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A gut health dietitian eats fermented foods every day. Here's 3 ways she gets more bang for her buck.

Sat, 06/15/2024 - 08:21

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Tanzil Miah (left) home-made kombucha (right) — Dietitian Tanzil Miah recommends buying locally-produced fermented foods.
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health, gut-health, microbiome, fermented, Food, nutrition

A woman who hates cooking shared the 5 easy, healthy meals that helped her lose 200 pounds

Sat, 06/15/2024 - 05:22

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Leah Mancuso before and after losing 200 pounds.
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health, fat-loss, weight-loss, nutrition

A Harvard processed foods expert shares 3 simple food swaps you can make for a healthier brain and gut

Thu, 06/13/2024 - 16:29

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a board of chicken nuggets and french fries with ketchup — New research suggests that it's not just the ingredients in processed food but how they're prepared that can make them unhealthy. Simple, healthy swaps can reduce health risks.
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health, health, Diet, nutrition, processed-food, ultra-processed-foods

A chef from the Greek Blue Zone Ikaria shares 3 plant-based recipes inspired by the island where people often live to 100

Wed, 06/12/2024 - 04:03

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Chef Diane Kochilas (left) lentil salad (right) — Chef Diane Kochilas applies her Ikarian heritage to her cooking.
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health, Food, Diet, blue-zone, Longevity, ikaria, mediterrannean-diet

Ultra-processed plant-based food has been linked to heart disease and early death — but a simple swap could boost your health

Tue, 06/11/2024 - 11:50

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A woman eating a veggie burger. — Plant-based foods that have been ultra-processed could increase the risk of heart problems, according to a new study.
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health, Diet, Food, ultra-processed-food, nutrition, plant-based, vegan-diet

Doctor-designed food prescriptions could help patients cut medical costs for hypertension and cancer

Fri, 05/24/2024 - 12:05

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Photo collage of a doctor handing a bunch of kale to a patient over the counter. Blueberries are neatly arranged on the counter — Some doctors are offering their patients tailored nutrition plans, or prescribing specific heart-healthy foods to curb chronic illness.
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Ultra-Processed Foods Have Disturbing Health Effects, Large Review Finds

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 16:59

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A lifetime of snacking and frozen food dinners may affect your body in lots of surprising ways, new research suggests. The study, a large-scale review of the existing evidence, found an association between regularly eating ultra-processed foods and a higher risk of many health problems. It also found that these foods…