Category: Nutrition
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What is the Mediterranean Diet?
You’ve probably heard about the Mediterranean Diet. It’s likely the diet most rigorously studied and most promoted in health circles. And it’s consistently rated as the best diet out there. What is the Mediterranean Diet? Like its name, the Mediterranean Diet is based on food patterns of people living along the northern side of the…
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Busting Six Myths About Nutrition
There’s probably nothing more contentious in health than nutrition and dieting. Part of this is due to the lack of certainty in nutrition science. For example, you can find just as many studies saying eggs are bad for you than ones saying they’re fine (which they are and eggs can be part of a healthy…
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Are artificial sweeteners good for you?
We’re a society focused on calories. We constantly see advertisements for low-calorie foods and calories are also provided on restaurant menus. And even some researchers want candies labelled with how much time it will take you to walk off those extra calories. At a young age we learn calories can help us lose or gain…
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Nutrition Wars: Is there such a thing as the best diet?
Vegan, Paleo, Mediterranean, Carnivore, Keto, Plant-based, Flexitarian, etc. There’s a flood of different popular diets out there. Each one has a list of foods you should and shouldn’t eat. Each one also has a vocal group of followers saying their diet is the best. And many base their diets (rightly or wrongly) on what our…