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Diet high in trans fats can lead to brain shrinkage: study
Meanwhile, omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D are primarily found in fish, while B vitamins and antioxidants C and E are found in fruits and vegetables. Researchers found that people who consumed diets high in trans fats were more likely to have.
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Foods to beat the winter blahs
Antioxidants and flavonoids protect brain and neuron function thus heightening thinking ability and alertness while complex carbohydrates and B vitamins are critical for balanced serotonin levels, which can increase optimism and improve sleep.
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How Healthy Is Your Diet?How Healthy Is Your Diet?
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Question by strangehappenings: Will a multivitamin be sufficient to replace lost nutrients in a vegetarian/vegan diet?
I’m trying to go vegetarian (or if possible, vegan) but I’m worried about nutrient loss. I know you can get all sorts of vegan foods such as soy milk and tofu that replace the nutrients found in meat, but I’m almost too lazy to check every single thing I eat for sufficient nutrients (or let food rule my life that much). Will simply taking a multivitamin be sufficient?

Best answer:

Answer by barbara
The only nutrient found primarily in meat is vitamin B12, and it is also found in dairy and eggs and fortified cereals.
If you eat a varied diet of beans,legumes,seeds,nuts,whole grains, veggies and fruit you will not be “losing” nutrients, but probably eating more than when you were relying on meat for them.

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Ask the Diet Doctor: Benefits of Fish Oil Supplements vs. Eating Fish
By Mike Roussell, PhD Q: Are the benefits of fish oil supplements the same as eating fish? What about flaxseed oil; is that just as good? A: The health benefits of taking fish oil supplements and are the same you get from eating essential faty acids in …
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Protect your plants from foraging wild life
There were eggs, capsaicin (the pungent principle of cayenne pepper), wintergreen oil, garlic oil, fish oil, castor oil, fish meal and meat meal. The website (bobbex.ca) emphasizes the safety of the product for plants and the environment. …
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Commentary: Another diet myth debunked
Years ago in Hollywood, publicity would occasionally surface that the top movie stars had been given “vitamin B 12 shots” to deal with fatigue and the general malaise encountered on the set of some grueling big-screen production. Most of the time, …
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Corbella: Eat your heart out and listen to my mom
It's rich in antioxidants, fibre, magnesium and some B vitamins. What's more, it helps perk you up and it tastes delicious. For years, however, experts were urging people to give up coffee or drink decaffeinated brew instead. …
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Diet to Prevent AcneDiet to Prevent Acne
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Uganda: Without a Balanced Diet, Inmates On ARVs Are At Risk of Slow Recovery
The HRW report, "Even Dead Bodies Must Work: Health, Hard Labour, and Abuse in Uganda Prisons", released in July says the food is also deficient in (Vitamins) A and C. "Vitamin A is important in the immune system. These are important because we are …
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Abstract: Objective: The primary purpose of this study was to determine if perceived neighborhood disorder affected dietary quality within a multiethnic sample of children.Design: Children were recruited through the use of fliers, wide-distribution mailers, parent magazines, and school presentations from June 2005 to December 2008.Setting: Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama metropolitan area.Participants: Sample of 100 children aged 7 to 12 years.Main Outcome Measure: Dietary quality was assessed using the average of two 24-hour recalls and analyzed using the Nutrition Data System for Research.Analysis: Multivariate linear regression analyses were conducted to assess the relationship between neighborhood disorder and dietary quality.Results: Perceived neighborhood disorder was associated with increased iron intake (P = .03) and lower potassium levels (P = .04). Perceived neighborhood disorder was not significantly associated with increased energy intake (P = .07) and increased sodium intake (P = .08).Conclusions and Implications: Perceived neighborhood disorder was significantly related to differences in dietary quality. This finding indicates that subjective neighborhood characteristics may pose barriers to healthful eating behaviors for children. Future research efforts and policy should address sociostructural factors and ways to manipulate and improve food environments and individuals’ perceptions of their neighborhoods.
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

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Abstract: Objective: To assess beliefs about the role of diet in cancer prevention among individuals considering genetic testing for Lynch Syndrome.Design: Family-centered, cascade recruitment; baseline assessment of a longitudinal study.Setting: Clinical research setting.Participants: Participants were 390 persons, ages 18 and older, including persons with a Lynch Syndrome-associated cancer and suspected of carrying a disease causing mutation, and relatives at risk for inheriting a previously identified mutation.Main Outcome Measures: Assess clustering of beliefs about the role of diet in cancer prevention and predictors of class membership.Analysis: Confirmatory factor analysis; 2-class factor mixture model with binary indicators; multilevel regression analyses, individuals nested within families.Results: Women endorsed a relationship between diet and cancer prevention more often than men (P < .01). A 2-class model was used where Class 1 indicated less likely to link cancer to diet, and Class 2 indicated more likely. Factors associated with increased odds of membership in Class 1 expressed belief that nothing can prevent cancer (P < .01) and fate attribution (P < .01); Class 2 mentioned personal cancer history (P < .05) and genetic knowledge (P < .01).Conclusions and Implications: Identifying factors associated with a belief in cancer prevention through dietary behaviors can inform targeted interventions.
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

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Question by Mari: What in an egg could indicate a lack of vitamin “A” in the hen’s diet?
It is something in the actual egg.

Best answer:

Answer by ND DVM
pale yolk

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