Tag: diet
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Overcoming Challenges in Obesity: An Interview with Dr. Sean Wharton
Obesity effects over 650 million people worldwide and close to 40% of people in many western countries. This is a concern as being obese increases the chances of getting diabetes, heart disease and some cancers, as well as affecting a person’s emotional well-being. Despite these real health implications, people with obesity face numerous challenges in…
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I don’t have time to eat healthy: Six life hacks for eating healthy
We’re all busy. We work eight hours a day, commute from one to two hours more, when we get home there’s the household chores, and if you have kids, forget having much time at all. It’s just enough that we have time to eat, let alone to eat healthy. Whether it’s breakfast, lunch or dinner,…
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Will this egg give me heart disease?
One egg, two egg, good egg, bad egg. No single food comes close to being studied or stirring up so much controversy. Eggs are the Jekyll and Hyde of foods: the nutrient rich egg white surrounding what many people believe to be a disease-causing egg yolk. Eggs are the food we love, and also the…
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Do we really need to be told what to eat?
We must all be dumb when it comes to figuring out what foods we need to survive and thrive. Or, at least that’s the impression one can get from our local market’s checkout counter; racks filled with magazines screaming headlines about the newest diets promising life-long health. Social media isn’t any better with millions of…