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Healthy Longevity
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Recently, nutrition research has been linking both hunger and obesity to the same problem—diets high in sugar and refined starch.
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Researchers are now arguing that the current “energy balance” approach to understanding weight gain may be wrong.
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Green Mediterranean diet may help protect against brain atrophy
A “green” form of the Mediterranean diet may be protective against age-related brain atrophy.
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Is the paleo diet healthy? It’s complicated.
While some studies have suggested that the paleo diet—which focuses on “caveman” foods such as meat, produce, and nuts—may have health benefits, experts argue that the evidence is murky.