Nutrition

Are yellow-fleshed potatoes healthier than white? And what about the glycoalkaloid toxins? The high glycemic impact of potatoes may increase the risk...

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Broccoli, vinegar, and lemon juice are put to the test to blunt the glycemic index of white potatoes. White potatoes have a high glycemic index, and c...

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If you eat potatoes when they’re cold, as in potato salad, or chilled and reheated, you can get a nearly 40% lower glycemic impact. If you systematica...

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Do potato eaters live longer or shorter lives than non-potato eaters? Is there a link between potato intake and the incidence of hypertension? Harvard...

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Does the link between white potatoes and diabetes extend to non-fried potatoes without butter or sour cream? The trouble for white potatoes began in 2...

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Prunes, figs, and exercise are put to the test as natural home remedies for constipation. The act of defecation is very private and the object of cult...

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Glycidol may help explain why people who eat fried foods get more cancer. “The main purpose of frying is to produce foods with good consumer acceptabi...

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What does an anti-inflammatory diet look like? “Intervention studies to enhance healthy ageing need appropriate outcome measures, such as blood-borne...

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Inflammatory markers can double within six hours of eating a pro-inflammatory meal. Which foods are the worst? Excessive inflammation may play a role...

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Pomegranates are put to the test for weight loss, diabetes, COPD, prostate cancer, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. The case of POM Wonderful...

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The foundation of cancer prevention is plants, not pills. “The vast majority of cancer research is devoted to finding cures, rather than finding new w...