Back in the day, we were encouraged to eat margarine and other solidified vegetable oils, and told these were better for our heart than butter and animal fats. Now we're told to stay away from these foods as they contain trans fats, which can be carcinogenic and cause all sorts of other damage. [...]
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So you've just been told the news – your cholesterol is high! Since high cholesterol has no physical symptoms like headache or dizzyness, this may have hit you out of the blue. There are plenty of medications available to treat high cholesterol, but it is best if you can lower it through healthy changes [...] Legend has it that centuries ago an Ethiopian goat herder, on a very hot day, noticed his goats dancing around a particular bush filled with red berries. This was strange behaviour, and in looking for the reason he discovered that they were eating the red berries. When he tried some he discovered that they made him [...] What are Medium Chain Triglycerides? Dietary fats are made up of carbon chains, and these can be anywhere from 2 – 22 carbon atoms long. Most of the fatty acids in Western diets are long chain, with 12 or more carbons in the chain. Medium chain fatty acids have between 6 and 10 [...] There is hope for a ban on artificial food colorings. Over 30 years ago an allergist, Dr. Ben Feingold, studied the effects of food dyes on his young patients and determined that they cause behavioural problems. Since then there have been studies in the US, Europe and Australia showing a relationship between food dyes [...] High fructose corn syrup has to be one of the most ubiquitous food additives out there. The list of products that list it ranges from outright sweet things like fruit punches, cookies or syrups, to breads, salad dressings, cereals, granola bars, packaged meats, meat sauces, soups, pickles, canned fruits, even some canned tomatoes – [...] |
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