Integrative Medicine Alert – January 1, 2020
January 1, 2020
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Eat Nuts, Gain Less Weight
A long-term, large-scale prospective study reveals an association between increased consumption of nuts, decreased weight gain, and decreased risk of obesity.
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Childhood Gluten Intake and Risk of Celiac Disease
Data analysis from The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study, to evaluate risk of celiac autoimmunity and celiac disease in children who screened positive for at-risk human leukocyte antigen genotypes, demonstrated increased risk for both outcomes in genetically predisposed children correlating with increasing quantities of daily gluten intake during the first five years of life.
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The Health Effects of Magnesium: Part 2
Prospective outcomes studies are demonstrating that individuals are not meeting their daily magnesium intake needs and this may be contributing to a number of chronic health conditions including diabetes, hypertension, short sleep, and some pain conditions.