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The next time you open wide for the dentist, the state of your teeth and gums may also say something about your brain. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently announced a $1.3 million study to investigate connections between older people’s oral health and their mental functioning.…

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Eating whole-grain cereal for breakfast or snacking on popcorn does more than just add fiber to your diet, according to new University of Scranton research: Whole-grain cereals and snacks also contain surprisingly high levels of antioxidants called polyphenols, rivaling such well-known antioxidant sources as fruits and vegetables. In research recently presented to the American Chemical Society, scientists took a fresh look at the antioxidant content in whole-grain foods, measuring total antioxidants rather than just “free” antioxidants (those not in chemical linkage requiring digestion).…

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The Agricul - tural Research Service (ARS), a scientific research agency of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), has updated its nutrient database, the standard reference for calculating nutrition values of foods. The update, labeled SR22, includes a new food group, “Restaurant Foods.”…

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Is there anything you can do to reduce your risk of cognitive decline and dementia? Research presented at the recent International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease (ICAD) in Vienna suggests several promising ways to answer “yes.” The findings add to a growing body of evidence that lifestyle changes—exercise, diet, even how much alcohol you drink—can help prevent or slow the mental decline that too often comes with aging.…

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Adiet designed to fight high blood pressure may also help prevent painful kidney stones, according to an analysis of three large studies totaling more than 240,000 men and women. People whose diets most closely matched the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan were 40% to 45% less likely to develop kidney stones than those whose diets were most at odds with DASH. The benefit was seen even after excluding hypertension patients and regardless of intake of calcium (involved in the formation of calcium oxalate kidney stones, the most common type).…

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New proof that you’re never too old to exercise comes from an Israeli study that finds people over age 70 live longer and better if they’re physically active at least four hours a week. Physically active seniors were 31% to 58% less likely to die during the study than their sedentary peers, and 72% to 92% more likely to remain independent while performing the activities of daily living.…

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Given the recent reports about bacterial contamination in nuts, does it make sense to heat nuts to a certain temperature before eating? This works for eggs and meat, why not nuts?

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After getting so many different answers, can you please tell me how bad is aspartame? I like chewing gum sweetened with it—two or three pieces a day— and people tell me I should cut down because aspartame is bad.

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I’ve noticed that some cereals contain freezedried fruit. How does freeze-dried compare to fresh fruit in terms of nutrition?

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