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Macrobiotic Diet - Food and Lifestyle
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Recently, I have been coming across terms macrobiotic diet and macrobiotic food so I was curious to what exactly a macrobiotic diet consists [...]
Waist to Hip Ratio - New Measurement for Cardiovascular Risk
BMI (body mass index) is commonly used for determining obesity as well as the risk for heart disease. A new study conducted by UT Southwestern Medical Center found that people with a larger waist-to-hip ratio may be at increased risk for heart disease.
“Our study shows that people who develop fat around the middle have [...]
Cholesterol Testing at Home
High cholesterol runs in my family so it is important for my family and I to have our cholesterol checked. Now a days, testing your cholesterol can be done at home using some of the test kits available at the local pharmacy or online. A friend of mine purchased a test kit and [...]
Food Transit Times
I learned a lot of interesting things at my recent visit to the Bodies Exhibition. One of them included learning the time it takes for food to travel through the digestive tract.
Food transit time through the digestive tract:
esophagus - 4 to 8 seconds
stomach - 2 to 4 hours
small intestine - 3 to 5 hours
colon [...]
Metabolic Syndrome and Diet Soda
A new study has linked the consumption of diet soda to an increased risk of metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome can lead to heart attack, strokes, or diabetes.
“We found that one or more sodas per day increases your risk of new-onset metabolic syndrome by about 45 per cent, and it did not seem to matter [...]