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Soybeans do not help lower blood cholesterol
American and British doctors often advise people to eat soy protein foods to lower their cholesterol levels. But a recent study by Australian scientists showed that soy…
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When to throw food in the refrigerator
Should you throw moldy bread in the trash, or just cut off the blue mold? Is the piece of beef in the refrigerator three days safe? Such questions can become a topic of…
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Foods to avoid during pregnancy
Labels that cause internal heat and fetal hyperthermia, cat's apple may cause uterine contractions. If pregnant women eat many of these two fruits, they may face the ris…
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Controversy over how soy reduces sperm count
A regular diet despite modest amounts of soy foods can also reduce sperm density, US scientists estimate.
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What age should not eat more tofu?
Soybeans are considered a superfood, very nutritious, but for some people, regular consumption of these products will increase the risk of dementia, a result of a recent…
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Make cake from soybean cake to make it more nutritious
Technically processed soybean residues can replace 10-17% of wheat flour in bread, cookie and cracker production. At the same time, make cakes rich in fiber, an essentia…
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Red wine and beef - an effective combination
What happens when red wine meets beef? Jewish scientists say that, if they meet in the stomach, healthy chemical compounds in wine can prevent the formation of harmful s…
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Food sources from insects
Imagine you bite into a candy and find a cricket leg. It's so scrary. Or notice raisins in a bowl of cereal with legs and wings ...
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Real super foods
Recently, we learned that tomatoes help prevent sunburns and form early wrinkles, red grapes enhance memory while rhubarb is good for kidney patients. However, not all s…
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Weekend - the enemy of weight loss
Researchers at Washington Medical University said Saturday could be the most feared enemy to the waistline of people who want to preserve body weight.
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Prevention of prostate cancer, eating a lot of broccoli
If the enemy of women is breast cancer, the concern of men is prostate cancer. Fortunately, a recent study showed that broccoli is capable of preventing this dangerous d…
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Many cholesterol, long memory?
Of course, it's just good cholesterol and most clearly affected in middle age, the time when memory loss may be a precursor to Alzheimer's disease.
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Does salty eating not affect cardiovascular disease?
Contrary to traditional values that have been valid for decades, recent research by Albert Einstein Medical School scientists (Yeshiva University, New York) suggests t…
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Fatty foods are easy to cause memory loss
Researchers from the University of South Carolina Medical Center (MUSC) have found a relationship between dementia and a diet high in saturated fat and cholesterol.
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Want smart girls, let them eat fish
Girls who eat a lot of omega-3 fatty acids (found in fish) are superior to those who eat a lot of omega-6 fatty acids (found in oil, margarine), a new study reveals.