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| The
Chewing Gum Diet |
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study by Mayo clinic researchers in Rochester, USA, reveals
what may be the easiest way to burn calories: chewing gum.Chomping
for an hour on a few pieces of |
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sugarless gum
raises the metabolic rate 19% & burns 11 calories. This may not sound
like much, but researchers calculate that chewing gum every waking
hour could knock off four & a half kilos a year.
Reference: Reader's Digest |
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| The
Longevity Diet |
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Is
there a secret to living a very long, healthy life? To search for
clues, a new study in Italy looked at a group of 22 healthy Italian
centenarians - average age 103 & no signs of disease!- to see |
what
set them apart from younger people. There was one amazing finding.
The centenarians ate more than twice as many vegetables. No doubt
good genes also helped them stay healthy. But this study suggests
just how powerful veggies really are in maintaining your body in top
form
Reference: Health Magazine |
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| Caffeinating
The Stone |
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could be filtered, instant or espresso. Any type of coffee can perform
the trick of decreasing your risk of gallstone disease. Although previous
studies offer conflicting results, according to an article published
in the Journal of the American Medical Health Association (JAMA),
those men who drank coffee regularly had a lower risk of gallstones
disease. |
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from Harvard school of Public Health, Boston, found that higher intakes
of caffeine were associated with a decreasing risk of gallstone disease,
with the lowest risk found among men who drank 4 or more cupsa day. However,
this decrease was restricted only to coffee. Even the overall effects of
coffee depended on the amount consumed, type of coffee, methods of roasting
& preparation of the brew & the persons level of tolerance |
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| Small
Steps, Big Benefits |
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Seemingly
small dietary changes can have substantial effects, according to 2 studies
that looked at what happens when people simply substitute reduced - fat
milk (non-fat, 1 or 2 %) for whole milk |
| STUDY#1 A USDA study
looked at how the milk-drinking habits of 15,000 subjects co-relate with
their overall diets. Drinkers of reduced-fat milk have healthier diets than
those drinking whole milk. Their total fat intake is lower & they eat more
fruits & vegetables & less red meat & sweets. STUDY #2 young men with normal
cholesterol levels were put on a heart healthy diet (less than 30% calories
from fat, less than 10% from saturated fat). For 6 weeks, half the men drank
about two and a half glasses of non-fat milk a day & other half the same
amount of whole milk. Some time later, they switched their type of milk
for another 6 weeks. Both diets had same number of calories, though skimmed
milk diet was lower in fat & cholesterol. The men's total cholesterol was
7% lower & the LDL cholesterol 11% lower after 6 weeks on non-fat milk diet
than on the whole milk diet. Non-fat milk has all the calcium & other nutrients
found in whole milk. |
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| The
Healthier Potato |
| Sweet potato
contains no more calories than white potatoes & virtually no fat. They also
provide nearly half the recommended amount of beta carotene, plus a fair
amount of fibre. |
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Vitamin
A & C Can Prevent Gum Disease
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New
evidence suggest that a simple & easy way to prevent periodontal disease
is by taking a multivitamin pill daily.
Researchers at SUNY, BUFFALO, USA |
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found that high levels of vitamin A & C in blood also selenium were
helpful in lowering risk of gum disease. Researchers believe that
the anti-oxidants work by protecting against free radical damage.
When body fight invasion from bacteria in dental plague, it produces
free radicals that can harm your gum tissue. That's why lower levels
of these vitamins & minerals may leave you more susceptible to periodontal
disease. |
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