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The average Dutch man is 9% taller today than 200 years ago, but today’s Dutch children are shorter than their parents.
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Common reasons for not eating enough fruits and vegetables are likes, habits, cost and cooking skills. Drinking your fruits and vegetables can help overcome some of these barriers.
Influencers extoll the benefits of drinking raw milk over pasteurized milk, but there isn’t substantive evidence to support these claims.
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Raw milk has always carried the risk of serious illness, and this risk has only risen with bird flu spreading across dairy farms in the US.
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Meals can be a recipe for distress when children find recognising feelings of hunger and thirst, completing tasks, processing sensory input or social interactions challenging.
The number of crisps remaining in that bowl may depend upon the intensity of the sports watched.
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Identifying with the athletes on screen, many volunteers felt an irresistible urge to plunge their hands into a bowl of sweets.
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When we look at the study itself, it seems the media coverage has focused on a tiny aspect of the research, and is misleading.
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Despite a few controversies, Mosley is recognised as making scientific information accessible in a way that has advanced public health.
Prenatal supplements are not the insurance plan that many doctors believe them to be.
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Many prenatal supplements don’t have enough folate, choline and omega-3 fatty acids.
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Eating a vegan or vegetarian diet is about more than just food.
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Hint: the most common type actually works.
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Although the link between sugar and hyperactivity is murky, there is a proven link between the neurotransmitter dopamine and increased activity.
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Plus, five other tips to get more fruit and vegetables in your diet on a budget.
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Here are some cheaper, healthy alternatives to olive oil.
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Apart from folic acid and iodine, other supplements may not be needed. For the most part, they’re a waste of money. At worse, they could harm.
Companies can do more if they truly want to support healthier dietary patterns among adults and children in Canada.
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Many food and beverage companies are not doing enough to positively shape diets in Canada, while positive examples show that public health commitments are achievable.
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A daily glass of spirits is not the secret to living for a century or more. Here’s why.
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There’s more evidence for beetroot helping to lower your blood pressure or improving athletic performance. Here’s how to get more beetroot in your diet.
A street vendor sells bananas in a town near Kilimanjaro.
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Rural Tanzanians and those living in the city eat unhealthy diets, but their circumstances are very different.
They act kind of like drugs, but they aren’t regulated like them.
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‘Natural’ isn’t the same thing as healthful. You can have too much of a good thing, and taking action can be worse than doing nothing.
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Easter is the time for chocolate. This can also make it very tricky for parents to manage their kids’ chocolate intake.