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New research regarding processed meats is in, and the results are unsavory. Harvard University scientists recently found that eating a mere 1.8-ounce serving of any form of processed meat per day results in a 42 percent higher risk of heart disease and a 19 percent higher risk for type 2 diabetes. (via The 5 Worst Meaty Slimes For Your Health - The Alternative Daily)

by altering the diet, we may favorably affect the biology of prostate cancer (via You are what you eat: Low-fat diet changes prostate cancer tissue / UCLA Newsroom)

eating high protein sausage and egg-based breakfasts curbed hunger throughout the morning, compared with a low-protein breakfast (pancakes and syrup) or skipping breakfast (via High protein breakfast helps curb appetite throughout the morning - Medical News Today)

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Tomato therapy (via Tomato therapy: Engineered veggies target intestinal lipids, improve cholesterol / UCLA Newsroom)

You don’t need machines at the gym to get fit. (via Home Workout Pictures: Equipment, Workout Routines, Weights, and More)

“Don’t #eat less, eat right.”

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NHS Direct has announced it is set to close next March (via NHS Direct to close next March | News Article | Pulse Today)

Non Celiac Gluten sensitivity (NCGS) was originally described in the 1980s and recently a “re-discovered” disorder characterized by intestinal and extra-intestinal symptoms related to the ingestion of gluten-containing food, in subjects that are not affected with either celiac disease (CD) or wheat allergy (WA). (via Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity: The New Frontier of Gluten Related Disorders)

there is a continued need to better understand the neural basis of #ADHD medication effects. (via Study looks at how ADHD medications work)