Healthy diet

University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center dietitians offer tips to help you enjoy the holiday season while keeping a balanced and healthy diet.

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The Napa County Board of Supervisors recently extended the contract of Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures Dave Whitmer for another four years, to Dec. 31, 2013.

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South Africa’s ex-Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, who doubted the link between HIV and Aids, has died.

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My husband has been diagnosed with diabetes. How can I help him to follow a healthy diet? Diabetes is a long-term condition caused by too much glucose (sugar) in the blood. This happens because there is not enough of the hormone insulin.

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Sara Lee Corp. today announced it is committed to reducing salt an average of 20 percent over the next five years across its key categories of fresh bread, hot dogs, lunchmeat, breakfast foods and cooked sausage.

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(ARA) - One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Other than skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in the United States.

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Preparing a healthy meal loaded with fresh vegetables seems like an easy thing to do. But for some people living with diabetes, having access to nutritious food can be difficult — and may have a detrimental effect on their health and well-being, according to a new study led by Ryerson University. “Diabetes is a chronic condition that requires a healthy diet to manage the disease,” says Enza …

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New evidence shows tea and coffee drinkers have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

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With obesity rates rising and health officials touting the importance of improved nutrition and exercise, it may be surprising to learn that an…

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Drinking tea and coffee, whether decaffeinated or not, lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes, a large body of evidence shows.

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