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Diet and Nutrition

Comfort Food or Guilt-free Food?

Comfort food is traditionally an easy-to-digest meal, soft in consistency, and rich in calories, nutrients, or both.  Comfort food may be specific to either the individual or a specific culture.   Many comfort foods are flavorful; some may also be easily prepared.  Comfort foods may be consumed to positively pique emotions, to relieve negative psychological effects or to increase […]

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Low-Fat Yogurt during pregnancy Tied to Child Asthma Risk

Pregnant women seem to reduce the risk of asthma in children, if they take Omega-3 fatty acids.  A new study suggests a link between women’s eating low-fat yogurt during pregnancy to an increased risk that their children will develop asthma and hay fever.  Children of women who drank whole milk were at lower risk for

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