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Eating a vegan diet may increase your risk of blood clots and atherosclerosis, suggests a new study. Both are risk factors for heart attacks and stroke.

Unlike some vegetarian diets which permit milk and cheese, a vegan diet excludes all animal foods, including dairy products.

But the new study claims a vegan diet – usually touted for its health benefits – is critically low in several key nutrients, such as vitamin B12 and omega-3 fatty acids, prompting experts to recommend vegans augment their diet, or take vitamin supplements.

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Drinking diet soda, despite being viewed has a healthier, low-calorie alternative to sugary soft drinks, might increase your risk of stroke; claims new research.

Soft drinks have been blamed as a major cause of the United States’ obesity epidemic, prompting states like New York to propose taxing the beverages.

The new study examined the effects of moderate or regular (every day) diet soda consumption, and found diet soda raised stroke risk by nearly 50%.

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For many people who’ve been on countless diets in the past, the same old yo-yo dieting cycle gets a bit tired after a while.

In his new book, former marine, Robert Ferguson, promises you can get a dream body, without ever going on another diet.

But, does it deliver the goods?

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What we put into our bodies (and by extension) our children’s bodies, has far-reaching affects, for better or worse.

While we are constantly hearing about how poor dietary habits are making children fat, a cohort study shows that a toddlers diet may impact future cognitive abilities, too.

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One of the newest diet books in the making is “The Drunk Diet” by Luc Carl.

Who is Luc Carl, you may ask? Well, he’s Lady Gaga’s boyfriend and he lost 40 pounds while binge drinking every night of the week. He hopes his book will be like the holy grail to all of the obese alcoholics out there.

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There’s no doubt many parents are concerned about their children’s eating habits. But, when you are so concerned about what your kids are eating, to the detriment of your own diet, something needs to change.

Marquita Winslow, a mum from Youngsville, N.C, said this,

We’re really health-conscious when it comes to them… We try to do the least amount of processed food we can. In summer, we grow our own vegetables and we freeze some, so in winter, that’s what they’re eating.” Regarding her and her husbands diet though, she says, “We’re just crappy eaters… I will have a can of Coca-Cola in the morning. Then I’ll be so intent on fixing breakfasts and lunches, I’ll skip eating or just snack. I get those Pringles and think I’m really good because they’re only 100 calories. Meanwhile, the kids’ grapes and carrots are sitting mere paces away in the fridge. Source

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A recent study has linked children’s weight to the amount of time their mothers were away at work growing up.

The researchers found that the total number of years mothers were employed had a small but growing influence on their children’s BMI.

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It’s hardly news that dark chocolate contains some health-giving goodies, like antioxidants and polyphenols. But now, after a new study, newspaper headlines have been dubbing chocolate a “super fruit”.

Last time I checked, chocolate – dark or otherwise – didn’t count as one of my five-a-day. But, in fact, what lead scientist Dr Debra Miller really said was:

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Eating foods high in trans-fat may increase your risk of developing depression; new research claims.

Trans fat comes from adding hydrogen to vegetable oil through a process called hydrogenation. They are used to prolong shelf-life of processed foods, like cookies, snack cakes, and potato chips.

Trans-fats have been linked to heart disease, diabetes, and obesity; prompting cities like New York to ban restaurants from using them.

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The Gracie family are well known for their achievements in Martial Arts. And, one secret of their success is the strict diet they follow, apparently.

Grand Master, Carlos Gracie, developed the Gracie Diet based on his observations (over 65 years) of the effects of various food combinations.

Gracie Diet Principles
The basis of this book is spacing meals at least four and a half hours apart, and food combining – something I first heard about years ago when my mum when on “Fit for Life.” However, it’s not an idea I’m particularly fond of.

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