The Risks of Eating Excess Celery

For very few calories, celery adds vitamins, minerals and fiber to your diet. But the perks of celery go down if it dominates your diet. You may experience a decrease in other nutrients, experience bowel problems and expose yourself to high doses of pesticides. Don’t give up on these green stalks.

Melodie Anne
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Feeling Tired After Eating Chocolate

Feeling sleepy after eating a sugary snack such as chocolate is normal. Large quantities of chocolate can lead to a rapid rise in blood sugar and a consequent drop below normal levels. The result is fatigue. While this is usually not a cause for concern, it can occasionally point to something serious, such as diabetes.

Frank Yemi
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Nitrite & Nitrate Allergies

Although peanut butter, milk and fruits are common sources of food allergies, it also is possible to be allergic to other food components and additives. This includes nitrates, which are compounds that occur when nitrogen is broken down.

Rachel Nall
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Extreme Get Ripped Diet

You've been working out hard and you're strong and fit, but now you want to take it one step further and really define those muscles. You do not need to starve yourself to get ripped, but you do need to pay careful attention to what and how much you eat.

Jill Corleone, RDN, LD
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Avocados & Diarrhea

Almost any food you eat can cause you to have loose, watery stools if you have an adverse reaction to it or if it exacerbates a pre-existing condition. Although it's not a common allergen, an avocado can cause allergic reactions in some people, or they may trigger a food intolerance.

Jody Braverman
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Green Apples and Weight Loss

Although no one single food will provide miraculous weight-loss results on its own, eating a little more of certain foods, such as green apples, may help increase the amount of weight a person loses.

Jessica Bruso
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Foods That Aggravate Urinary Retention

Not being able to fully relieve your bladder is not only uncomfortable but can also be dangerous, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. While no direct connection exists between diet and urinary retention, certain foods may aggravate your bladder.

Jill Corleone, RDN, LD
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What Meat Can You Eat for a Gallbladder Diet?

Your gallbladder is an organ that rests underneath the liver. The gallbladder acts as a storage unit for the liver, storing bile the liver produces. When your gallbladder releases the bile, it moves to the intestines, where the bile then digests fats.

Rachel Nall
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Diabetes and the Filipino Diet

Diet is an integral part of managing your diabetes, but you may feel you're limited in what you can eat.

Jill Corleone, RDN, LD
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What Are the Benefits of B-12 & B-100?

They're needed in small amounts, but the B vitamins play a vital role in your health. They help convert the food you eat into energy and assist with making red blood cells.

Jill Corleone, RDN, LD
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What Are Side Effects of Eating Seaweed?

Seaweed may help improve blood sugar control and decrease your cholesterol levels, according to a study published in "Nutrition Research and Practice" in 2008.

Jessica Bruso
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Do Strawberries Give You Gas?

With their jewel-like color and sweet taste, strawberries, especially fresh strawberries, are a much-awaited summertime treat.

Jessica Lewis
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