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Research Roundup January 2018

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Research Roundup: January 2018 Breakfast is Good for the Heart. Skipping breakfast or consuming low-calorie breakfasts is associated with an increased risk of atherosclerosis, according to researchers in Spain. The usual diet of over 4,000 participants free of cardiovascular or chronic kidney disease were divided into those who skipped breakfast (3%), consumed more than 20 percent […]

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This vegetable can help reduce the risk of heart disease!

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Crunch on Cruciferous Vegetables From cabbage to kale, there’s a lot to love about cruciferous vegetables All veggies are good for you, but cruciferous vegetables are in a special category. This group of vegetables is rich in disease-preventing nutrients, including vitamins C, E and K; folate, minerals, and several carotenoids, including beta-carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin. Broccoli, […]

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Avoiding Temptation at the Grocery Store

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Eat lunch and drink 16 oz. of water before going shopping. – This will help you avoid those unnecessary and tempting snacks. Take your grocery list with you and STICK to the plan! Try to leave the kids at home or go while they are in school or at the babysitters. Shop on the outside […]

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What is “Lifestyle Medicine”?

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The focus on lifestyle choices to prevent and treat chronic diseases, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, CVD, and multiple types of cancer, has gained momentum in the past decade. And rightly so, as the leading causes of death among adults in the United States are related to lifestyle, including tobacco use, poor diet, physical […]

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Healthy plant-based diet linked with substantially lower type 2 diabetes risk

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    “This study highlights that even moderate dietary changes in the direction of a healthful plant-based diet can play a significant role in the prevention of type 2 diabetes,” said Ambika Satija, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Nutrition, lead author of the study. “These findings provide further evidence to support current dietary recommendations for chronic […]

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Potassium is important for your blood pressure!

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The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) recently released the first comprehensive, updated guidelines for detecting, preventing, managing and treating high blood pressure since 2003. The big story in this update is the lower definition of high blood pressure to prevent complications and encourage earlier intervention to reduce health risk. High […]

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Have you felt “butterflies” in your stomach?

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If you’ve ever felt the sensation of “butterflies” in your stomach or had a “gut feeling” about a situation, you’ve experienced the connection of the brain and the gut. This two-way communication between the nervous system and digestive tract goes beyond emotional response; it has been implicated in numerous health conditions. Interventions involving the gut-brain axis […]

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Resolve to eat more plants in 2018!

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Sometimes the month-long holiday season seems like the perfect set-up for making New Year’s resolutions that emphasize the word “no.” No more sugar! No more snacks! Cut out all fat! No carbs! There’s something about January that makes us want to re-group and renew. It might be motivational to put strict food rules in place, but […]

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Have you tried this great snack?

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Our snack-friendly culture has embraced edamame, a Japanese bean often eaten like unshelled Southern boiled peanuts. A type of shell bean, edamame contains immature soy beans within each pod that can be served whole and squeezed from one end to release slippery, crisp beans. Product labels typically designate both whole and shelled forms as edamame, although […]

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Dietitians Predict Fermented Foods Will Gain Popularity In 2018

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With a record-breaking 2,050 registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) responding, Today’s Dietitian‘s “What’s Trending in Nutrition” national survey finds that consumers will be “going with their gut” in the coming year by seeking out foods that improve health and overall well-being. What’s changed for next year is the rise of “fermented foods” to the top spot. RDNs […]

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