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  • Supplements

Is Excess Selenium in Your Dietary Supplements Dangerous?

  • Posted on February 25, 2015
  • by Bonnie Liebman

In an earlier study, selenium supplements raised the risk of aggressive prostate cancer in men who already had high levels of this mineral in their bodies. A new study finds…

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  • Salt in Food

Does Cutting Back on Salt in Food Help Reduce Headaches?

  • Posted on February 16, 2015
  • by Bonnie Liebman

Nearly everyone gets headaches. Yet no one knows how to prevent them. A new study suggest that cutting back on salt may help. [text_ad] Researchers analyzed data from the 2001…

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  • What to Eat

What to Eat: The Healthiest Soft Cheeses at Your Grocery Store

  • Posted on February 9, 2015
  • by Jayne Hurley

There’s more to the dairy aisle than milk, cheddar and Swiss cheeses, and yogurt. Softer cheeses (from feta to goat and from cottage to ricotta), sour cream, crème fraîche, and…

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  • What to Eat

What to Eat: What to Sip and What to Skip in the Non-Dairy Aisle

  • Posted on January 19, 2015
  • by Jayne Hurley

Moove over, cow’s milk. A growing number of Americans are ditching dairy for “milks” made from almonds, cashews, coconut, flax, hazelnuts, hemp, oats, rice, soy, or other plants. But what…

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  • Food Safety

What are the Most Important Food Safety and Nutrition Concerns Regarding Various Beverages?

  • Posted on January 13, 2015
  • by NAH Editorial Staff

The center aisles of a supermarket hold an enormous variety of beverages: juices, sodas, sports drinks, waters, and specialty drinks. Though those beverages are safe, most are far from healthy.…

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  • How to Diet

How to Diet: Does Soy Impact Masculinity?

  • Posted on January 7, 2015
  • by David Schardt

The rap: “Soy protein powder strips your masculinity!” —thehealthyhomeeconomist.com [text_ad] The real story: “Some people assume that the plant estrogens in soy must be interfering with reproductive hormones in men,”…

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  • Food Safety

Here are Important Food Safety Tips You Should Know about Dairy Products

  • Posted on January 6, 2015
  • by NAH Editorial Staff

Milk Although the variety in the dairy case is impressive, the steps you should take to protect yourself from most dairy-related foodborne illnesses are blessedly simple. Never drink unpasteurized milk,…

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  • Fat in Food

How Bad is Trans Fat in Food?

  • Posted on December 22, 2014
  • by Michael F. Jacobson

A food additive to avoid: partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, inter-esterified vegetable oil (trans fat) Found in: Fat, oil, shortening: Stick margarine, crackers, fried restaurant foods, baked goods, icing, microwave popcorn.…

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  • How to Diet

How to Diet: Can Eating More Protein Help Prevent Muscle Loss?

  • Posted on November 22, 2014
  • by David Schardt

“We’re constantly making and breaking down muscle,” explains physiologist Jared Dickinson, of Arizona State University. “Between meals we have a higher rate of breakdown, and then after meals a higher…

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  • How to Diet

How to Diet: Dairy and Prostate Cancer

  • Posted on November 20, 2014
  • by Bonnie Liebman

“The dairy story can be confusing,” says June Chan, professor of epidemiology & biostatistics and urology at the University of California, San Francisco. She and others followed nearly 4,000 health…

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