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We’ve heard many people on social media—even fitness influencers—say something like, “Stop eating fruits if you want to lose weight!” “Here are the reasons why fruits aren’t as good as you think,” and so on. Even whole foods like fruits have their own set of myths surrounding them when it comes to weight loss. But …
According to a study published in the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, you may be getting more than you bargained for in some common beverages such as mixed fruit juices, plant-based kinds of milk, and soft drinks, alarmingly the findings revealed levels of toxic metals exceeding federal drinking water standards. For this study, 60 …
It is well established and documented that sugary drinks are bad for your health, now a study published in The BMJ has reported a possible link between higher consumption of sugary drinks and increased risk of cancer. Observational results yielded should be interpreted with caution, but they do add to a growing body of evidence …
Digestive problems may be caused because the body is having problems absorbing fat; symptoms of fat malabsorption may include but is not limited to excreting light coloured foul smelling stools, fatigue, bloating, weight gain/loss, being nauseated by fatty foods, and dry skin. However, these symptoms may also be indication of other nutrient deficiencies as some …
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health research suggest the more sugar sweetened beverages people drink as adults the greater the risk of death, especially from cardiovascular disease and to a lesser extent cancer, as published in Circulation. Findings stem from analysis of 2 large prospective cohorts of adults which indicates the link between sugar …
An observational study women who had reported drinking more than one diet soda or other kind of artificially sweetened drink were found to have a higher risk of strokes caused by a blood clot; this association was even stronger in obese women and in African-American women, as published in Stroke. The association between drinking artificially …