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Eat healthy and improve your hydration habits with the advice in this blog.

Nutrition

Tea and Your Teeth

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Whether you drink green, black, white or oolong varieties of tea, there are umpteen studies stating the health benefits of the eastern drink. However, according to a recent report, tea has a secret downside: it’s a potential dental disaster just like soda and sports drinks.

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Q&A: Should You Water Down Meals for Weight Loss?

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Q: Will drinking water before and during my meals really help me lose weight? - Sarah, Las Vegas, NV

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Can Meat Hurt Your Manhood?

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If you’re planning on becoming a father in the future or want to add to your current lineup of little ones, you may want to try cutting back on the amount of full-fat dairy and processed meats that you eat.

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Is Organic Food Really Healthier?

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Organic products are more popular than ever, but according to one recent study, organic foods have no additional health benefits over conventional foods.

In a systematic review of 162 scientific papers published in the past 50 years, researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine found that there were no significant differences.

"Our review indicates that there is currently no evidence to support the selection of organically over conventionally produced foods on the basis of nutritional superiority," said Alan Dangour, one of the study's authors.

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Nutrition

Does Your Salmon Dinner Have Mad Cow Disease?

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Here’s one from the odd files: Researchers believe people can contract Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, also known as mad cow disease, from eating farmed fish.

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Nutrition

7 Must-Have Foods for Summer

Eating healthy doesn't get much easier than a quick trip to your local farmer's market. Fruits and veggies make for light, refreshing snacks and meals in the summer heat. Click on the slideshow above to check out some of our favorite foods for summer.

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A Healthy Performance Booster

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For more pedaling power, try eating like Lance. That’s because the skinny super-athlete eats his fair share of fruits and vegetables rich in quercetin, an antioxidant that can boost your endurance capabilities, according to a small study out of the University of South Carolina.

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Q&A: Kosher Versus Table Salt

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Q: Is there really a difference between kosher and table salt? — Noelle, Gatlinburg, TN

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Q&A: Sugary Kids' Drinks

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Q: All the drinks my kids like are sugary. What are some non-sugary alternatives I can give them? — Caitlin, Old Tappan, NJ

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Whole Carrots, More Nutrients

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You wouldn’t think that slicing up a vegetable could alter its disease-fighting powers, but according to a new study out of the United Kingdom, not all carrots are equal.

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Tags: Disease, Food, Nutrients, Health

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