 | | | | | | | Archive By Date: Nutrition | Page 1 of 3 | | Answered questions from the past 2 years: | | Aluminum is an ingredient in deodorants, baking sodas, coffee creamers, and other products. Are there health risks associated with absorbing and consuming aluminum? Also, I've heard that putting foods into aluminum pans can increase health risks. Is this true? | What are the benefits and risks of a raw food diet? I hear mixed advice about the wisdom of eating raw foods. | How can I lower my blood sugar without having to take more medicine? Right now, my sugar is 298 mg/dL. I already take 500ml Glucophage twice a day. | My child is easily constipated. As an infant, I fed him regular prunes. Now that he is a toddler, is it too much to give him prune juice every other day? | My triglycerides are 288, LDL is 106, HDL is 42, total serum cholesterol is 206 and fasting glucose is 98. Am I considered diabetic? Or pre diabetic? Is there anything I can do reduce these numbers? | I am a fair skinned Black female, aged 50. I recently lost about 60 pounds, and I am going to lose more. Losing weight has been a boost to my overall appearance but I am getting stretch marks and a "sagging" look on my lower abdomen and upper arms. My face has also gotten a lot thinner. I have found beauty products at stores that help my face not to sag or wrinkle. What products or treatments are available to help my stomach and upper arms to appear less sagging and reduce the stretch marks? | I suffer from irritable bowel syndrome. I take Prevacid for heartburn. I know what foods to avoid, but I am having trouble finding what foods are good for me. Any recommendations? | How much folic acid does a woman need during pregnancy? | How accurate is the nutrition information for calories, fat, sugar, etc., found on packaged foods? And who verifies this? | I have a friend, aged 15, who I have to remind to eat because she never feels hungry. I wonder if this could be caused by a hormone imbalance. I tell her to see a doctor. Should I be concerned or is this natural? |
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