How does the food we eat give us energy? From the anti-inflammatory benefits of a garlic-rich diet to the digestive impact of oatmeal and berries, understanding nutrient synergy is the foundation of an effective detox diet.
While beans are packed with fiber, vitamins, minerals and protein, they also have one unpleasant side effect -- they’re famous for leaving you bloated. If you know you’re planning to have a bean dish tomorrow, plan ahead and prepare your beans the night before. You’ll be less likely to pass any gas after eating.
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A teaspoon of sugar contains 16 calories, which doesn't seem like much. It can really add up, however, if you eat a lot of sugary foods or drink large amounts of soda and other sweetened beverages. Cutting sugar from your diet, though, can help you consume fewer calories -- and that can translate to weight loss.
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Lentils are a member of the legume family, and with their small, delicate shape and nutty flavor, they are a versatile bean. You can use lentils in soups, salads or as part of a side dish. Often sold dried, lentils are soaked in water before getting cooked.
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When you consume more calories than your body needs, both carbs and fats end up stored in muscles and in other areas throughout the body. The body stores dietary fats in the form of triglycerides, whether in muscles or fat cells. Carbs are first turned into glycogen, which is stored in the liver and muscles.
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Drinking a sweet and spicy beverage may warm you up and satisfy a need for something honeyed, but it may not detox your body of harmful substances or promote weight loss as claimed.
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Ten percent to 15 percent of adults in the United States experience the abdominal pain and bowel irregularity caused by irritable bowel syndrome, according to the National Institute of Digestive and Diabetes and Kidney Diseases. Finding ways to manage the disease not only improves symptoms but life quality as well.
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Corn bread, also known as Johnny cake, Jonny cake, Indian cake or half a dozen other names with fascinating colonial backgrounds, provided portable meals for pioneers that settled the North American continent.
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You may believe your food choices caused your gynecomastia, which is the enlargement of breast tissue in men. However, there's no association between any food and breast enlargement in men, and no special food you need to eat or avoid when you have the condition.
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While eating almonds in moderation is unlikely to cause gas, eating too many of them could lead to gassiness if your diet is packed with a lot of gas-causing foods. The fiber in almonds can be gas-causing when consumed in excess.
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It’s rare to encounter someone who has never skipped a meal. Some people skip regularly, thinking that if they eat fewer meals, they’ll take in fewer total calories and lose weight more successfully. Others simply have no food available or no time to eat when they’re hungry.
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Rapadura sugar is an unrefined cane sugar that preserves the natural caramel taste of the sugar. It has a fine-grained texture and can be used in place of white sugar. However, unlike white sugar, it has a grainy texture rather than a crystallized one because it is not as heavily processed.
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In any season, half of the U.S. population is enjoying a little ice cream, according to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Ice cream not only helps satisfy your sweet tooth, but it's also considered a slow-digesting food because of its fat content and how it ranks on the glycemic index.
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Flaxseed may help improve your cholesterol levels and lower your risk for heart disease and cancer, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center.
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Chocolate lovers, rejoice: Cacao nibs -- bits of the same cacao beans that go into candy bars and hot chocolate -- contain healthy antioxidants that can boost your health and possibly even help you live longer. Also called cocoa beans, cacao beans are technically a seed that comes from the Theobroma cacao tree.
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A good source of protein and calcium, yogurt is a healthy addition to your diet. Like most things, however, moderation is key when it comes to eating certain types of yogurt.
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Palmitic acid is a saturated fatty acid commonly found in both animals and plants. It is a major component in the oils from palm trees, such as palm oil, palm kernel oil and coconut oil.
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A lot of attention has been given to trans-fats lately, which leaves many wondering about cis-fats. The terms trans and cis are opposites and describe the chemical structure of hydrogen atoms around a double bond.
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Any food, including spirulina, can make you fat if you eat too much of it. In the case of spirulina, however, you'd have to eat a very large amount of it for it to lead to weight gain. Eating high-calorie, fat- or sugar-filled foods and not getting enough exercise are more likely to cause you to gain weight.
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While irradiated food is not widely sold in the United States, the process of food irradiation is used throughout the world to reduce the risk of illnesses and food poisoning. In addition to some safety concerns, irradiated food has other disadvantages, including poorer taste and nutrient content.
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You need sufficient amounts of a number of vitamins and minerals for your blood to clot properly. Eating a variety of foods high in these nutrients may help somewhat if you bleed easily, but don't rely on food alone if you think your blood isn't clotting properly.
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