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Cooking at Home While Social Distancing
Cooking can be cathartic, and during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, cooking at home can not only give you a healthy meal, but can help the health of your community by flattening the curve.
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Parents From Lower-Income Families Less Likely to Say Child’s Water Supply is Safe at Both Home and School
Access to safe drinking water for children is a critical public health concern. A new study shows that only 62% of parents from lower-income families trust the safety of their drinking water versus 80% of parents from high-income households.
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What to Know About Low Carb Diets and Managing Your Diabetes
Although low carb diets are often prescribed for diabetes patients, you shouldn’t cut them out completely. A registered dietitian shares the benefits of carbs and offers a well-balanced recipe to try at home.
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This Neuron Could Have Implications for Effective Diet Drugs
A CALCR cell found in mice may stop feeding without subsequential nauseating effects as well as influence the long term intake of food.
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A new Michigan Medicine program upends dubious dietary claims
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The Michigan Health Blog’s 20 for 2020
The most read stories of 2019 on the Michigan Health blog.
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How to Boost Your Mood with Food
Your diet can play a significant role in how you feel emotionally, but can food improve your mood? Two U-M dieticians weigh in.
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Medicaid Expansion Doubled Access to Primary Care and Increased Attention to Health Risks in Low-Income Michiganders
Medicaid expansion in Michigan emphasized primary care and prevention, and based financial incentives for enrollees on examining health risks and engaging in healthy behaviors. Two new studies look at the results.
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A FODMAP-Friendly Thanksgiving
Enjoy this low FODMAP holiday stuffing recipe and video tutorial, complete with dietitian-approved FODMAP diet tips.
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Eating and Tweeting: What Social Media Reveals about Neighborhood Attitudes on Food
Researchers are using Twitter to analyze how we talk about food in our communities to gain insights into public health.
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Gut Microbiome Puts the Brakes on Iron Absorption
Research finds gut microbiome plays an essential role iron absorption, inspiring new treatment ideas for both anemia and iron overload.
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“Fat Shaming” Won’t Solve Obesity. Science Might.
Fat shaming won’t solve obesity, but science could help. Michigan Medicine rounds up research papers and articles to show why treatment can’t adopt the “one size fits all” approach.
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Intermittent Fasting: Is it Right for You?
Michigan Medicine dietician Sue Ryskamp answers common questions about the intermittent fasting diet.
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Donuts on Our Daughters
A U-M study examines whether images of food on kids’ clothes influence eating behavior.
 How to follow the Mediterranean Diet and improve heart health.
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Fish, Fruit, Healthy Fats: What Should Heart Disease Patients Eat?
A poor diet can sabotage your recovery from heart disease. Learn how following the Mediterranean Diet can help improve your heart health.
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