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U.S., Canadian and British researchers found a high-protein diet may shrink the brain, a phenomenon linked to Alzheimer's disease. Lead author Sam Gandy, a professor at The Mount Sinai School of Medicine and a neurologist at the James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center in New York, and colleagues tested four differing menus on mice bred to develop Alzheimer's disease. The mice were fed Read more...

Looking to get dinner on the table fast? Put it on a stick. Cutting meats and vegetables into smaller bits, then threading them onto skewers can dramatically reduce cooking time because there is no thick center for the heat to reach. A pound of chicken breasts left whole will take far longer to cook than the same amount of meat cubed and skewered. The texture of the meat also benefits. Read more...

U.S. researchers suggest a protein found in vegetables -- glutamic acid -- may lower blood pressure. The study, published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, found a 5 percent higher dietary intake of glutamic acid as a percentage of total dietary protein was correlated with small reductions in blood pressure. Lead author Dr. Jeremiah Stamler of the Feinberg School Read more...

While going meatless isn't for everyone, it can improve your health. Here are tips from nutritionists on making the transition: Know why you're doing it. Having firm reasons for changing your diet -- whether moral, ethical, medical, environmental or otherwise -- - can keep you on track. Set guidelines. Many vegetarians decide to keep eating eggs and dairy, while others opt to cut all Read more...

Bountiful picnic baskets often are jammed with sandwiches, potato salads, chips and cookies. In other words, lots of carbs. Adding some equally portable produce is the best way to bring some dietary balance to your picnic. Fresh fruit -- especially those that travel well, such as apples, pears, peaches, plums and bananas -- is an easy choice. As are low-fat cheeses, which contain plenty Read more...

Need one more reason to quit smoking, eat right and exercise? How about inflammation? Most people think of inflammation as the redness, swelling and warmth that accompanies a cut, injury or illness. These are symptoms of the body's immune system fighting off what it perceives as an intruder. When that intruder is cholesterol, inflammation can wreak havoc on the cardiovascular system and Read more...

Eating a healthy diet and trimming your waistline may help reduce the risk of breast cancer. It's estimated that one-third of cancer deaths are related to nutritional factors, including body weight. Obesity in women contributes to 62 percent of postmenopausal breast cancer cases, said CeCe Davis, licensed dietitian and owner of Nutrition Consultants of Tulsa. Davis encourages the Read more...

(AP) - Carbohydrates may be considered evil in this age of the low-carb diet revolution, but the nutrient plays an important role in helping athletes recover from strenuous exercise. Two decades of research have shown that consuming carbs after a hard workout rebuilds worn muscles and primes the body for the next training. Failure to eat the right food after exercise -- or, worse, skipping Read more...

In the past, eggs have received some bad press on account of their cholesterol content and the association of cholesterol with heart disease. Scientists now know that it is actually saturated fat in the diet that raises blood cholesterol. Other factors are coming to light in the cholesterol-heart disease jigsaw puzzle and have helped to redeem eggs. While total cholesterol in the blood helps Read more...