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  What Are Fructooligosaccharides and How Do They Provide Digestive, Immunity and Bone Health Benefits?

  July 16, 2013 — New research has focused on the health benefits of short-chain fructooligosaccharides (scFOS), which are low-calorie, non-digestible carbohydrates that can improve food taste and texture while aiding ... > full story
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  Vitamins and Minerals Can Boost Energy and Enhance Mood

  July 16, 2013 — Vitamin and mineral supplements can enhance mental energy and well-being not only for healthy adults but for those prone to anxiety and depression, according to new ... > full story
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  Chew More to Retain More Energy

  July 15, 2013 — Almonds may still be considered one of the highest energy food sources but it’s not about how much you bite off, instead it’s about how much you chew, according to new ... > full story
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  Vitamin B: Choline Intake Improves Memory and Attention-Holding Capacity, Experts Say

  July 11, 2013 — An experimental study in rats has shown that consuming choline, a vitamin B group nutrient found in foodstuffs like eggs and chicken or beef liver, soy and wheat germ, helps improve long-term memory ... > full story
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  Link Between Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Increased Prostate Cancer Risk Confirmed

  July 10, 2013 — A second large, prospective study has confirmed the link between high blood concentrations of omega-3 fatty acids and an increased risk of prostate ... > full story
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  Kids' Allergies May Correlate With Omega-3, Omega-6 Lipid Levels in Cord Blood

  July 10, 2013 — Children with high proportions of poly-unsaturated fatty acids in cord blood at birth are more likely to develop respiratory and skin allergies in their early teens, according to new ... > full story
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  Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Accelerated Aging of Bones

  July 10, 2013 — Researchers have shown that deficiencies in vitamin D -- the sunshine vitamin -- accelerates the aging of bone, reducing the quality and making it more susceptible to ... > full story
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  It Smells Fishy: Copper Prevents Fish from Avoiding Danger

  July 5, 2013 — Fish fail to detect danger in copper-polluted water. A new study shows that fish cannot smell a danger odor signal emitted by other fish in waters contaminated with ... > full story
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  'Organic' Milk Is Poorer in Iodine Than Conventional Milk

  July 4, 2013 — Milk from organic farms has a lower concentration of elements like zinc, iodine and selenium than milk produced by conventional farming methods. The discrepancy is due to the absence of mineral ... > full story
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  Sulfur from Yeast Helps to Track Animal Protein Pathways

  July 3, 2013 — Researchers have labelled sulfur in brewer's yeast with a non-radioactive method so that when feeding it to laboratory rats the course taken by the element can be tracked and the amino acids and ... > full story

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