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Low GI foods may improve eating habits for type-2 diabetes sufferers 3/4/2012 - A new study carried out at Ohio State University and published in the journal Patient Education and Counseling shows that consuming a number of foods with low glycemic indexes (GI)each day can improve long-term dietary habits for type-2 diabetes patients. The study was carried out on 35 type-2 diabetes...

Try the best natural sweeteners 12/4/2011 - Sweet foods were a rare delicacy for our ancient ancestors. Today, we have an unlimited supply of sugary foods and beverages at our disposal. Natural sweeteners can be used effectively in moderation to provide the sweetness that most people crave. Here are the best natural sweeteners ranked in order...

Sweet potato nutrition - six amazing facts you need to know 11/12/2011 - One of the most nutritious foods on the traditional Thanksgiving menu is the sweet potato. These orange-skinned root vegetables offer a host of health benefits (especially when cooked without the unnecessary sugar and marshmallows). If you want to raise health consciousness around the dinner table this...

Why Organic Palm Sugar is the next big thing in natural sweeteners 6/15/2010 - The search for healthy, natural sweeteners sometimes seems to involve a whirlwind of information. I've been writing about stevia since 1997 -- back in the day when the FDA was actually seizing stevia products and threatening to arrest the owners of stevia companies. But today, stevia is now widely accepted...

Mike Adams, Founder of the Consumer Wellness Center, Discusses Healthy Sweeteners 6/12/2008 - This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni's The Healthiest Year of Your Life Program which can be found at (http://www.thehealthiestyearofyourlife.com) . In this excerpt, Mike Adams weighs in on sweeteners including one's to avoid and one's to try. He also shares great resources for natural health. The...

Whole Grains Found to Stabilize Blood Sugar For up to Ten Hours 1/12/2008 - When eaten as part of a breakfast with a low glycemic index, whole grains can help control blood sugar all day long, according to a study conducted at Lund University in Sweden. A breakfast with a low glycemic index even appeared to improve alertness and mental function. Anne Nilsson of the Unit...

Fatty Liver Risk Linked to High Glycemic Index Diet 1/10/2008 - Eating carbohydrates high on the glycemic index (GI) produced not only fatter mice, but mice with fatty livers according to a recently published study (1). For twenty-five weeks two groups of mice were fed a diet high in carbohydrates. One set had carbohydrates high on the GI while the other group received...

Look Before You Eat: The Truth About the Glycemic Index 1/3/2008 - Confused about the nutritional benefits of what you ate today? How will you choose the healthiest products for dinner? You may know that we should buy organic foods grown locally, to avoid the 70% of irradiated foods we find in our supermarkets, but do you still ask yourself what foods you should eat? Diets...

Children at Risk of Liver Disease Caused by Processed Foods 10/25/2007 - New research is creating more reasons for you to think twice before feeding processed foods to your children, or eating it yourself for that matter. If you are struggling to change your family’s diet to raw foods, there is new evidence for why you may want to make the change sooner rather than...

The top ten consumer questions about superfruit juices: Pomegranate, blueberry, acai and cherry 9/12/2007 - This Q&A report is a follow up from our hugely popular Pomegranate and Blueberry Juice Consumer Shopping Guide, which exposes dishonest juice products sold in grocery stores. Many readers are asking great questions about these products: Is raw better than pasteurized? Is reconstituted juice as good...

Yacon tuber offers a low-calorie, healthy snack to satisfy your sweet tooth 10/3/2005 - Children living in the Andes have considered raw yacon a "special treat" for centuries, and because of its clean, crunchy, refreshingly sweet flavor, yacon can be a "special", yet healthy treat for anyone. What does yacon tuber taste like? Imagine a fresh-picked apple tinged with a mildly sweet, watermelon-like...

Trim Spa weight loss supplement is formulated with effective ingredients 3/1/2005 - By now, virtually everyone in the world has heard about the weight loss supplement called Trim Spa. You may be wondering, is this the real thing? Does it really work? Anna Nicole lost 60 or 70 pounds by taking this supplement, but is it just an overhyped weight loss pill, or is it something that actually...

Opinion: Ensure is primarily sugar water, marketed with misleading statements that deceive consumers 12/5/2004 - When I'm out shopping for groceries, I see lots of people purchasing bottles of Ensure. Typically they are older people, and they are buying it by the cartload, it seems. The front label of the product says 'Complete, balanced nutrition to help stay healthy, active and energetic.' And a large label...

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