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Cannellini Beans

Mild-flavored and creamy, cannellini beans are also known as white Italian kidney beans. Cannellini beans are an excellent source of fiber, protein, complex carbohydrates, plus research has found...

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Are You Consuming Too Much Salt?

Salt.... Too Much, Just Right, or Not Enough Salt in its simplest form is sodium and chloride, which are both electrolytes and essential nutrients our bodies need to function...

Food Myths

Processed Meat & Cancer Risk: What’s Safe to Eat?

Processed meat has become a clear focus when it comes to cancer prevention and diet, particularly when it comes to colorectal cancer, which is now daily increases the overall...

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Tips for Eating after Stomach Surgery

Treatment of stomach cancer can involve the removal of part or all of the stomach, which can impact the foods you eat. While in the hospital, the medical...

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Peaches

To call someone “a peach” suggests that they are all things good, bundled up in one near-perfect package. There’s good reason for that: Not only are the sunny...

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Mad About Melons

Whether it’s watermelons, cantaloupes, or honeydews, melons of many stripes not only taste good but offer numerous benefits. Watermelons contain lycopene, the...

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Staying Healthy When a Snack Attack Strikes

If you’re trying to eat more healthfully but your pantry is filled with salty snacks and sugary treats, it might be time to make a few easy changes...

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Do You Need To Go Gluten-Free?

While necessary for those with certain health conditions such as celiac disease, cancer patients should not have to avoid gluten. In fact, some foods containing gluten offer health...

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How to Enjoy a Low Iodine Diet- Recipes and Tips

A butterfly-shaped gland in the front of the neck that controls metabolism, the thyroid is part of the endocrine system, which makes the hormones that play a role...

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Pumpkin

The pumpkin, along with its winter squash cousins butternut, acorn, and spaghetti, among others, is a delicious way to get a healthy helping of essential nutrients. The bright...

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Is There Evidence to Support a Neutropenic Diet?

The neutropenic diet has been a mainstay in cancer treatment for years. Patients with neutropenia have low levels of a type of white blood cell called neutrophils, which...

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Carrots

Mildly sweet and crunchy, the ever-constant carrot has been used for thousands of years for medicinal purposes. High levels of beta-carotene, metabolized by the body into vitamin A,...