancer in healthy, middle-aged and older men, according to research published today that strengthens the evidence that some micronutrients, often marketed as antioxidants, are ineffective at preventing...Tags: Heart Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Trials, Research, Diabetes
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Breaking down fats
Quick, name the good fats (and their sources) from the following: monounsaturated, saturated, polyunsaturated, trans.
If you can't answer right away, don't worry. You have a lot of company.
According to recent polls, many Americans are dropping low-...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Coconut, Health Organizations, National Institutes of Health, Harvard University
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The Healthy Skeptic: Seeing through skin supplements' claims
You wouldn't last very long without oxygen. But just as rust slowly eats away at a nail, oxygen can age your body. As your cells use this vital element, they produce free radicals — unstable molecules that can damage your tissues and add wear and...Tags: Heart Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Specialization, Medical Research, Immune System
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Eggs and nutrition
Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post to The Baltimore Sun's health blog Picture of Health (baltimoresun.com/pictureofhealth), which is reprinted here. This week, Elaine Pelc weighs in on eggs....Tags: Vitamin B1, Heart Disease, Foods and Beverages, Nutrition, Vitamin B12
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February 2: Lunchbreak - Unjunk Your Junk Food
WGN NewsAndrea Donsky and Randy Boyer To purchase a copy of the book: Unjunk Your Junk Food: Healthy Alternatives to Conventional Snacks Naturally Savvy's Nachos Ingredients: Garden of Eatin' Multi Grain Everything tortilla chips (These chips are made with...Tags: Potassium (dietary supplement), Peppers, B Vitamins, Cilantro, Dietary Supplements
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Love it, Like it, Hate it - Homemade Burgers
WGNO NewsNothing says summer like freshly grilled homemade burgers, but the type of meat we use can make it or break it, at least nutritionally speaking. But how do you know what you're eating? For years, meat manufacturers didn’t have to disclose...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages, Vitamin B12, Turkey, Iron (dietary supplement)
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Get the Skinny on Top Farmers Market Picks
WGNO NewsShopping at our local farmers markets is better for the environment and the local economy, and it turns out that there can be a nutritional benefit to buying local, as well. Farmers can let produce ripen more fully before harvest, and more time spent...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Chicken, Foods and Beverages, Seafood, Vitamin B12
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Supplement do's and don'ts
Fifty-percent of Americans take vitamins and supplements, according to government surveys. Some have proven benefits. Calcium combined with vitamin D is known to benefit bones, and it’s among the supplements worth considering, according to Consumer...
Tags: Fish Oil (dietary supplement), Heart Disease, Vitamin D, Lung Cancer, Health Treatments
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Some nutrients can stave off vision loss and eye disease that occurs as we age
Even if you are reading this without glasses, it's not too early to start taking your eye vitamins. Some nutrients can stave off the burdensome vision loss and eye disease that occur as we age, mounting research suggests. But claims by supplement...
Tags: Fish Oil (dietary supplement), Glaucoma, Medical Research, Science, Vitamin D
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Friday is good day to get juiced
Clark County Extension Service Agent for Family and Consumer SciencesFriday is National Orange Juice Day. This may not be high on the list of importance for you but what I hope it does is remind you to increase the vitamin C in your diet. Vitamin C is found in citrus fruits such as oranges and grapefruit, as well as...Tags: Asparagus, Heart Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Cancer, Marketing
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FDA blocks misleading sunscreens
Fox 5 San Diego Anchor/ReporterPOWAY, Calif. -- New rules for sunscreen labeling drafted by the Federal Drug Administration in 2011 will take effect this summer. "It's good because they're trying to make order before there was no order. The FDA is also giving the consumer some...Tags: Skin Cancer, Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure, Immune System, Dermatologists, Mole (lesion)
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My Pill-Popping, Vitamin-Junkie Past Is Over
The Hartford CourantI take just five pills a day now. This is down from the handfuls I used to take back when I was a health junkie. I don't think I was a hypochondriac, but then I may have been taking a pill for that. Mostly I was into supplements and vitamins. I don't...Tags: Skin Lesion, Nobel Prize Awards, Skin Rash, Mouth, Entertainment Events
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