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Aspartame and cancer: A nutritionist's perspective

This week, the World Health Organization announced that aspartame—the chemical that gives products like Diet Coke their distinctly sweet flavor—has been added to its list of potential carcinogens.

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At risk for diabetes? Cut the carbs, says new study

While low-carb diets are often recommended for those being treated for diabetes, little evidence exists on whether eating fewer carbs can impact the blood sugar of those with diabetes or prediabetes who aren't treated by ...

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Why it's hard to maintain weight loss

About 70% of U.S. adults are trying to lose weight. However, as a result of evolutionary pressures dating back to our most distant ancestors, our bodies are programmed to resist weight loss.

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Alternating diets to promote weight loss

Nearly 80 percent of participants in a University of Toronto study lost a "clinically significant" amount of body weight in less than two years after following three successive and varying diets.

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