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Mangosteen Xanthones and Antioxidants
This exotic tropical fruit has been used for centuries to treat various ailments and health issues.-Learn more about how the Queen of Fruits can help you lead a healthier life[...]


Vitamin Deficiencies Explained
Vitamins perform important functions for the body.-They are necessary to sustain life.-The body takes in vitamins from the food that we eat and it needs the proper amount of each vitamin.[...]


Does Brazil Offer Healthy Home Business Opportunities?
Brazil is considered a third world country but the question is does Brazil offer money making opportunities for home based businesses This article shows you how even remote places on this earth offer great opportunity through health related berries and fruits. The answer is Yes[...]


What is Green Tea Concentrate?
Many people are familiar about the tremendous benefits of drinking green tea.-It provides many health benefits as follows positive aspects for the body. However many people may not realize that they can get all these benefits of green tea in a green tea concentrate.[...]


Healthy Salad Recipes
Healthy Salad Recipes are a work of art. The thing that I like about this artsy model of eating is that salads can be made with many different things in them they can have or not have meat in them they can be whipped up in no time and generally speaking they consist of healthy foods.[...]


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Cost of Junk Food May Influence Consumption (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- When the cost of junk food increases, people consume less of it, a new study has found.


Health Highlights: March 9, 2010 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:


Adding gluten early may cause constipation in babies (Reuters)
Reuters - Giving gluten-containing foods to infants too soon may trigger long-lasting tummy troubles but more study is needed before changing recommendations for parents, Dutch researchers conclude.


Tax soda, pizza to cut obesity, researchers say (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. researchers estimate that an 18 percent tax on pizza and soda can push down U.S. adults' calorie intake enough to lower their average weight by 5 pounds (2 kg) per year.


Australian researchers say fat is 'sixth taste' (AFP)
AFP - It's a theory set to confirm why humans are so fond of fatty foods such as chips and chocolate cake: in addition to the five tastes already identified lurks another detectable by the palate -- fat.


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