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Keto flu
The Ketogenic Flu

The ketogenic diet, which is heavy in fat and skimpy on carbs, has become a popular eating method for weight loss, but it can also leave people feeling ill.

Bloating and gas from plant based FODMAP food
Gas and Bloating From Plant-Based Eating

Loathed problems like gas and bloating can be attributed to FODMAPs (fermentable oligo-saccharides, disaccharides, mono-saccharides and polyols). These compounds, found in certain plant foods, are poorly digested and can lead to unpleasant intestinal symptoms,

Dieting
Are Diets a One-Hit Wonder?

Research suggests it doesn’t much matter which diet a person clings to, as most plans yield similar short-term results without providing long-term success.

Meat in a diet
Meat on the Mind

Though plant-based eating seems to have all the nutrition science momentum, it’s not all doom and gloom when it comes to the health effects of eating meat.

Vegetarian diets
What Motivates People to Go Veg

A survey of 8,000 people in the U.S. and Holland showed that health was the top reason for nonvegetarians to consider adopting a vegetarian diet.

Dietitians improve weight loss
Dietitians Make a Difference

Some face time with a registered dietitian can be an important part of a successful weight loss program, according to an investigation in Family Practice.

Sleep and diet
Bad Sleep, Bad Diet

Below-par sleep habits can trigger below-par food choices, and the two together can equal a higher risk for conditions like heart disease and obesity.

Whole grains
Good News for Whole Grains

The average American Heart Association healthy-diet score for U.S. adults improved between 2003–2004 and 2015–2016, according to the AHA Statistical Update 2020. Two scales were used to measure diet quality. On one of them, scores for a poor diet decreased from 56% to 47.8%; on the second, poor diet prevalence dropped from 43.7% to 36.4%.