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Reasons to Get Your Dairy

But the other side to the story is that their intake of many key nutrients -- like protein, calcium, magnesium, folate, B1, B2, B6, B12, and vitami...

O2 Diet

Phase 1 (lasts 4 days): This phase is a 'cleanse.' You get a whopping 50,000 ORAC points per day on very few calories, and you drink water and gree...

Niacin Deficiency

Niacin deficiency is a condition that occurs when a person doesn't get enough or can't absorb niacin or its amino acid precursor, tryptophan. Pella...

Eat Trans Fat, Get Big Belly

Over six years -- what would, in humans, be a 20-year span -- the monkeys who ate unsaturated fats upped their body weight by 1.8%. 'Trans fatty ac...

Fiber: How Much Do You Need?

Soluble fiber is found in beans, peas, lentils, oatmeal, oat bran, nuts, seeds, psyllium, apples, pears, strawberries, and blueberries. Soluble fib...

Getting Too Much of Vitamins and Minerals

So you'll want to think about the supplements you take and fortified foods or drinks. 'Most people don't realize there's no real advantage to takin...

What to Know About Omega-3s and Fish

Fish and omega-3 fatty acids. Unfortunately, the American diet is swimming in omega-6s instead, says Jeffrey Bost, PAC, clinical instructor in the ...

Truth About Beer and Your Belly

'In general, alcohol intake is associated with bigger waists, because when you drink alcohol, the liver burns alcohol instead of fat,' says Michael...

Flat Belly Diet

Eat fat and lose weight. Cooking and shopping: The diet includes recipes, ideas for snacks, and tips for ordering fast food. Low-fat diet: This is ...

Foods You Should Eat If You Have a B12 Deficiency

If you have a serious deficiency, your doctor will probably give you B12 through a shot in your muscle or a daily high-dose supplement. Boost your ...

Natural Anti-Inflammatory Diet

Natural anti-inflammatories are foods that you can eat to lower your odds of having inflammation. Nuts: They have a healthy kind of fat that helps ...

Perricone Diet

Limitations: This diet may be a big change for you, considering you're giving up so many foods -- basically, anything made with flour or sugar. Pac...