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New evidence backs up the health beneits of a 5:2-style ‘fasting’ diet. By
spending just ive days a month consuming a modest 3000 to 4500 kJ (or 750
and 1,100 cals), and eating normally on other days for three months, study
participants beneited from lowered blood pressure, a 2.7kg weight loss and a
5cm reduction around their waist. Even more impressive: when measured three
months after resuming normal eating routines, the beneits were still there.
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The percentage by
which every cup of
salad you eat each
day reduces your risk
of dying from heart
disease and cancer,
according to UK
researchers.
LESS WHEEZY,
MORE
BREEZY
WITH FIBRE
Wheezy asthma
symptoms may
actually be triggered
by eating a single
meal that’s high
in saturated fat.
Aussie researchers
have discovered
that the remedy
may lie in using a
ibre supplement.
Taking 12 grams of
inulin – a soluble ibre
supplement made
from chicory root –
boosts the healthy
bacteria in your gut,
which in turn reduces
airway inammation
and wheezing. So
breathe easy and
ill up on ibre.
Nutrition now
To reduce your risk of
type 2 diabetes, the latest
international guidelines
recommend four foods
to devour at your will:
- oats;
- nuts;
- berries; and
- yoghurt.
Why not combine them
all at once into a delicious
breakfast-on-the-go that
will get you ahead of
diabetes (and your day!).
Blend into a smoothie, or
layer them in a glass jar
the night before.
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FOODS
THAT
FEND OFF
DIABETES
Fasting
benefits
linger
longer