MSG – is not the culprit in “Chinese Restaurant Syndrome” and is an important ingredient in foods, and our biochemistry. Despite concerns raised by early reports, decades of research have failed to demonstrate a clear and consistent relationship between MSG ingestion and the development of health conditions.
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Salads are the enemy of weight loss. But do you know why? The salad dressing sabotages the salad, with most dressings containing over 100 calories per tablespoon. A McDonald’s hamburger has about half the calories of your average restaurant salad.
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Kids, candy, and hyperactivity – there is no relationship. It may be the expectation that there is one that has more to do with the kids and parents reaction, but it isn’t the candy, or the sweeteners, or the artificial coloring. Still, it is important to monitor what your kids eat, and help them make healthy selections.
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Fructose, refined sugar, is biochemically not the same as found in nature, and its effect on the human body are devastating. One need to only look at the world wide epidemic of obesity and fructose consumption to see it. Here is the nitty gritty behind this deady product, and what you can do about it.
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Tired of dry turkey? Check out this 90-second video showing Turkey Sous Vide. The way to make a perfect turkey every time. Perfect holiday meal.
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While the recent study about older physicians taking multivitamins showed a small reduction in cancer, the effect was modest. Here is a review of the major studies about vitamins and what they have shown.
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At the Annual Meeting of The Obesity Society, researchers shared that parents underestimate the calories in their children’s fast food meals. The study involved 330 children. Kids consume approximately 7 trillion calories per year on sugary beverages.
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A simple baked chicken recipe that has minimal calories but tastes delicious is quick and easy. Here is step by step instructions as well as a video to prove it.
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Schools that limit access to junk foods have fewer children that are overweight or obese. Perhaps it is time to make this a policy for all schools – we do have an epidemic of obesity among our children, and the schools are the surrogate parents for the children.
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