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Questions tagged [nutrition]

Questions relating to the intake, safety, effects of nutrients, and their biochemical interactions with our body.

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How many eggs can one eat per day?

I've read conflicting information on how many eggs one can eat per day: Daily Health Post - How Many Eggs a Day Can You Safely Eat? How many eggs a day can you safely eat? Apparently, as many as you want, if you pay attention to your total calorie…
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How much coffee can a healthy adult drink?

How much coffee can a healthy adult drink before it starts to affect them in a bad way? For example, some friends of mine get headaches if they drink more than 2 cups in a single day.
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Are artificial sweeteners safe?

There seems to be a lot of noise about health risks of consuming artificial sweeteners, especially aspartame and saccharin. Many sources argue that these chemicals carry huge risks of developing cancer and neurological problems. Should I be…
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Calcium supplements versus "fortified with calcium"

(By 'fortified', I refer to this definition: increase the nutritive value of (food) by adding vitamins.) Are there any differences between calcium supplements (as pills or tablets), and foods fortified with calcium (e.g., artificially added to…
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Is there any downside in eating whole-grain rice instead of white rice?

Health benefits of eating whole-grain rice are often mentioned. But is there any downside in eating whole-grain rice instead of white rice?
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Does the Jewish law forbidding the mixing of milk and meat have health benefits?

Mixing milk and meat is prohibited by an ancient Jewish law. Jews have followed those rules for millennia out of religious belief, not science. Modern science can probably dig deeper and find actual reasons to follow such rules - is there any such…
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How do you feed a starving person in a way that won't kill them?

AFAIK people that suffer from severe starvation (e.g., prisoners liberated from concentration camps in the end of WW2) can die if you allow them to eat "at will". There is documented evidence that eating too much after prolonged starvation can make…
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What is the relation between the sensation of being full and the ability to fall asleep?

I struggle with insomnia. Sometimes if I'm not able to fall asleep, one of the best ways to resolve this is to munch until I feel full, and I get so sleepy that I almost can't make it to the bedroom without passing out. The meal would be less than…
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What foods count towards 5 a day?

5 a day is where it is recommended that you should eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables every day, similar to 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away'. Wikipedia NHS Most things count, but apparently potatoes are excluded and I can't find a…
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What should my daily intake of calories be?

How can an adult in robust health find out how many calories his daily intake needs to be? I'm not asking for loss/gain of weight; simply to maintain my weight.
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Should I meet nutritional recommendations (for e.g., RDAs) daily?

For example, the recommended daily protein intake is 0.8g per kilogram of body weight. So, let's say that I take more than required on a given day and less than required on an another day -- is that okay? I'm not asking about eating all the protein…
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What to substitute for milk, in search of sufficient calcium and nutrition?

In the above title, 'nutrition' is intended to mean the nutrients predominant in milk. (I'm not a biochemist; so I wrote this vaguely.) The Dietitians of Canada assert that everybody of ages 19-50 need 1000 mg of Calcium daily. Please omit all…
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Is tomato paste healthier than fresh tomatoes?

I frequently hear that fresh foods are more healthy than processed food. FoodProcessing published an article claiming: Researchers at the University of Missouri found that processed tomato products fed to rats have better cancer-fighting benefits…
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Cola in soft drinks?

Cola is a plant that is known to be of appreciable health benefit. It used to be sold in pharmacies and probably still is. 100 years ago somebody hit upon the idea of using it in a soda drink, leading to widespread use today. But is there still cola…
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Are nutritionists alternative medicine practitioners?

I got the impression, possibly from Ben Goldacre's book "Bad Medicine", that nutritionists are alternative medicine practitioners. Is that the case?
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