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Are Artificial Sweeteners Safe During Pregnancy?

Artificial Sweeteners, for the most part, are safe during pregnancy but some of them should be avoided. Before consuming any artificial sweetener, you should consult with your doctor before taking. Saccharin or Sweet-N-Low, Cyclamate and a few others are not considered to be safe during pregnancy, and should be avoided. Cyclamate has been linked to […]
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Why is Eating Healthy is a Challenge?

It seems like everyone you talk to these days is trying to eat healthy, on a diet, or at least thinking about it. So why is it that the United States is the most overweight country in the world? Let’s take a look at some of the barriers that inhibit people from eating healthy. Time […]
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Are Raisins Fattening?

You may have heard all the benefits of these dried little grapes, but are raisins fattening? Raisins are considered to be one of the healthiest dehydrated fruits on the market.  They are rich in both soluble and insoluble fiber, loaded with vitamins and nutrients, and chalked full of antioxidants. They promote a healthy heart while […]
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Have a Healthy Heart – Love Cardio!

Would you like to have a Healthy Heart? Some people call it cardiovascular exercise or typically abbreviate it to ‘cardio’, while others know it as aerobic exercise. The two are actually the same despite the difference in terminology. The former term emphasizes the primary benefit received. The latter term points out the main kind of […]
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Are French Fries Gluten Free?

Fries are a pretty important part of many Americans’ Diets – not because we can’t do without them physically, but because we have become used to them, but are they Gluten Free? Common sense says that French Fries should be completely free of gluten: they are made of potatoes, after all, and potatoes are gluten […]
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Does Fat Turn Into Muscle?

Fat cannot turn into muscle from working out or lifting weights, no matter what you do. It must be burned and lost, but cannot restructure itself to become muscle. This is a myth that must be dispelled. There is no biological way for fat to be converted to muscle or vice-versa. The body can only […]
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Jamie Oliver’s Ultimate Veggie Burgers

Jamie Oliver is all about the veg: Watch him make his roasted black bean burgers with a Zingy Salsa!
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Are Pickles Good For Weight Loss?

Pickles are good for weight loss because they are extremely low in calories, consist of no fat to speak of, and can be filling. The main reason people add pickles(check out Claussen Pickles Facebook Recipes) to their weight loss diet is because they are so filling and keep your stomach more satiated when hunger strikes. […]
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Are Pumpkin Seeds Fattening?

While pumpkin seeds are fattening, you would have to eat a lot of them to gain weight. Combine them with a fatty diet full of junk, and you may see the pounds pack on quickly. In just one ounce of pumpkin seeds there are 15 grams of fat and 160 calories. What is great about […]
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The Cabbage Soup Diet

The Cabbage Soup Diet combines none other than cabbage soup and a few other low-calorie foods.  The end result is rapid weight loss within one week. If you are looking for a diet that allows you to eat endless bowls of cabbage soup, you are in for a real treat. The Cabbage Soup Diet is highly […]
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Why are Vitamins Important when Dieting?

Vitamins are essential nutrients required by the body that cannot be manufactured internally.  Vitamins are important in a diet for growth and development, boosting the immune system and keeping the system running properly.  A body devoid of essential nutrients cannot survive. Most vitamins come from food while others are found in the form of a […]
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Can Drinking Coffee Count As Water Intake?

Just because coffee is a liquid does not mean it counts as water intake. Coffee contains caffeine, which works as a natural diuretic. This means that coffee can actually dehydrate you if consumed in excess. People who are counting their glasses of water consumed each day should not factor in coffee as water intake. Water […]
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