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OSTEOARTHRITIS PREVENTION AND TREATMENTSThe basic approaches for osteoarthritis prevention include light exercise, weight loss if needed and supplementationą„¤ People with osteoarthritis are always advised to start a gentle program of exercise to improve joint function and avoid any vigorous activities such as soccer and basketball. It may also be helpful if... »

Weight Loss by Increasing Metabolic Rate

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Obesity is known to be a risk factor for the development of many chronic diseases such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, type 2 diabetes (non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM)), dyslipidemia, coronary heart disease, and osteoarthritis and various malignancies. Thus, the term obesity implies an excess of adipose tissue that imparts a health risk. When energy intake exceeds... »

Lower fat diet,, lower breast cancer recurrence rate

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A recent study of 2,437 breast cancer survivors has shown breast cancer is less likely to return in patients who stick to a low-fat diet. At the start of the study, 1,462 of the subjects continued their normal diets. The other 975 had cut fat to around 20 percent of daily calories. Five years... »

What diet helps depression?

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Diet and nutrition, such as polyunsaturated fatty acids, St. John’s Wort and several B vitamins, may play a key role in helping people fight depression. Dr. Dianne Volker of the University of Sydney in Chippendale and Jade Ng of Goodman Fielder Commercian in North Ryde, New South Wales explained that these nutritional supplements including... »

Another evidence that kids need balanced healthy diet

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A study of 3630 children aged from 5 to 18 showed that children with obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol showed showed early signs of atherosclerosis. These kids have high risks of heart disease, adult-onset diabetes and metabolic syndrome. While, another study from University of Rochester found that abdominal obesity (i.e. belly... »

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Can we prevent Alzheimer's Disease?

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Alzheimer’s disease is still destroying people’s brains. The cause remains unknown. Around the world, there will be walks to raise money for medical research.... »