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Too much of a good thing

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The birth defects like spina bifida and anencephaly has dropped by 19 percent since the US government mandated cereals, breads and other grain based products to be fortified with folic acid. Eating out enriched food along with multivitamin pills and other supplements are leading to serious health problems.

Author: Edry, Sharon Goldman
Publisher: Time Inc., Health
Publication Name: Health (San Francisco, CA)
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1059-938X
Year: 2003
Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Forecasts and trends, Complications and side effects, Market trend/market analysis, Folic acid, Birth defects

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Bit by bit

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In an attempt to address America's weight problem, health authorities are discarding the "all or nothing" myth in favor of small, positive nutritional changes. A reduction of just one hundred calories a day would enable an average person to lose a pound in weight per month.

Author: Riggins, Christie
Publisher: Primedia Enterprises, Inc.
Publication Name: Walking
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1079-705X
Year: 2000
Reports, Reducing diets, Health promotion

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Good mood foods

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Research scientist Judith Wurtman's studies indicate that eating pure carbohydrate can improve a person's mood by increasing tryptophan in the brain and that protein improves mental ability. Foods with sugar and fat improve mood by boosting endorphins.

Author: Vogel, Shawna
Publisher: Time Inc., Health
Publication Name: Health (San Francisco, CA)
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1059-938X
Year: 1996
Food, Carbohydrates, Nutritional aspects, Proteins in human nutrition, Dietary protein

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Subjects list: Analysis, Food habits, Psychological aspects, Nutrition
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