Discover the Secrets of Good health

John Andrews at NewsTarget uncovers some of the more unpleasant ingredients in what often sounds like ‘healthy’ food.
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Wheat bread at Subway is not 100% whole grain (whole wheat flour is down on the ingredients list - followed closely by High Fructose Corn Syrup). The color of the bread is from “caramel color” - [...]

If you’re watching your weight, what’s the best way to eat less without feeling deprived?
Well, you could ditch all that refined flour and sugar and eat mostly healthy whole foods, selecting the most filling kinds: those naturally packed with fiber, protein, and a bit of healthy fat.
Or… perhaps there are easier approaches to “increasing satiety” [...]

These days there are T-shirts for everything imaginable.
Not to miss a trend - the Diet Detective (Charles Platkin) has come out with a range of T-shirts and other apparel - each bearing some sort of ‘healthy food’ icon.
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Cancer is evil. It takes lives and destroys families. We can’t cure it and we struggle to fully identify exactly what causes it.
Recent health reporting has been filled with the results of a large cancer study (the WCRF) that links a large array of lifestyle factors with various cancers.
The report concluded that over a third [...]

Esther Blum, a New York City dietitian, has just come out with a nutritional guide which seems targeted towards a very particular audience: cosmo-drinking, party-going, “gorgeous gals,” in their 20’s and 30’s.
Blum promises a “gorgeous path to enlightenment,” including “freedom from hangovers, guaranteed great sex, and the know-how to live it up without letting yourself [...]

Updated. From the recipe archive.
This is my grandmother’s recipe, which my mother has been using to make our Thanksgiving turkey stuffing for more than 40 years. I’ve never tasted any turkey stuffing that has come close to as good as mom’s. Although years ago we used to stuff the bird, these days [...]

This just in: There is still no magic bullet for weight loss.
Canadian researchers analyzed the results from 30 trials where adults with an average weight of 100 kilograms (220 lbs) took anti-obesity drugs for a year or longer. The study was published in the British Medical Journal.

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Fast food outlet Quiznos has finally listed their nutrition information.
A brief look through the data shows some outrageously high Calorie amounts in their food.
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