Category: Foods
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5 Food Categories to AVOID if You Have Arthritis
Arthritis is a group of diseases that affect the joints, causing inflammation, pain, swelling, and limited mobility. Arthritis affects people of all ages, but it is more common in older people and especially in women. The most common forms of arthritis are osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis), rheumatoid arthritis, and gout. Other forms of arthritis are spondyloarthritis,…
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Foods and Drinks to Avoid if we have Diabetes
Diabetes affects your body’s ability to process sugar (glucose) in the blood. Eating a balanced diet can help people manage diabetes and reduce their risk of complications. Carbohydrates Carbohydrates are the body’s most important source of energy. The quality and quantity of carbohydrates we eat have the biggest impact on our blood sugar. There are…
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Sugar, is it Safe? and How Much Can we Eat Per Day?
The World Health Organization guideline for the intake of free sugars (monosaccharides such as glucose and fructose and disaccharides such as sugar, added to foods by the manufacturer, cook or consumer, and sugars naturally present in honey, syrups, fruit juices) in adults and children is to reduce it to less than 10% of total energy…
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Artificial Sweeteners Consumption and Cognitive Decline
Recent research published on September 3, 2025 in Neurology of the American Academy of Neurology, shows that there is an association (and not a causal link) between the consumption of low and zero calorie artificial sweeteners and cognitive decline. The research focuses on 7 artificial sweeteners, artificial sugar substitutes, aspartame, saccharin, acesulfame-K, erythritol, xylitol, sorbitol…
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The Truth About Cholesterol
Cholesterol is an Essential Component Cholesterol is essential for the body because it is a key component of the complex lipoprotein molecules that form cell membranes, a precursor to steroid hormones, vitamin D and bile acids, which aid in the digestion process and absorb dietary fat. Cholesterol and Lipoproteins Cholesterol is found bound to complex…
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5 Main Reasons Why We Don’t Follow a Diet Plan
Our psychology is very important in order to be able to follow a diet plan correctly and long-term to lose weight.Our thoughts, emotional state and behavior affect the way we deal with a diet plan.Failure to follow or maintain a specific diet plan is not always due to a lack of willpower, but also to…
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Anti-Inflammatory Nutrition
Inflammation is our body’s defense mechanism against incoming external threats such as stress, bacterial or viral infections, and toxic chemicals. This inflammatory response essentially aims to fight and destroy these substances from the body. If our body’s immune cells begin to overreact (which is common), inflammation can turn against the body itself. This creates chronic…
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Nutrition for Kidney Stones Disease
Kidney stones are a common problem of the urinary system. With proper nutrition, we can prevent the appearance of kidney stones or, if we have had kidney stones in the past, prevent the appearance of new stones. Kidney stones usually form when the urine has high levels of metals and salts, resulting in these elements…
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5 Gifts of Nutrients
Nutrients are substances that are essential for the growth and functioning of an organism. If they are not taken in sufficient quantities for a certain period of time, damage is caused to the body, possibly serious and permanent. Nutrients are divided into macronutrients and micronutrients. Macronutrients are called nutrients that provide energy, such as carbohydrates,…
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Drugs that cause Metabolic Disorders, Weight Gain and Body Fat Distribution
Slowing down metabolism, weight gain and body fat redistribution are side effects of many drugs on the market. These side effects increase the risk of developing additional diseases such as type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemia, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cancer. The following is a brief overview of the drug categories, their effect on…
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