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A Treatment for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
April 18, 2012
An industry-funded randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial study suggests chocolate may improve symptoms for those suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome, a debilitating condition currently affecting as many as 7 million Americans. But how do you get the cacao phytonutrients without the saturated fat and added sugar?
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Dietary guidelines: it’s all Greek to the USDA
October 31, 2011
Unlike the United States, where the agriculture department is the lead agency on formulating dietary recommendations, other countries such as Greece rely on their health department. What do their dietary guidelines look like?
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Dietary guidelines: Just say no
October 26, 2011
What happens when the twin mandates of the USDA to both promote agribusiness and protect our nation’s health come into conflict?
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Calculate your healthy eating score
August 24, 2011
Rate your diet on a scale of 0 to 100 using the phytochemical index and compare your score to the standard American diet.
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Antioxidant power of plant foods versus animal foods
August 23, 2011
On average, plant foods have 64 times more antioxidant power than red meat, poultry, fish, dairy, and eggs, but is it a fair comparison?
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Antioxidant content of 3,139 foods
August 22, 2011
In the most extensive study of its kind ever published, the amount of anti-aging anticancer antioxidants is measured across thousands of different foods.
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Is Licorice Good For You?
May 25, 2011
The safe upper limit of licorice consumption and why pregnant women may be at particularly high risk.
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Are Dates Good For You?
May 20, 2011
Do the beneficial phytonutrients in dates make up for their high sugar content?
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Healthy Pumpkin Pie
October 13, 2010
Recipe for incorporating antioxidant-packed spices into one’s diet.
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Cocoa Good; Chocolate Bad
September 9, 2010
The emerging role of cocoa solids in disease prevention.
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Doctors’ Nutritional Ignorance
August 28, 2010
Medical education continues to underemphasize clinical nutrition.
