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The approaching holidays are notorious for being filled with indulgent food – from cookies to casseroles to krumkake. If you’re on a mission to clean
The whole point of nutrition is . . . To acquire nutrients. But you’re probably doing it wrong, or at least not efficiently. Certainly, if
Right on target for the 2025 update to the US Dietary Guidelines, the Advisory Committee held its work sessions last week, as they do
As coffee is the 2nd-most consumed beverage in the world (2nd only to water), there is a lot of discussion and research on its effects
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The importance of protein intake is far underappreciated, especially as we age. Perhaps due to misleading interpretation of low-quality research (epidemiological studies, in particular), people
Fiber Conventional wisdom states that fiber is essential for gut health and is effective for management of constipation, even argued to be necessary for proper
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