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Eat your veggies

Vegetables may help arteries stay clear Reuters UK (Mon Jun 19, 2006 1:26 PM BST)By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A healthy dose of vegetables every day may help keep the heart arteries clear, a study in mice … Continue reading

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A fishy heredity

Taste for meat and fish inherited, study shows Children learn to like fruits and vegetables from their parents, however LONDON – Children inherit their taste for meat and fish but when it comes to vegetables and desserts it’s more nurture … Continue reading

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GI Group rebuts the slam

Back in mid-March, I wrote about a study published in the British Journal of Nutrition that slammed the glycemic index. Now the good folks at the Glycemic Index Newsletter have themselves responded to the study (see last item) with a … Continue reading

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Slamming the glycemic index

Study casts doubt on ‘good carb’ dietsFollowing glycemic index not effective in controlling blood sugarThe Associated PressUpdated: 2:20 p.m. ET March 6, 2006 COLUMBIA, S.C. – Diets that distinguish between “good carbs” and “bad carbs,” are not an effective way … Continue reading

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The big fat study that didn't pan out

Interesting the reaction to the 8-year, federally-funded study comparing women on low-fat diets with a control population of women eating “normal” diets. The disappointment is palpable: study results, reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association yesterday, didn’t meet … Continue reading

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