Nutrition

Want to know a little-known fact about McDonald’s french fries? Before McDonald's started using hydrogenated vegetable oils to fry its fries, the company used good, old-fashioned beef tallow. Many other fast food restaurants did, too, including ...

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Vegetable oil is a common ingredient that most of us have sitting on our kitchen shelves. However, there's a lot of confusion about whether or not vegetable oils are actually good for you. While some claim ...

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Lady's mantle — it's such an interesting name for an herb that has so many possible health benefits. What is lady's mantle used for? Given its namesake, it's probably not surprising that women use it to ...

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Vitamins and minerals play vital roles in supporting the body's energy production and overall vitality. These essential nutrients are involved in various metabolic processes, helping convert carbohydrates, fats and proteins into usable energy. From B ...

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Have you been fooled by advertisements talking about "corn sugar"? Viewer beware — this is just a more angelic but deceptive term for high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). Manufactured mostly from genetically modified corn, high fructose corn syrup ...

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Eating seasonally benefits not only local farmers and the environment, but also the quality of your overall diet. That means consuming fall and winter vegetables and fruit in the cold months and eating spring and ...

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Eating seasonally may feel a bit tougher to pull off in the winter — however, the benefits of this approach by eating winter fruits and vegetables are still the same, including a higher intake of ...

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Do you suffer from premenstrual syndrome (PMS), irregular periods, infertility or menopause? Vitex, also known as chasteberry, may help. It's been used for centuries and has proved itself effective time and again in scientific studies. This small ...

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Believe it or not, real yams aren’t very commonly found in the United States, even though many grocery stores label certain sweet potatoes as "yams." The orange tubers you find in supermarkets that are called yams ...

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The goji berry plant, or  “wolfberry fruit" as it's known in China, is a great source of immune-supporting polysaccharides and antioxidants prized for over 2,000 years in Traditional Chinese Medicine. What does the research tell us are ...

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