Weight Management

• What Food Can You Eat After Stroke?

  By Erica Jacques

  Nutrition is important for both heart and blood vessel health, and can impact both stroke recovery and health after a person has a stroke. ...

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• I Go to the Gym Every Day, but My Weight Has Not Dropped

  By Jessica Bruso

  You would think that going to the gym every day to work out would be enough to bring about some significant weight loss, but this isn't ...

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• Nutritional Value of Bluegills

  By Natalie Stein

  Bluegills, or Lepomis macrochirus, are a type of sunfish that are naturally found in the Atlantic and the Mississippi River, according to ...

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• Does Drinking Grapefruit Juice Make Lortab Hit You Faster?

  By Joseph McAllister

  Lortab, a narcotic pain medication that contains both acetaminophen and hydrocodone, may sometimes be absorbed faster when you drink ...

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• Nutritional Supplements to Promote Weight Gain in the Elderly

  By Janet Renee, MS, RD

  Many seniors struggle with unintentional weight loss. Catching and correcting this problem is crucial, since involuntary weight loss can ...

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• The Best Time to Eat Dinner for Weight Loss

  By Erin Beck

  Eating dinner at a certain time of day won't lead to weight loss. Only burning more calories than you consume causes you to lose weight. ...

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• How to Lose Weight With Minimal Exercise

  By Darla Ferrara

  Losing weight is a math game. Your body turns to fat reserves for energy when you burn more calories than you eat. Exercise is a tool that ...

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• Breakfast for a Yeast-Free Diet

  By Anne Danahy

  Candida albicans is a yeast that naturally occurs in the body and flourishes in warm, moist areas. The body’s healthy bacteria ...

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• What Does HWP Mean?

  By Kathleen Northridge

  HWP stands for height weight proportional. It is something of a '90s acronym, often used in personal ads to indicate the person is not ...

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• Avocado Salad for Belly Fat

  By Brenda Asheim

  Eating avocados to lose belly fat sounds like an oxymoron. After all, dieters have been told to avoid this high-fat fruit for years. The ...

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• Diabetic Medicines That Cause Weight Loss

  By Shannon Marks

  Diabetes is a metabolism disorder that affects nearly 24 million Americans. In healthy people, after eating, food breaks down, gets ...

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• Summer Meal Plan for Teenagers

  By Nancy Clarke

  Teenagers looking to stay healthy during summer vacation need menus that are heavy on nutrition and light on calories. When it’s hot ...

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• How Many Calories Are Burned in One Hour of Jazzercise?

  By Daniel Rhodes

  Learn more about the calories burned in one hour of jazzercise -- different for everyone based on your weight and the specific movements ...

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• Weight-Loss Diet Sample Meal Plan

  By Shannon Hyland-Tassava

  By 2008, two-thirds of American adults were overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Many ...

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• Hypothyroidism Diet

  By Cydney Walker

  Hypothyroidism is a condition in which your thyroid gland is not making enough hormones to regulate your metabolism. David Cooper in the ...

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• Cholesterol Free Diet Plan

  By Natalie Stein

  One out of three American adults has high LDL cholesterol, which is a risk factor for heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease ...

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• Is There a Risk of Pancreatitis With the Paleo Diet?

  By Sylvie Tremblay, MSc

  The diet industry is booming with specialized diets -- plans that promise weight loss or an improvement in your health by following a ...

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• Fastest Home Remedies for Lowering Cholesterol

  By Melodie Anne

  High cholesterol isn’t something you should take lightly. Your risk of heart attack and stroke increases immensely as your ...

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• What Percentage of My Daily Calories Should Come From Carbohydrates?

  By Anne Tourney

  Around 45 to 65 percent of your daily calories should come from carbohydrates, recommends the Institute of Medicine, but notes the type of ...

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