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Kate Hudson attends the 2017 'Vanity Fair' Oscar party hosted by Graydon Carter at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Feb. 26, 2017, in Beverly Hills. John Shearer/Getty Images

The recipe for Kate Hudsons awe-inspiring abs: a mix of beans, spinach and kale. In a new interview with Self, the actress, 37, reveals she has tried a slew of eating plans, from the paleo diet to pescetarianism to this Ayurvedic thing that was no nightshades and you eat real clean.

But nothing made the fitness fanatic she runs athletic apparel company, Fabletics feel better than eating vegan.

Now Hudson, mom to sons Ryder, 13, and Bingham, 5, follows a modified version of the meat- and dairy-free diet, sticking to greens and legumes two or three days a week.

If you like meat, to be predominantly plant-based is good for you, she explains to the mag. So why not be predominantly plant-based and every once in a while if you go to a great steakhouse, have a steak? I kind of try to look at it like that. (Another favorite: the veggie-based Impossible Burger at Crossroads Kitchen in L.A., which she calls one of the greatest things.)

When it comes to fitness, the Pretty Happy: Healthy Ways to Love Your Body author sticks to her tried-and-true. I love Pilates, thats always what I will do, and I know its boring but it really is the foundation of everything that I do, says the Deepwater Horizon actress, who trains with longtime pro Nicole Stuart. I believe in traditional Pilates because I think that our bodies need to be aligned, and what that does for your body is it makes it so strong.

And when shes not toning on the Cadillac reformer, the star loves to just dance it out. As she tells the mag, Any dance aerobic workout just makes me feel happy.

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For a millennia-old religious celebration that has little to do with physical wellbeing, the Passover holiday offers unexpected health-related opportunities.

Thanks to its eight-day ritual ban on eating nearly any food thats wheat or grain-based, the annual Jewish commemoration of the biblical exodus from Egypt imposes a mostly gluten-free diet on the people who celebrate it. Many of the foods eschewed during Passover are particularly high in gluten, notes Dr. Arun Swaminath, director of the inflammatory bowel disease program at Northwell Healths Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.

Breads, pasta, pizza, bulgur, couscous and beer are all big sources of gluten-containing foods, Swaminath says.

Ironically, for gluten-free aficionados, the prohibition of many of these high-gluten foods during Passover also extends to typical substitutes for gluten like corn, rice and most other grains. In other words, the Passover holiday requires significant changes for everyone, which is appropriate given that the dietary restriction was created to help Jews remember and even reenact their distant ancestors ordeal.

The holidays mostly gluten-free diet wont have many health consequences for most Jews observing Passoverbut it could have some real benefits for some of them. As Swaminath explains, eight days is just long enough for a gluten-free diet to result in noticeable health gains for people who may have celiac disease without realizing it. Improvements in digestion, energy level or sense of mental clarity during a weeklong bread, pasta and beer-free holiday could indicate that someone has an undiagnosed celiac condition.

If you suddenly feel better during Passover, you should you talk to your gastroenterologist over why that might be, Swaminath recommends.

Non-celiacs could potentially see improvements during the holiday, too. Although its still a matter of scientific controversy, Swaminath says its possible some people experience what he describes as non-celiac gluten sensitivity.

There isnt a lot of agreement across disciplines about how to diagnose this or who even qualifies, he explains.

Proof for the phenomenon is entirely anecdotal. Nevertheless, significant numbers of patients have described experiencing improvements in health after cutting gluten out of their dietbut without having celiac disease or showing any clinically provable sensitivity to gluten.

Swaminath says that one possible explanation for non-celiacs benefiting from a gluten-free diet is that high-gluten foods usually also have an especially large amount of poorly absorbed sugars that introduce bacteria to the intestinal tract, causing indigestion and bloating. Even if people on a gluten-free diet dont have a gluten sensitivity, theyre still eating fewer of these non-absorbent sugars as an unintended result of reducing their gluten intake.

Before you rejoice in the potential health benefits of a mostly gluten-free holiday, you should note that there is one important food consumed on Passover that is still fairly high in gluten. Yes, matzahthe square sheet of dry and oppressively bland cracker-like matter that Jews are commanded to eat during the holidayhas plenty of gluten. So while Passover is an ideal chance to experience the potential benefits of a low-gluten diet, you will need to moderate your matzah intake. Or, as Swaminath notes, you may also consider choosing one of the non-wheat containing matzahs on the market, including oat and spelt-based matzahs.

Regardless, Passover still doesnt need to be a gluten-intensive holiday, even for observers who cant get their hands on the non-wheat stuff. While Jews are commanded to eat matzah on Passover, they arent required to eat that much of it. A small nibble during the seders, the ritual meals held on the first two nights of the holiday, satisfies the holidays matzah-eating requirement. Given Matzahs legendary taste profile, many Jews would be happy to avoid eating more of it than they absolutely need to, even if theyre not going gluten-free.

Yet a little of the bread of affliction wont hurt most non-celiacs, even those who want to experience the effects of a gluten-free diet.

A tiny exposure to gluten to meet religious observance and obligation may be reasonable or necessary, Swaminath says.

Armin Rosen is a New York-based writer and reporter.

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Grain-free diets are one of the largest growing segments of the pet food market. More and more pet owners are choosing these diets, which are billed as more natural and less likely to cause health problems and allergies. It all sounds greatexcept that those claims are not true.

There is no reliable evidence that suggests that its harmful to feed grains to dogs or cats. Whole grains contain valuable dietary nutrients, including vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids and fiber. Some grain products have protein that is easier for your pet to digest than some protein from meat. Even refined grains such as white rice can be beneficial for your pets health, depending on the type of diet and the pet.

The vast majority of dogs and cats are very efficient at digesting and using more than 90 percent of the nutrients from grains in the amounts typically found in pet foods. While food allergies in pets are uncommon, allergies to grains are even rarer. The small number of pets that have allergies are most often allergic to animal proteins, such as chicken, beef and dairy. Gluten intolerance is also exceedingly rare in pets. Gastrointestinal symptoms caused by consuming gluten have been confirmed in just one inbred family of Irish setters.

Grain-free diets can vary widely in terms of their nutritional profiles. Some are lower in carbohydrates, which means that they can be quite high in both fat and calories. Other grain-free diets merely substitute similar amounts of highly refined starches, such as those from potatoes or tapioca (also called cassava), in place of grains. These ingredients may provide fewer nutrients and less fiber than whole grains, and foods containing them can cost more.

Other pet food companies use ingredients such as peas, beans or lentils instead of grains to provide carbohydrates, but these ingredients are not necessarily any better for your pet than grains and may cause digestive upset in some animals.

The bottom line is that grain-free is a marketing concept designed to sell pet food, not an evidenced-based solution for helping your pet live a long, healthy life.

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Millions of American men pop a multivitamin each day, but new research shows the pills won't help the heart -- even if a man's nutrition is lacking.

"Many had thought that men with 'poor' nutritional status at baseline may benefit more from long-term multivitamin use on cardiovascular outcomes; however, we did not see any evidence for this in our recent analysis," study author Howard Sesso, of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, said in a hospital news release.

According to background information from the researchers, more than half of older Americans take a multivitamin each day. However, many prior studies have shown little evidence of any health benefit.

In the new research, Sesso and his colleagues tracked data from an ongoing study of more than 14,000 U.S. male doctors over the age of 50. A prior look at this data had found that taking multivitamins did not reduce the men's risk of heart disease over 11 years of follow-up.

But would the same be true for men who had relatively poor diets, perhaps lacking in certain nutrients?

According to the new report, the results were the same -- daily use of multivitamins didnotreduce the risk of heart disease, even in this more nutritionally challenged subset.

Two experts -- one a cardiologist, one a nutritionist -- had somewhat differing views on the findings, however.

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"This study, like previous studies, suggests that multivitamin use does not reduce risk of heart disease -- even in men with poor nutrition," said Dr. Kevin Marzo. He's chief of cardiology at NYU Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola, N.Y.

Marzo believes too many Americans view multivitamins as a "quick fix" to ward off health woes.

"Prevention strategies for reducing heart disease risk should focus not on dietary supplements but rather on regular exercise and a healthy diet rich in vegetables, whole grains and unsaturated fats," he said.

Stephanie Schiff, a registered dietitian at Huntington Hospital in Huntington, N.Y., took a different view.

"The best way to get nutrients is from whole foods, but sometimes it's beneficial to take a multivitamin to help prevent nutritional shortfalls," she said.

And Schiff believes that -- at least for women -- a lack of nutrients may contribute to heart risks, so outcomes might be different for females.

For example, she said, "some studies indicate that a vitamin D deficiency may be a risk factor for congestive heart failure, high blood pressure, strokes and heart attacks."

But so far, studies involving women and multivitamins have had mixed results, Schiff added, and more research might still be needed.

"Perhaps some kind of nutritional shortfall may be responsible for an increased risk of heart disease in women," she said. "These studies don't necessarily prove cause and effect, but there may be some kind of correlation. The best way to find out would be for more randomized clinical trials with large sample sizes to be conducted."

Sesso agreed. "Given the continued high prevalence of multivitamin use in the U.S., it remains critical for us to understand its role on nutritional status and other long-term health outcomes through clinical trials," he said.

A group representing supplement manufacturers took issue with the study.

"The results of this study are not necessarily generalizable to the whole population," said Duffy MacKay, senior vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs for the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN). "The study participants were male physicians who on average had a healthier diet than the general U.S. population, which could be why the researchers did not find any additional benefit from a nutritional intervention."

The study received funding from the CRN Foundation, MacKay noted.

"We strongly encourage further research to determine additional value of the multivitamin and that of other individual nutrients," he added. "For consumers, the key takeaway of this study is that the multivitamin is not a panacea, but at the very least, given the nutrient shortfalls in our population, it can reliably fill nutrient gaps."

MacKay also recommends that consumers "open up a dialogue" with their physicians about the use of multivitamins or other supplements.

The study was published April 5 in the journalJAMA Cardiology.

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At Eataly in Boston. Photo: Madeline Zappala

Barbara Lynch is one of the most successful restaurateurs in the country: She owns seven businesses in Boston, and in 2014, won the James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurateur. To add to her accomplishments, shell publish her first memoir on April 11: Out of Line: A Life of Playing With Fire, chronicling her rise to success following a tough childhood in South Boston. This week, she spent some precious time at home before embarking on a book tour, making herself soup for breakfast, and going out for seafood at her favorite local spots. Read all about it in this weeks Grub Street Diet.

Friday, March 31For breakfast, I had a big glass of cranberry concentrate. I read somewhere that it flushes out fat, and I just got back from two weeks of eating a lot in Italy, so that seemed like a good idea. I also had a few cashews and a cup of tea.

For my second breakfast, I had quinoa, white beans, and carrots, with a poached egg in a broth with curry and cumin. I love soups for breakfast.

And then, for lunch, I had a Caesar salad. This was just a takeout salad, actually, from a deli across the street from my office.

That night, we had a gala for the opening of Eataly Terra, their new rooftop restaurant. Im collaborating with Eataly Boston on their seafood restaurant, Il Pesce. They put in front of us some pasta with charred tomatoes and capers. I had a few bites, a few pieces of grilled steak, a bite of a sausage, and that was that. The opening was great. I also had two glasses of wine.

I went to a friends house after, and they got takeout Thai food. I had three bites of that. Another glass of wine.

Saturday, April 1 Saturday morning, I had chicken and roasted broccoli on top of white rice, with Indian spices and mushroom sauce. My new daughter-in-law made it at home. Shes from Nepal, so she cooks a lot of vegetarian food. Shes a great cook.

For lunch, I had a salad from Dig Inn. It was broccoli greens, salmon, radishes, and beets, with cilantro. The vinaigrette was lemon and olive oil. It was huge!

It was another Terra opening night. I didnt really eat because I worked the floor for much of the night running circles around the restaurant and talking to everyone. I had two glasses of wine. It was a little smoother than most openings. The first 20 people who hashtagged the restaurant came in for dinner and had a great time. When I got home, I had some more of that Dig Inn salad.

Sunday, April 2 That morning, I had another poached egg with radishes at home, and some of that vegetable soup from Friday.

Then, in the afternoon, I got a to-go Greek salad from Legal Sea Foods, dressing on the side, and put a poached egg on that.

For dinner, I made a porcini-mushroom-fennel soup, with a little bit of farro and roasted fennel, and I had that with an aged cheddar cheese, which I shaved onto it. Plus a salad with radish and parsley and asparagus. I didnt have any groceries left, so I used dried porcini and just water, no chicken stock.

Monday, April 3 I had an egg-white omelette with cheddar in the middle. And then I had some of that mushroom-farro-asparagus soup, which I poured on top of the omelette.

That night, I had a gala for an opening of a documentary Im in, called A Fine Line, about women in back-of-house management roles. I was a little early, so I stopped at Bell in Hand and had grilled shrimp with spicy tomato sauce. My friend and I split that, and we had a glass of wine.

Then, I was at the gala for three hours because I was on a panel. After that, I was starving because I was only supposed to be there an hour, but it was a quarter to 10 p.m. I ran over to Neptune Oysters, and I split a dozen oysters, a crab salad and shrimp cocktail, and a half-bottle of Sancerre wine with my friend. I always drink white wine or ros with ice cubes.

Tuesday, April 4 I had a bowl of cereal with almond milk Kashi shredded wheat with no sugar on it. I had chicken with broccoli and farro again as a late breakfast.

I drove around South Boston with a writer from the Times, showing where I grew up. We stopped at my local spot, a bar called Shamrock, and I had one chicken finger and one French fry. They were big chicken fingers! I dipped it in ketchup and honey-mustard sauce. The fries werent great, so I could hold back. If they had been delicious, I wouldve eaten the whole bowl.

That night, we had an event at Menton to celebrate the memoir. I had a slice of pizza from Babbo that my staff brought in with fava beans, pancetta, and cheese. It was delicious. Its called Babbo in Boston, but it looks like Otto, owned by Mario Batali. During my book signing, I had two pieces of lamb marinated in yogurt and juniper berries. I tasted the potato gnocchi with cream sauce, peas, and lobster. I also had a tomato tarte Tatin and two and a half glasses of wine from David Hirsch. Probably more than that. I was talking so much that I couldnt just sit down and eat.

And I cant lie: I had a small bag of Cheez-Its sometime that day.

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Mama June & Her Trainer Kenya Crooks Reveal Her Diet Tricks That Are Helping Her Stay Fit PEOPLE.com The reality star, 37, had already made one major diet change in 2014 cutting out soda when her daughter Pumpkin suffered a brain injury after the family got into a car crash, and was told by the neurologist she could no longer drink the sugary ...

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Eating a high fat and high sugar diet when pregnant leads to metabolic impairments in both the mother and her unborn child, which may 'program' them for potential health complications later in life, a study in mice has shown.

In a study carried out in pregnant mice, a team of academics found that an obesity-causing high fat and high sugar diet disrupted processes within the pregnant mothers body, leading to poor metabolic control. These changes were found just prior to birth and may make her more susceptible to conditions such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease, as well as to further fat accumulation, in later motherhood.

The exact impact on her child during pregnancy was harder to ascertain, but the researchers found that metabolic dysfunction in the mother compromised the flow of nutrients to the foetus, altering its growth and metabolism at critical stages during its development. This strongly suggests that an obesogenic diet (a diet which promotes obesity) also has consequences for foetal development. It may also explain why babies from mothers who are obese or eat obesogenic diets during pregnancy have a tendency to develop conditions such as obesity, hypertension and type 2 diabetes as adults.

In particular, the researchers found that a higher than recommended intake of fat and sugar exacerbates and distorts metabolic changes which occur naturally as a result of the pregnancy, so that the mother can appropriately allocate nutrients to the foetus.

The study was carried out by a team of researchers at the University of Cambridge. The lead author is Dr Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri, from St Johns College, Cambridge, and the Centre for Trophoblast Research in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience. She said that the findings were especially relevant for women in western countries.

In places like the UK, the US and Australia, many women of child-bearing age are also eating higher amounts of fat and sugar than the National Dietary Recommendations, she said. We know that obesity during pregnancy is a risk factor for health complications for mother and baby both during and after pregnancy. This study offers insight into the mechanisms operating during pregnancy that may cause this.

The study involved feeding a diet that contained high amounts of fat and sugar to pregnant mice. The researchers then assessed the impact of this on both the metabolism of the mother and her levels of body fat, compared to mice which were fed a more balanced diet.

They related these changes in whole-body metabolism to the expression of proteins in the mothers tissues, which are responsible for processing and storing nutrients, as well as to the supply of nutrients, growth and metabolism of her developing foetuses. All of the experiments were carried out in line with the UK Home Office Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. Overall, the researchers found that excessive consumption of sugar and fat compromised the mothers glucose tolerance and her sensitivity to insulin the hormone that controls blood sugar levels.

Specifically, they found that the mothers ability to respond to insulin was reduced in tissues like her muscle and fat, which take up glucose from the circulation. By contrast, the sensitivity of the maternal liver to insulin was increased, which reduces glucose production during pregnancy. As a result, the mother was unable adequately to control glucose levels or produce enough glucose to support the pregnancy.

The high fat, high sugar diet also changed the expression of proteins in the mothers body that control fat storage, leading to an increase in body fat. Collectively, the researchers suggest that these effects promote a pre-diabetic state in the mother, resembling many aspects of gestational diabetes; a pregnancy complication which affects up to 5% of women in the UK.

One of the main reasons for this may be that an obesogenic diet exaggerates natural metabolic changes associated with pregnancy. During a normal pregnancy, the mothers body will change the way it handles nutrients so that some can be freed up for the foetus, Sferruzzi-Perri explained. The mothers metabolism is shifted to an insulin resistant, glucose intolerant state, such that her own glucose use is limited in favour of foetal supply. We think that in cases where the mother has a high fat, high sugar diet, these metabolic changes are exacerbated or perturbed.

These effects, the researchers suggest, may alter the mothers disposition to develop health complications after she has given birth as well a phenomenon that they refer to as a metabolic memory, putting her at greater risk of type 2 diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular problems in later life. The study also found that the defects in the mothers metabolism impaired nutrient flow to the foetus, as they resulted in the preferential storage of nutrients within the mothers tissues, in favour of allocating these to the developing foetus.

Because the placenta also plays an important role in nutrient allocation (as previous studies have shown), the babies of mice fed the obesogenic diet were still born at a normal size. However, because the foetus receives different amounts of nutrients and shows defects in its ability to use these during development, the researchers believe that the child will still be more susceptible to metabolic dysfunction later in life.

We still dont know what the exact consequences for the foetus are, but the findings match existing research which already suggests that the individual will suffer from these metabolic problems during adulthood, Sferruzzi-Perri said. This is because changes to the nutrient and oxygen supply, at a stage when individual organs are developing, can cause a permanent change in the structure and function of certain tissues.

Reference: Musial, B., Vaughan, O. R., Fernandez-Twinn, D. S., Voshol, P., Ozanne, S. E., Fowden, A. L., & Sferruzzi-Perri, A. N. (2017). A Western-style obesogenic diet alters maternal metabolic physiology with consequences for fetal nutrient acquisition in mice. The Journal of Physiology. doi:10.1113/jp273684

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Changing your diet in simple ways could nearly halve your chance of a heart attack .

Researchers found 45 per cent of deaths from heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes were linked to a lack of nutrients.

And the US study of 700,000 people said diets packed with sugar, salt and processed meat are big no-nos.

So here are the key eating habits to shake and make to protect your heart, Sunday People can reveal.

CUT BACK ON SALT

One in ten deaths in the study was down to high levels of sodium, making it the biggest baddie on the menu.

Adults should have no more than 6g of salt a day, which is about one teaspoon.

Victoria Taylor, British Heart Foundation dietitian, said: Most of the salt we eat comes from foods we buy ready-made, like bread, cereals and sauces.

"So its important to check labels.

DODGY DRINKS

Drinks with added sugar think fizzy pop, flavoured juices and energy drinks are bad news.

Victoria said: Switching to sugar-free versions or water will help reduce the sugar and calories in your diet.

MEAT CHOICES

Lamb, beef and pork can be high in saturated fat, which raises cholesterol levels. So aim for only one 100g serving a week.

Victoria said: Lean red meat is a good source of iron but it doesnt need to be eaten every day. Other sources of protein like beans, pulses and white or oily fish are healthy choices and are consistent with a Mediterranean diet associated with lower levels of cardiovascular disease.

Try to cut down on processed meat, such as sausages and cured ham, which have been linked to heart disease.

Victoria said: Keep these for every now and then and instead choose lean, unprocessed meat, eggs, fish, beans, pulses and tofu.

FRUIT AND VEG

A really easy one eat more fruit and veg for a longer life. Citrus fruits are packed with vitamin C while pomegranates, contain heart-promoting polyphenols and anthocyanins.

Victoria said: Around 75 per cent of us still arent eating our five-a-day.

Veggies are essential for your plate. Legumes like green beans, help control blood sugar, while potatoes are high in fibre.

NUTS AND GRAINS

The study linked a low intake of nuts and seeds with 8.5 per cent of deaths from heart disease.

Happily, almonds, walnuts, pistachios, macadamias and peanuts contain fibre which is good for your heart. Try to get five 28g servings a week.

Victoria said: Theyre high in calories but a small handful can be a nutritious snack.

Also, swap white pasta or rice for wholewheat versions and try quinoa. Go for 125g a day.

Victoria said: The soluble fibre that wholegrains provide can help lower cholesterol.

SEAFOOD

Omega-3 fatty acids in oily fish such as salmon and mackerel have been shown to lower the risk of irregular heart beat and a build-up of plaque in arteries.

Victoria said: We should all be eating two portions of fish a week, with one being oily fish.

GOOD FATS

Polyunsaturated fats known as good fats reduce bad cholesterol levels in your blood, lowering your risk of heart disease and strokes.

Victoria said: Use oils like rapeseed or olive oil for cooking. Include foods that are sources of unsaturated fat, such as avocado and oily fish, not foods high in saturated fat like fatty meat, biscuits, cakes and chocolate.

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An exhibit in Germany showed s reconstructions of a Neanderthal man and woman. A researcher found that a 150-pound person provides about 32,376 calories, enough for a troop of 25 adult Neanderthals for about a third of a day. A mammoth, on the other hand, could feed the group for a month.

Scientists know that our ancient human cousins ate one another, at least on occasion. At a handful of European sites scattered across some 250,000 years, researchers have dug up hominin bones that bear telltale markings: blade scratches, teeth marks, burns.

What they cant be sure of is why. Modern humans have long practiced cannibalism for a variety of ritual reasons to frighten enemies, cure illness, honor the dead but anthropologists have no evidence that Neanderthals or other hominin species had a cultural motivation for consuming their kin. So, for the most part, researchers assumed ancient cannibalism was nutritional, or purely for the purpose of survival.

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Which got University of Brighton archaeologist James Cole wondering: If hominins ate each other for nutrition, then how nutritious were they?

For a paper published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports, Cole calculated the number of calories that could be gotten from one adult human male. Compared to other creatures our ancient cousins ate mammoths, steppe bison, deer it turned out that hominins were a pretty low-calorie snack. A 150-pound person provides about 32,376 calories, enough for a troop of 25 adult Neanderthals for about a third of a day. A mammoth, on the other hand, could feed the group for a month.

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Doing research into the subject, I found that no one had ever defined a calorie value for the human body, and if they did, they were kind of throwaway numbers with no indication of how they arrived there, Cole said.

Coles calculations, on the other hand, are unnervingly specific. His paper contains a chart listing the estimated weight and calorie value for every component of the human body. Head and torso: 5,418.67 calories. Upper arms: 7,451.16 calories. Thighs: 13,354.88 calories. Skin: 10,278 calories. Teeth: 36 calories.

When you stack up muscle values in terms of weigh, we actually fall right where we should right between saiga and roe deer, which are animals roughly about our same size, Cole said, impressively matter-of-fact for someone essentially writing a FDA nutritional facts label for members of his own species.

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Neanderthals and other ancient hominin species, he noted, were far bulkier than modern humans, with big muscles and sturdy builds. They might have been a bit more filling than a Homo sapiens meal, but not by much.

Its interesting because if youre labeling these acts as nutritional cannibalism . . . and you compare how nutritional we are compared to game, we actually arent a very good return, Cole said.

Of course, the Neanderthals werent calorie counters. But they would have been able to tell that a person didnt provide as much sustenance as a boar or a horse. And unlike a boar or a horse, a hominin would be exactly as cunning and skillful as the person whod like to eat him meaning hes much more difficult to kill.

To Cole, this suggests that ancient hominins could have had ritual motivations for consuming members of their own species, just as modern humans did. This shouldnt be surprising he said Neanderthals are already known to have made art, worn jewelry, and developed sophisticated communication.

Clearly these are complex and diverse human species and their attitude to cannibalism I would suggest is going to be as complex and diverse as our own, he said.

Paola Villa, a Neanderthal expert and researcher at the University of Colorado at Boulder, said that Coles calculations offer some interesting information, but should not change our understanding of ancient hominin cannibalism. A person may not have offered the same caloric return as a deer, she said, but hominins werent hunting each other the way they hunted deer anyway.

There never was a suggestion that humans were hunted as food animals, she wrote in an email. Eaten as food, yes, but the cause has always been described as either aggressive cannibalism (well-documented in mammals including primates) or starvation or as a ceremonial mortuary practice.

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FOX 32 NEWS - If someone told you that you could increase your memory and decrease your chances of dementia by changing your diet, would you do it?

Rush University researchers say they have developed a diet which is the only one proven to have an impact on Alzheimers disease.

So now, they're asking people to volunteer for a new study to determine just how effective it really is.

Max and Sandy are whipping up brain food. Theyre part of a study to determine how a change in diet can not only help their memory, but decrease their chances of dementia and Alzheimers.

"Watching my mother go through Alzheimers was motivation and I wished back then we had focused on these sorts of triggers."

The triggers are food. Its something that hasn't really been the focus of studies when it comes to our brains and memory. That is until now.

Martha Claire Morris is a Nutritional Epidemiologist and wanted to see how a variation in combining two popular diets - the Mediterranean Diet and the Dash Diet to treat hypertension - would impact brain disease.

"We took the core components of those very well studied diets and then modified each one of their components to reflect what we know about nutrition and brain, said Morris.

And that's when she coined this new diet, the mind diet. In two studies published in 2015, Morris and colleagues found the mind diet lowered the risk of Alzheimers by a whopping 53% in people who followed it rigorously.

And surprisingly, even those who only followed it moderately experienced an impressive benefit.

"People who even scored in intermediate range they had a 35% reduction in the risk of developing Alzheimers disease."

The Mind Diet includes eating at least three servings of whole grains, a green leafy salad and one other vegetable every day along with a glass of wine.

It also includes snacking on most days on nuts and eating beans every other day, fish once a week, poultry and specifically berries at least twice a week.

The foods to limit or avoid are butter, cheese, fried or fast foods and pastries and sweets.

This first of its kind study is tracking more than 600 people over 3-years who are 65-85. But Harris says she believes the Mind Diet can benefit almost anyone.

"It's very likely the Mind diet will be a health benefit to adults of any age and even for children. It's just that we just devised the diet and it hasn't been tested, Harris said.

Max and Sandy say they're already feeling healthier.

"This is the way we will probably eat forever"

Researchers are looking for more people to take part in this study.

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