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Ketogenic Diet Downsides, Possible Health Problems

  Over the past couple of years, it has been hard to sift through nutrition-related news without hearing about the ketogenic diet. The name comes from ketosis, which is the state the body enters when it burns fat instead of carbohydrates.  Involving a low-carb and high-fat eating pattern, it gained much popularity after being endorsed by many celebrities for accelerating their weight loss. Nevertheless, the keto diet was placed rather low on the  2019 rankings of best overall diets  by U.S. News — and nutrition experts have offered some good reasons for this. In a new rodent study from Augusta University in Georgia, rats saw an increase in their blood pressure levels after a month of being placed on their diet. While rats placed on a regular diet gained 7.2 percent of their calories from fat, the figure was 36 percent for rats on the keto diet.  Dr. Jennifer Sullivan, the pharmacologist and physiologist who led the research,...

Tylenol Provides More Than Just Pain Relief: 7 Things You Didn’t Know About Acetaminophen

Acetaminophen, more commonly known as Tylenol, is one of the most popular over-the-counter pain medications we encounter. Popping a couple Tylenol pills when you have a headache is as routine as  brushing your teeth  before you go to bed. But based on recent research, acetaminophen’s short- and long-term side effects may involve more than potential liver damage. Here are seven effects of acetaminophen that researchers have studied in recent years, and which call into question the safety and efficacy of the drug. Reduces Empathy Acetaminophen may alleviate your splitting  headache , but it may also  numb your emotions , according to researchers at Ohio State University. In a recent  study , Baldwin Way, assistant professor of psychology at Ohio State, and his team investigated how acetaminophen could actually reduce people’s ability to feel both negative and positive feelings. When students were divided into an acetaminophen group and a plac...

5 Health Benefits Of Onions

  While the taste may not be for everyone, onions have been studied widely for how they can improve  your health  and reduce the risk of various chronic diseases. Here are some of the possible benefits they could provide: 1. Flavor without baggage Looking for a way to make your daily cooking tastier without leaving a dent on your health? Onions are a pretty good candidate if you enjoy a mild spicy flavor. Victoria Jarzabkowski, a nutritionist with the Fitness Institute of Texas at the University of Texas, noted that they are "excellent sources of vitamin C, sulphuric compounds, flavonoids, and phytochemicals," to name a few. "I like to recommend eating onions because they add flavor without salt and sugar," Jarzabkowski told  Live Science . Estimated to contain only 45 calories per serving, they also contain no fat. 2. Heart-healthy properties Something else that onions lack? Cholesterol. As we know, LDL cholesterol can accumu...

Minuto Medico - Open Enrollment, Medicare, Obamacare lo que tiene que saber

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