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Prenatal nutrition: What to eat when you’re pregnant
You may think that anything goes regarding food during pregnancy. You may have heard friends and coworkers talk about “eating for two” or surviving on pickles and ice cream for nine months. And when you first find out you’re pregnant, you may struggle with morning sickness, where the last thing you’ll want to do is…
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Rio de Janeiro tests new recipe against childhood obesity
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Chicken with potatoes, carrot-and-cabbage salad: it looks like a detox meal, but it’s the menu at a school cafeteria in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which is seeking new ways to fight childhood obesity. Nearly one-third of children in Brazil are obese, an epidemic city health officials and community leaders are seeking…
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Healthy Lifestyle At 40 Adds 5 Years To Life, Offsets Genetic Risk: Study
Adopting a healthy lifestyle at the age of 40 could add five more years to life, a recent study has revealed. Additionally, this lifestyle can counteract the impact of genes that shorten life spans by over 60%. Since healthy living is associated with longevity, researchers explored its effects on individuals genetically inclined toward early mortality.…
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Healthy lifestyle may offset genetics by 60% and add five years to life, study says
A healthy lifestyle may offset the impact of genetics by more than 60% and add another five years to your life, according to the first study of its kind. It is well established that some people are genetically predisposed to a shorter lifespan. It is also well known that lifestyle factors, specifically smoking, alcohol consumption,…
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Global and local perspectives on food security and food systems
Our health and active life depend critically on nutritious food. While agriculture and food production increased over the past decades, millions of people are still unable to meet their dietary needs, starkly contrasting the overconsumption and the enormous amount of food wasted daily. Policymakers worldwide are paying more attention to the whole food system—production, processing,…
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Proof you CAN outrun bad genes with just four lifestyle tweaks
By Kate Pickles Health Editor Published: 18:30 EDT, 29 April 2024 | Updated: 18:45 EDT, 29 April 2024
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Healthy living could add an extra five years to life
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email People genetically predisposed to a shorter life could live around five years longer if they followed a healthy lifestyle, scientists have discovered. In the first study of its kind, experts explored how…
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Eating more avocados could lower risk of Type 2 diabetes in women, study says
Eating more avocados could help women stave off Type 2 diabetes, study says Eating more avocados could help women stave off Type 2 diabetes, study says 00:59 BOSTON – Eating more avocados could help women stave off Type 2 diabetes, a new study found. Avocados contain antioxidants that can reduce inflammation and cell damage, which…
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Ordering Chinese Food Tonight? Here’s the Healthiest Thing to Get
When it’s 6 o’clock and everyone is asking what’s for dinner,”Let’s order Chinese food!” may not sound like the most ideal takeout choice if you’re someone who tries to eat on the healthier side (particularly when it comes to American-Chinese food versus traditional). But feel free to get excited, because you can absolutely find nutritious…
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The Easiest Way To Get More Longevity-Promoting Flavonols into Your Daily Diet
It’s no surprise that fruits and veggies are seriously good for you. Many of their benefits can be attributed to the diverse micronutrients they contain, which go way beyond letter vitamins alone. For instance, plant-based foods are rich in antioxidants—of which there are many—including a specific subset called flavonols. Per updated findings from a prospective…