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Metabolic diseases, such as diabetes, have reached epidemic proportions. This phenomenon is explained by a sedentary ...

A short-term oat-based diet appears to be surprisingly effective at reducing the cholesterol level. This is indicated by a trial by the University of Bonn, which has now been published in Nature ...

New research suggests that a short-term diet centered almost exclusively on a cheap, healthy breakfast staple can ...

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The Warning Signs Hiding in Plain Sight Insulin resistance affects millions of Americans, yet most don't realize they have it until it progresses to prediabetes or type 2 diabetes. The condition ...

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