Where a carbohydrate food falls on the glycemic index indicates how much it will raise your blood sugar. This is particularly important if you have diabetes, as your body’s ability to manage the amount of sugar in your blood is impaired.
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If you have loose, watery stools more than three times a day, you have diarrhea, as defined by MedlinePlus, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health. Treatment of diarrhea varies and depends on the cause.
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If you have diabetes, the level of sugar in your blood is high because your body isn’t as efficient at using insulin to turn the carbohydrates you eat into energy. Peaches and other fruits contain carbs, but they are also packed with healthful nutrients.
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If you have diabetes, your body’s ability to produce or use insulin is impaired. Insulin is a hormone made by your pancreas that clears the sugar you eat out of your blood and puts it into your cells so you can use it for energy.
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Fluoxetine is the generic name for Prozac, a medication commonly used to treat major depression. Doctors also prescribe this medication for bulimia nervosa, obsessive compulsive disorder and anxiety. Decreased appetite and weight loss may occur as a result of taking fluoxetine, according to the Drugs.com website.
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More than 6 million Americans have swallowing difficulties, according to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. If you have been diagnosed with dysphagia, a swallowing disorder, you may need to alter the texture of your diet to swallow safely.
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Whey protein will help you curb hunger, recover quickly from exercise and lose fat while maintaining muscle, according to the National Dairy Council. Whey is the liquid fraction of protein that is left when removing the curds, or the solids, from dairy. You can use whey protein if you have diabetes.
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If you don't take in enough electrolytes, or if you lose them rapidly through sweat or urine, you may experience muscle cramps, irregular heartbeat, nausea and confusion. You need electrolytes to transmit messages throughout your nervous system, contract your muscles and maintain fluid balance.
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Eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, or EPA and DHA, are omega-3 fatty acids found in oily fish, such as salmon, halibut, mackerel and tuna. Fish oil is used to treat high triglycerides, prevent heart disease and lower high blood pressure.
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Tart cherry juice gets its bitter taste from the antioxidants that are responsible for its anti-inflammatory effects, reports Oregon Health and Science University. The juice has been shown to reduce the pain and inflammation associated with exercise as well as the chronic inflammation of arthritis.
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Rather than a cause of diarrhea, coconut water is often used to treat this condition. Americans don't get enough potassium, according to the U.S.
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If you're like most Americans, you consume 22 teaspoons of added sugars per day. Corn syrup, whether liquid or solid and with or without fructose, is an added sugar that may contribute to obesity and heart disease.
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Sales of gluten-free foods are expected to reach more than $5 billion by 2015, reports the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness. A protein found in wheat, rye and barley, gluten is blamed for the symptoms – including diarrhea and weight loss – of Celiac disease and gluten sensitivity.
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Red food coloring is the most commonly used dye in the U.S., according to Center for Science in the Public Interest. It is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in candy, cereal, baked goods, gelatin powder, drugs and cosmetics.
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Carbohydrates are sugars in the food you eat that your body turns into glucose for energy. Think of carbohydrates as simple, such as in sweeteners added to processed foods, or complex, such as starches and fiber. Complex carbs are the “good carbs,” says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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If you've ever breathed on a cold window in winter, you've noticed water vapors fog up the glass. That's much the same way liquid smoke is made. Chilling the smoke from smoldering wood chips condenses it into water droplets that trap the smoke flavor.
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When a female mosquito bites you, she extracts up to 0.01 milliliters of blood in order to help her eggs mature before they hatch. Unfortunately, she leaves behind a red, itchy bump, a result of an allergic reaction to her saliva.
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Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol. Sugar alcohols contribute fewer calories and have a lesser effect on blood sugar levels than other types of sugar. According to Yale-New Haven Hospital, this is because your body converts them to glucose more slowly.
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The number of calories you should eat at dinner depends on your total daily calorie needs, as well as how much you eat at other meals. Estimated calorie needs range from 1,800 to 3,000 per day, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Whey protein can help you lose weight, build muscle and recover after exercise, according to the National Dairy Council. Optimum Nutrition's 100 Percent Whey Gold Standard powder contains mostly whey protein isolates, a pure form of whey protein in which almost all of the lactose has been removed.
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