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Eating between meals, and what makes a snack useful rather than simply extra. Snacks and sweetened drinks are where a large share of added sugars and...
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Eating between meals, and what makes a snack useful rather than simply extra. Key takeaways Added sugars limit: under 10 percent of daily calories, ab...
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Willpower alone has the worst success rate of any method. Combining medication with counseling improves the odds substantially, and free quitline supp...
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Eating patterns that exclude meat, or all animal products. Both can be entirely adequate, and both need specific attention to a short list of nutrient...
Continue Reading : The Vegetarian and Vegan Diets Checklist: What to Do and What to Skip
Eating patterns that exclude meat, or all animal products. Key takeaways Vitamin B12: a supplement or fortified food is essential on a vegan diet Iron...
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Shopping, cooking and storing food when there is only one person eating. Portioning, waste and motivation all work against single households, and the...
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Shopping, cooking and storing food when there is only one person eating. Key takeaways Freezer life for most cooked dishes: about 2-3 months for best...
Continue Reading : Cooking for One: Common Questions Answered Judging whether a recipe fits the way you actually eat before you cook it. A recipe is a set of assumptions about time, equipment and portions, and mo...
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The basic measures are unglamorous, cheap and genuinely effective, but only for the infections they actually interrupt, and only when done properly. W...
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Judging whether a recipe fits the way you actually eat before you cook it. Key takeaways Stated servings: often smaller than people actually serve Sal...
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Cramping caused by prostaglandin-driven contractions of the uterus during a period. Pain severe enough to stop you functioning is not something to put...
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Cramping caused by prostaglandin-driven contractions of the uterus during a period. Key takeaways Medical name: dysmenorrhea Mechanism: prostaglandin-...
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Menstrual bleeding heavy enough to interfere with physical, social or emotional quality of life. It is defined by impact rather than by volume, it is...
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Menstrual bleeding heavy enough to interfere with physical, social or emotional quality of life. Key takeaways Warning sign: soaking through one or mo...
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The point 12 months after the last period, preceded by a transition that commonly lasts years. Symptoms extend far beyond hot flashes and are frequent...
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