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Food for Thought

•	The Peanut Butter Puzzle
•	The Best Smartphone Apps to Stay Healthy
•	The Cancer, Sunshine and Vitamin D Connection
•	Yoga -- Benefits Beyond the Mat
•	The French Paradox -- Should We Be More Like the French?
•	Detox Diets -- Purification or Pure Fabrication?
•	The Sweet and Sour Facts About Sweeteners
•	Obesity: How Can We Help Our Kids?
•	Defending Against Disease With an Anti-Inflammation Lifestyle
•	For Health, Pair Fitness With Food
•	Oh (Nutritious) Nuts!
•	Healthy Eating, Healthy Kids
•	Organize Yourself For A Healthy Lifestyle
•	Fruits And Veggies: Are Five Daily Servings Enough?
•	Three Threes For A Healthy New Year
•	Recommit to Your New Year's Resolutions
•	Back To The Stone Age
•	Heard Any Good Fish Stories Lately?
•	Gastric Surgery -- The Cure For Obesity?
•	Eat Your Way to a Healthy Smile
•	Balancing A Vegetarian Meal
•	Disease-Fighting Phytonutrients
•	Surviving Our Supersized Society
•	Carbohydrate Confusion
•	Mastering the Mindful Meal
•	Avoiding Pesky Produce Pesticides
•	Can Diet Improve Arthritis Symptoms?
•	Beat the Heat -- Stay Hydrated!
•	Get a Taste for Nutrition!
•	Savor the Flavor of Locally Grown Food
•	Soy: Friend or Foe?
•	Fending Off Flu With Food
•	Keeping Up With Your New Year's Resolutions
•	The 3, 6 and 9s of Healthy Fats
•	Decoding Food Labels
•	Celiac Disease -- An Overlooked Disorder
•	Nutrition and Aging
•	Airports – Avoid the High-Fat Food Trap
•	The Fusion of Good Taste and Good Nutrition
•	Metabolic Syndrome -- Lifestyle Changes Are Key
•	Stevia – The Zero-Calorie, All-Natural Sweetener
•	Food Preservatives: Reading the 'Not-So-Fine' Print
•	Losing Weight Helps Promote Cancer Survivorship
•	How Sweet It Is! An Update on Artificial Sweeteners
•	Dissolving the Mysteries of Salt
•	Best Bargain Bites
•	The Coffee Bean -- Not a Fiend
•	Phytonutrients for Fall
•	End Your Weight Loss Struggles
•	Iron -- There's Nothing Small About This Micronutrient
•	Fabulous Fiber
•	Eat Less to Live Longer?
•	Pregnancy After Weight-Loss Surgery
•	Calcium -- The Food Versus Supplement Debate
•	A New Diet To Manage Irritable Bowel Syndrome
•	Reduce Your Risk for Pre-Diabetes
•	Can Your Diet Affect Fertility?
•	Choosing a Healthy Breakfast Cereal
•	Whole Foods: Not Just a Grocery Store
•	Chocolate: Temptation or Health Food?
•	Navigating the Supermarket: No GPS Needed
•	A Disease-Prevention Plan for Men
•	Carbohydrates -- Good or Bad for You?
•	Meat Labels -- What Do They Really Mean?
•	Good Nutrition in Bad Weather
•	Enjoy Guilt-Free Holiday Eating
•	Understanding Organic Foods
•	How to Manage Irritable Bowel Syndrome
•	Does Breastfeeding Reduce the Risk of Allergies?
•	Behavior Modification – Could it Help You Reach Your Weight-Management Goals?
•	Super Charge Your Summer Meals
•	Folic Acid -- Not Just for Pregnant Women
•	Foods That Fight Inflammation
•	How To Eat for Endurance Exercise
•	Raw Food Diet -- Good for Your Health?
•	Who Needs a Gluten-Free Diet?
•	Tap Water Or Bottled: Which Is Better?
•	Fat -- Friend Or Foe?
•	Gas: Beat The Bloat
•	Alkaline Diets and Cancer: Fact or Fiction?
•	Four Food Myths -- Busted
•	Sunshine, Tea and Tomatoes: Can They Prevent Cancer?
•	Breakfast -- Don't Leave Home Without It
•	Managing Emotional Eating
•	Holiday Food Safety for Your Kitchen
•	Resveratrol -- A Fountain of Youth?
•	Update on Gout
•	The Food-Mood Connection
•	Phosphorus -- Backbone to Healthy Bones
•	How To Get More Nutritional Bang for Your Buck
•	Stonewall Kidney Stone Formation
•	Safe Summer Grilling Tips
•	Combating Polycystic Ovary Disease Through Diet
•	Healthy Eating in Wintertime
•	Makeover for a New Mother
•	Low-Carb, High-Protein Diets
•	Defensive Drinking: Alcohol and Your Health
•	Phytonutrients: Revisiting These Nutritional Giants
•	It's a Good Thing -- Omega-3 Fats
•	It's White Bread, and Whole Grain Too
•	Don't Forget Your Vitamin D!
•	Should You Weigh Every Day?
•	Halting Hypertension With a Healthy Diet
•	Diet and Age-Related Macular Degeneration
•	Allergies: When Nuts Are Not Healthy
•	The Mediterranean Menu -- A Diet You Can Enjoy
•	Hypoglycemia
•	10 Ways To Make Your Recipes Healthier
•	Genetically Modified Foods -- What's On Your Plate?
•	Eggs -- All They’re Cracked Up To Be
•	Don't Overlook Vitamin K
•	Preventing Cancer Is More Possible Than You Think
•	Don't Let Your Exercise Routine Suffer the Bad Weather Blues!
•	Produce Safety
•	Retrain Your Brain To Love Exercise!
•	Does Diet Affect Cancer Recurrence?
•	Cancer Update: Two Studies Worth Heeding
•	The Benefits of Probiotics
•	Who Really Benefits From Sports Drinks?
•	Three Great Reasons To Snack
•	Eating For Two
•	Mediterranean Eating: A Myriad of Benefits

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