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FDA Cracks Down on Misleading Major Food Brands’ Labels
The FDA today warned 17 food makers — including POM and Nestle — that their “misleading” product labels violate federal law. The warning letters say the firms face having their products pulled from grocery shelves if they don’t make changes within 15 days. It’s a new get-tough policy, FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg suggested in an open letter to the food industry. (more…)
Causes and Treatments for Cirrhosis of the Liver
Weighing about 3 pounds, the liver is the largest solid organ in our body. The different essential functions it conducts in the body include:
Creating blood proteins that helps in the transport of oxygen, blood clotting and proper functioning of the immune system. It passes on certain nutrients into the blood, while conserving excess nutrients. Facilitates the storing of sugar (glucose) by the body…Improve Your Mood By Eating these Foods
Many of us, at times, develop this unusual propensity to be irritated without any reason or rhyme and as we grope for the reason of such irrational behavior unsuccessfully, we often end up becoming more irritated or even depressed. During such times, you may take a look at what you eat. (more…)
Make Your Brain Healthier with these Foods
It’s a fact of life that as we get older that our body ages with us. However, we can eat diets and “smart foods” that enable us to maintain our brain power well into our later years. (more…)
Dietary Fat & Heart Disease
Diet & Exercise, Health A-Z, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Heart Disease, Lifestyle, Men, Nutrition & Supplements, Women | | 2 Comments
‘Reduce your fat intake.’ Over the years, this has been the slogan of the American Heart Association, World Health Organization and the National Institute of Health. They propose to reduce the fat intake to 30% of the required calories in a day. But, this general reduction of fat deprives the body of the good fats, which are essential for it, along with…
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