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Three of the Bs: Folate, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin B12

One of the advances that changed the way we look at vitamins was the discovery that too little folate, one of the eight B vitamins, is linked to birth defects such as spina bifida and anencephaly.
Fifty years ago, no one knew what caused these birth defects, [...]

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Foods to avoid

Generally speaking, try to avoid foods that have been highly processed, as they are less nutritious and healthy, but they also contain the things our body doesn’t need or want - sugars, saturated fats, sodium, and preservatives.
Fat by itself isn’t bad for our bodies or health, as it is found in [...]

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By Kathleen M. Zelman, MPH, RD, LD
WebMD Weight Loss Clinic-Feature
What It Is
If eating a bottomless bowl of cabbage soup, along with a few other low-calorie foods, for a solid week appeals to you, the Cabbage Soup Diet is sure to lead to quick weight loss. However, since the food choices are so limited [...]

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What is Low Carb Diet?
Our Stone Age ancestors certainly roughed themselves for food. They butchered the kill during the marathon hunt that lasted for days. They wandered for miles to gather wild fruits, grains and nuts. If they wanted to eat something sweet, beehive was smoked out of the bees to get the honey. This [...]

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The low carb classic!

More than 30 years ago, Dr. Robert Atkins introduced his low-carb diet, now popularly known as the Atkins Diet. While this low-carb phenomenon has had critics over the years, there are still proponents who live by Dr. Atkins’ dietary plan.
Dr. Atkins introduced his Diet Revolution in 1972 as the diet that would [...]

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