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If youre suddenlyhearing the word Hadza a lotespecially from your gut-healthy friend who turned you on to apple cider vinegarand is basically your probiotic conciergeheres why.

It turns out, we could all stand to learn a lot, gut-health-wise, from the Hadza people in Tanzania, where a few hundred of them live as hunter-gatherers, only eating what they find in the wild.

Because of the highly processed Western diet, were losing important bacteria varied microbes that keep our well-being in check.And according to a new study, paying close attention to theHadza diet could help us get it back.

After comparing 350 stool samples collected from the Hadza withones from 17 other cultures, researchersnot only found that the Hadza peoples bacteria was muchmore diverse than those found in samples from theWestern diet, but it also differed season to season, depending on what they were eating.

The Hadza get 100 or more grams of fiber a day in their food, on average. We average 15 grams per day.

While they ate mostly meat and tubers in the dry seasons, they ate more berries and honey in the wet seasonsand each season had a specific set of gut bacteria. Whats interesting, though, is that thedry-season microbesthat disappeared in the wet season, for instance, returned for the following dry season.

What does this mean for Americans? Our range of gut bacteria isnt nearly asdiverse, but researchers think this study shows what were missing might not be lost forever. Since the Hadza people have beenable to re-harnesscertain microbes depending on what they were eating, a shift in our diets could work the same way.

I think this finding is really exciting, Lawrence David, PhD, told NPR. It suggests the shifts in the microbiome seen in industrialized nations might not be permanentthat they might be reversible by changes in peoples diets.

Not to worry, this doesnt mean you need to quit your day job to take up thehunter-gatherer lifestyle.You might just have to up your intake of fiber.

Fibers all thats left at the very end of our digestive tract where these microbes live, so theyve evolved to be very good at digesting it, Justin Sonnenburg, PhD, professor atStanford University, said in a statement. The Hadza get 100 or more grams of fiber a day in their food, on average. We average 15 grams per day.

Along with upping fiber, its also a good idea toonly eat minimally processed foods andalways have in-season fruits and veggies on hand, Samuel Smits, PhD, professor at Stanford University, told Seeker.

That extra bacteria will give your gut a nice boostand when our microbes arehappy, were happy.

Try this gut-friendly ice cream float for dessert tonight. And be careful that youre not doing these three everyday things that can destroy your microbiome.

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The latest trend in nutrition isn't a fad diet or newly discovered supplement; it's your DNA.

Unlocking the secrets of one's genetic code used to be confined to the laboratory, but increasingly, the big business of DNA is now going after your eating habits.

Scientists already know that variations in our genes determine how well our bodies metabolize certain compounds for example, people with a variation of the CYP1A2 gene metabolize caffeine more slowly, and are at an increased risk of heart attack and hypertension if they drink more than a couple of cups of coffee a day.

Companies now want to take the buzz over DNA testing one step further and market the tests as a way to determine how peoples bodies handle nutrients. And tech firms are stepping up to fill that demand. More and more genetics startups are getting into nutrition, with tests that claim to help people choose the best food to eat to feel good and even lose weight.

Genetic testing service 23andMe has genotyped more than 2 million customers to determine ancestry and genetic health risks, and Nutrigenomix offers tests designed to help medical professionals make recommendations for a person's intake of sodium, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin C, and yes, caffeine.

Ahmed El-Sohemy, a professor of nutritional sciences at the University of Toronto and the founder of Nutrigenomix, points to research that shows the "one-size-fits-all model of nutritional guidance" is not the most effective way for people to eat healthily or lose weight.

"There's research now showing that people who get DNA-based dietary advice are more likely to follow recommendations. So not only are people getting more accurate dietary advice, but they are more likely to follow it," said El-Sohemy.

Now, there's a new kid on the block: Oakland-based personalized nutrition company Habit.

"We think we're going to disrupt the diet industry," Habit founder and CEO Neil Grimmer told NBC News. "When you think about moving from a one-size-fits-all approach to food to something that's highly personalized, it changes everything. It changes the way you shop. It changes the way you eat. And quite frankly, it even changes the way you think about your own health and well-being."

Habit's home testing kit containing DNA cheek swabs, three finger-prick blood tests, and a special shake. The bloodwork is designed to show how your body metabolizes the huge amounts of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins in the shake. Chiara Sottile

At Habit, it's not just DNA data they're using to make diet recommendations. For $299, Habit sends customers an at-home test kit containing DNA cheek swabs, three finger-prick blood tests, and a "metabolic challenge shake loaded with 950 calories. Users take one blood test prior to drinking the shake, and two more timed blood pricks afterwards. The bloodwork is designed to show how your body metabolizes the huge amounts of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins in the shake.

"You layer in your blood work, your fasting blood work, and you layer in your metabolism, and all of a sudden you have a really clear picture of what's going on inside yourself," said Grimmer.

The Habit test kit also asks you to measure your waist circumference and provide information about your weight and activity level. Users send in the DNA swabs and blood sample testing cards sealed in a pre-paid envelope, and then get their results back a couple weeks later.

Health-conscious San Francisco resident Michelle Hillier was introduced to Habit through a friend. When she received her test results, she was surprised to learn she is a diet type Habit calls a "Range Seeker" meaning she should eat about 50 percent of her daily calories in carbohydrates, about 30 percent from fat, and 20 percent from protein.

"You hear so much about how you need so much protein, and I'm a pretty active person so I had been really upping my protein. And to find out that I'm supposed to have more carbs than anything else was really surprising to me," said Hillier, who is not affiliated with the company.

She also learned that she has genes that are impactful for lactose and caffeine sensitivity, something she had suspected. Like all Habit users get for the $299, after she received her test results, Hillier had a 25-minute phone consultation with a registered dietitian from the Habit team.

Michelle Hillier, pictured, learned she is a "Range Seeker," which means she should eat about 50 percent of her daily calories in carbohydrates, about 30 percent from fat, and 20 percent from protein. Chiara Sottile

The Habit test kit is now available nationally (except in New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island, because of regulatory restrictions). In the San Francisco Bay Area, Habit users get an added perk: the company will cook you fresh meals in their Oakland kitchen based on your diet recommendations and deliver them to your door weekly.

Hillier receives about three dinners a week costing between $10 and $15 a meal and she can choose her meals with Habit's online dashboard.

For Hillier, the Habit meals have been a positive addition to her already healthy lifestyle, though she admits: "The shake was awful," referring to the metabolic challenge shake. "It was like drinking seven coffees, four avocados, and a scoop of ice cream," said Hillier with a laugh.

Blood pricks and a "Challenge Shake" that lives up to its name could be barriers for some people but, Hillier says, it was well worth it for her.

"I've noticed that my clothes are looser on my body, I feel better. I noticed that I have more energy, honestly, since I started doing the meal plans," said Hillier in an interview, noting she's lost about seven pounds since she started receiving the Habit meal plans in May.

Kristin Kirkpatrick is a registered dietitian at the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute, where they offer DNA testing kits from Nutrigenomix.

"Many of my patients have mentioned to me that it [nutrigenomics] has truly changed the way that they eat. But I don't think it's the first step. I think seeing a professional and going over what those important goals and barriers are is definitely what you want to do first, said Kirkpatrick in an interview with NBCs Jo Ling Kent.

As some urge potential consumers to do their homework and speak with their own healthcare professional before they take the plunge into their genetics, the market for DNA-based products is racing ahead. Just last month, Helix, a personal genomics company, launched the first online "marketplace."

Customers who have their genome sequenced with Helix get access to a slew of services from other emerging genomics companies ranging from Vinome,which aims to pick wine for you based on your genes, to EverlyWell, which offers food sensitivity and metabolism tests.

"People are very interested to go beyond the generalities that they've seen and get more specific to what's actually impacting their genes," said Kirkpatrick, though she warns this kind of testing "may not be ready for primetime."

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics agrees, writing in a 2014 opinion paper that, "...the use of nutrigenetic testing to provide dietary advice is not ready for routine dietetics practice." In the same paper, the Academy did also characterize nutritional genomics as insightful into how diet and genes impact our phenotypes.

"I don't think it's going to answer every single question that you may have about your health and it's definitely not going to answer things that are very specific to health ailments that you may have," Kirkpatrick told NBC News.

"Will it put you in the right direction towards knowing what foods you need to increase? What foods perhaps you should have less of and what's the best source of protein or fat related to weight loss? Absolutely," Kirkpatrick continued.

By 2020, the genomics market is expected to generate a staggering $50 billion globally, and diagnostic tools, health tech, and wireless wearables are expected to boom from $2 billion to $150 billion globally, according to one analysis.

"I think this is the start of a highly personalized future," said Habit CEO Neil Grimmer. "What we really hope to do is actually dispel a lot of the myths, get rid of the fad diets and actually get something that's personal to you."

Michelle Hillier says her Habit "nutrition coach," a registered dietitian, also advised her that she should consider factors beyond just her test results.

"She said take the results with a grain of salt, because you have to first see how you feel when you eat this way. It's not meant to be the 'end all be all,' but it is a guide like anything else," said Hillier.

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MISSION, KS--(Marketwired - Aug 25, 2017) - (Family Features) When it comes to advice about healthy living, there are opinions nearly every place you turn. Unfortunately, a great deal of that information is based on fad diets and trendy workouts that may deliver quick results but don't promote a sustainable, healthy lifestyle.

The medical community generally agrees that slow and steady is the way to win the race toward healthy living. Adopting a broad set of healthier habits can deliver results over time and foster a new way of living that promotes your overall health and wellbeing.

Aim for balance. A diet that combines healthy levels of protein and carbohydrates from all the food groups is the surest way to deliver your body the vitamins and nutrients you need for optimal health. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans call for an eating plan that is centered on fruits, vegetables, whole grains and reduced-fat dairy foods, rounded out by lean meats, poultry, fish, beans, eggs and nuts for protein. When planning your meals, be sure to limit saturated fats, trans fats, cholesterol, sodium and added sugar.

Know when to say when. Building a healthy lifestyle is about more than eating the right foods. It also means keeping your calorie count in check. That means keeping the amount you eat and the portion size in mind. Work with your doctor or a nutritionist to determine your body's true caloric needs, which can vary depending on numerous factors such as your age, activity level and overall health. Then get smart about the portion sizes that will help you stay within those parameters. Initially, you may want to weigh out portions but soon you'll be able to recognize and adjust your portions on sight.

Set your body in motion. Increasing your activity level not only helps burn calories and boosts your metabolism, it also helps tone your muscles and improve overall body condition by promoting healthy blood flow. The exact amount of exercise you need will vary depending on your goals, age and physical ability. You may need to work up to the optimal level, which according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is 150 minutes of moderate activity or 75 minutes of vigorous activity a week for most adults.

Replace what you lose. A strong workout may help you shed calories, but it also can deplete your body of essential fluids. Staying hydrated is crucial to keep your body functioning properly, from regulating your body temperature to providing the lubrication your joints and muscles need to keep you in motion. Rehydrating during and after exercise is important for getting the most out of your workout. For example, try incorporating an electrolyte beverage, such as Propel Electrolyte Water, which helps replace what is lost in sweat and supports hydration by stimulating thirst and promoting fluid retention. The 10 flavors contain no calories and provide B vitamins to support metabolism as part of a daily diet and antioxidant vitamins C and E. Learn more at PropelWater.com.

Give yourself a break. Most experts agree it's OK to indulge and enjoy your favorite treat occasionally. Skipping a day at the gym won't end your efforts either. The key is to make those allowances an exception rather than the norm, skipping one day instead of three or eating a sliver of pie, not a giant slice. Rewarding yourself within reason is a good way to stay motivated and create a sustainable healthy lifestyle.

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Researchers are looking into the connection between what you eat and how you smell and whether that is attractive to the opposite sex.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Turns out it may also make you smell good.

A new study, conducted by a group of psychologists at Macquarie University in Australia, looked at how diet influences body odor.

And how, potentially, body odor influences attraction.

Researchers said the goal was to determine whether human body odor axillary sweat is judged to have more positive attributes when a persons diet is richer in fruits and vegetables and therefore richer in carotenoids.

Carotenoids are plant pigments of red, yellow, and orange hues.

To test the hypothesis, the researchers recruited 45 men and nine women between the ages of 18 and 30.

The men were instructed to log their diets for two days. During that time, the only shirts they were allowed to wear were white T-shirts.

The men were also encouraged to work out. But they couldnt use soap when they showered. Nor could they use deodorant.

When the experiment was over, the men sent their T-shirts back to the lab along with a list of the foods they ate.

The women were then asked to rate the odor of each T-shirt based on pre-selected descriptive language.

Researchers said the men who consumed more plant-based foods produced a more pleasant, sweat-smelling odor.

Ian Stephen, PhD, one of four authors in this study, said the research group wasnt that surprised by the findings.

Collectively, the group has conducted years of research on the connection between diet, attraction, and attractiveness.

What people find attractive is related to underlying health, Stephen told Healthline. People who eat more fruits and vegetables have slightly yellow skin, and people with that higher level of color change [in their skin] tend to look more healthy and more attractive.

The women added that the diets that relied heavily on meat, carbohydrates, and cheese, produced stronger smelling, less pleasant odors, according to the study authors.

Once the women categorized the odors, the researchers cross-referenced the diets with those T-shirts deemed to have more pleasant-smelling odors.

The researchers also used a skin spectrometer as part of their analysis to measure the amount of yellow tint in the skin of each man.

The carotenoids found in fruits and vegetables show up in skin in the form of an underlying yellow tone, according to Stephen.

The men who checked off eating more fruits and vegetables in their diet also had more yellow in their skin tone, further corroborating their theory, he added.

The mens skin tones also predicted the good smell, Stephen said.

Its no secret that certain foods can produce strong body odors.

Garlic is likely the first thing to come to mind. Then theres asparagus.

But can eating strawberries make a person smell sweeter?

Dr. Zhaoping Li, a professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Clinical Nutrition at the University of California, Los Angeles, said its not that simple.

While its true that certain things we eat can produce specific odors, another important component in that equation is the bacteria that live on our bodies.

We are swimming in an ocean of microbes, Li told Healthline.

And not all human oceans are the same.

What one person eats can end up smelling differently once they start to sweat. It all depends on their microbes.

Li said the report presents an interesting hypothesis.

Eat more fruits and vegetables to prevent diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, she said. And it may also make you smell better. I have nothing against that message.

But shed like to see a more controlled study before any conclusions can be drawn. A scenario where people are eating the same thing, living in the same conditions would be ideal, she said.

Stephen agreed.

At the moment, this a correlational study, he said. You cant say definitely one causes the other.

Stephen also noted that if the study were conducted in another part of the world, the outcomes likely would be different.

Thats because ecological conditions have influence over what is considered attractive.

For example, in a country with an obesity issue, such as the United States, people considered thin are deemed more attractive.

But in a country where the population is overwhelmed with food insecurity issues, people who carry a little more weight on their bodies are often considered more appealing.

Stephen hypothesized in that kind of setting where malnutrition is an underlying issue the body odor from a diet rich in meat and cheese may be deemed more appealing.

Stephen also noted that the group would like to replicate the study in various parts of the world, but they dont have any definitive plans yet.

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Grant-funded feeding trials assess potential methane mitigates and use of additive nitrates and bismuth subsalicylate in high-sulfur cattle feeds, says researcher.

Funding for the multi-year grant project was announced by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) through its National Institute of Food and Agriculture program. The $467,500 award was one of 40 grants presented totaling more than $15.7m in funding.

The project includes a series of related feeding trials looking at ways to improve high-forage cattle diets, use of nutrients and to reduce the amount of methane cows produce, said Nicolas DiLorenzo, assistant professor in animal sciences at the University of Floridas North Florida Research and Education Center.

The overall idea of the project is to search for alternatives for high-forage diets, he told FeedNavigator. Sulfur and nitrates are both interventions that seems to have potential and then the bismuth comes into play to mitigate the effect of high sulfur [and] nitrates may be a potential replacement of urea in diets that are low in protein.

Adding sulfur may offer a way to reduce the methane produced by a cow, he said. Limiting production of gas is the goal because it has been identified as a greenhouse gas, he added in the grant proposal.

A diet that has high sulfates may lead to a reduction in methane, and that happens because the reduction of sulfate to hydrogen sulfide is more favorable than the production of methane, said DiLorenzo. Its an alternative route to reduce the hydrogen in the rumen and maybe reroute that toward other compounds and then mitigate the negative effects of high-forage diets so [we are] supplementing the high forage diet to see if has an influence on methane and then bismuth subsalicylate should mitigate the effects of high sulfur.

The project also examines the use of added nitrates in the diet to offer an alternative protein source and potentially limit the production of methane while improving performance, he said.

Were combining the two and looking at the option of one or the other and seeing if makes any difference, and if we can reduce methane, and enhance cattle growth and alleviate the negative effects of high sulfur, he said.

The feed ingredient examination includes a series of feeding trials, said DiLorenzo. The work is building off in vitro studies looking at methane reduction.

Initial steps in the project involved doing gas capture work to check cows for methane production, which was followed by a digestibility study, he said.

The current feeding trial involves use of diets that include warm season grass hay and supplemental bismuth subsalicylate (BSS) and nitrates, he said. Were trying to mimic producer strategy in Florida and some of those hay samples can be quite high in sulfur, he added.

The cattle involved get an experimental diet and may see an increase in BSS, nitrates or both in their diet and a negative control group received a feed with no added nitrogen, he said. The feeding trial runs for 70 days and involves 100 cattle.

The researchers are also tracking liver development to see if the present amounts of sulfur in the diet are altering how minerals bind, said DiLorenzo.

The final step of the project will be a feedlot-based feeding trial, he said. Similar doses of the feed additives are expected to be used in all the feeding trials so results can be compared across the trials.

In completing the feeding trials there are a number of objectives the project is looking to address, said DiLorenzo in the grant proposal.

These include assessing the interaction of BSS with nitrates on ruminal fermentation, metabolism, the microbial ecosystem and methane production when cows are fed a low-quality forage diet, he said. And understanding the role of BSS when fed with nitrates on the performance of cattle.

The group hypothesized that cattle getting the feed additives along with the high-sulfur, low-quality forage diet will demonstrate improved performance and mineral use, he said in the proposal.

The final object was to understand the use of BSS and nitrates in diets for feedlot cattle getting a grain-based diet with high-sulfur byproducts, he said.

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BBC1 is to examine recent research into whether crash diets work as part of a new season of programmes examining Britains obesity epidemic.

Crash Diet Revolution will see Britains top nutrition scientists put crash dieting to the test andwill examine current research that suggests they are actually effective.

Could they offer an answer to the obesity crisis and save billions for the NHS?

Another show in the season will see Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall challenge the people of Newcastle to lose 100,000lbs in a year.

The three-part series, which doesnt yet gave a name, will see the presenter launching the social experiment which has the co-operation of Newcastle city council.

He will encourage people to make changes to their diet and get involved in physical activities to achieve the target.

Fearnley-Whittingstall said: The fact is that as a nation we need to do something about our increasing weight its doing too many of us too much harm. I think that galvanising a whole city to take responsibility for their collective health, by coming together to lose weight, could be an amazing way to make progress in the fight against obesity. Its not going to be easy but I am confident that the people of Newcastle are up to my challenge.

Also featured is The Truth About Obesity, in which presenter Chris Bavin will seek out the latest scientific research on why the problem exists.

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A new dietary review of 49 observational and controlled studies finds plant-based vegetarian diets, especially vegan diets, are associated with lower levels of total cholesterol, including lower levels of HDL and LDL cholesterol, compared to omnivorous diets. The meta-analysis appears as an online advance in Nutrition Reviews.

The study authorsYoko Yokoyama, Ph.D., M.P.H., Susan Levin, M.S., R.D., C.S.S.D., and Neal Barnard, M.D., F.A.C.C.reviewed 30 observational studies and 19 clinical trials, which met their inclusion criteria. They find:

A plant-based vegetarian diet is associated with total cholesterol that's 29.2 mg/dL lower in observational studies. In clinical trials, a plant-based diet lowers total cholesterol by 12.5 mg/dL.

The authors predict the strong correlation between vegetarian diets and lower cholesterol levels may be due to the association a plant-based diet has with a lower body weight, a reduced intake of saturated fat, and an increased intake of plant foods, like vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, and whole grains, which are naturally rich in components such as soluble fiber, soy protein, and plant sterols.

The study authors hypothesize that the greater risk reduction for total, HDL, and LDL cholesterol levels observed in the longitudinal studies is likely due to long-term adherence to plant-based eating patterns and changes in body composition.

"The immediate health benefits of a plant-based diet, like weight loss, lower blood pressure, and improved cholesterol, are well documented in controlled studies," says study author Susan Levin, M.S., R.D., C.S.S.D. "Our goal with studying plasma lipids throughout the lifespan is to capture the net risk reduction of using a vegetarian diet to control lipid levels. We hope to empower patients with new research about the long-term cardiovascular health benefits of a vegetarian diet, which include a reduced risk of a heart attack, stroke, and premature death."

Charles Ross, D.O., a member of the nonprofit Physicians Committee and a former emergency department physician, has firsthand experience with putting a plant-based diet into practice.

Dr. Ross is in his late 60s, takes no medications, and lowered his previously high total cholesterol from 230 mg/dL to a healthy 135 mg/dL after adopting a whole-food, plant-based diet in 2012. Within the first month of making the dietary change, he effortlessly lost 10 pounds. Within a year, Dr. Ross traded a 34-year career of practicing emergency medicine for a new career path: lifestyle medicine. After 5.5 years of making the career switch, he continues to host free biweekly nutrition classes for his primary care patients and the community. More than 700 people have enrolled to learn how to lose weight, eliminate the need for medications to treat type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and elevated cholesterol, and to simply feel better. His former hometown of Roseburg, Ore., is now a Blue Zones community. He is a part-time instructor at the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Northwest and hopes to set an example for future physicians.

"I no longer work for a living," notes Dr. Ross, who now resides in Westfir, Ore. "I wake up every day eager to hear about how a plant-based diet and a healthful lifestyle is changing and saving lives in our community. What I've found is that if you want your patients to make significant health changes, you have to make them yourself. The prescription started to spread soon after my family, co-workers, neighbors, and friends heard about my experience."

For clinicians concerned about spending extra time in and outside of the exam room, the study authors encourage time-strapped health care providers to refer patients to registered dietitians who can help with the transition to a plant-based vegetarian diet. The 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans highlights a healthy vegetarian diet as one of three healthful eating plans to follow.

The study authors also note hyperlipidemia, or elevated cholesterol and triglycerides, is often underdiagnosed and undertreated. A 10 percent increase in the prevalence of treatment for hyperlipidemia can prevent 8,000 deaths each year. Taking small steps, like those proposed by the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel 3, which include assessing heart disease risk, making lifestyle and dietary recommendations, and assessing the need for future follow-up appointments and pharmaceutical interventions, could prevent approximately 20,000 heart attacks, 10,000 cases of coronary heart disease, and save almost $3 billion in medical costs each year.

"To make any form of health care work and to truly power economic mobility, we have to get healthy," says Levin. "The first place to start is by building meals around nutrient-packed, plant-based foods, which fit into nearly every cultural template, taste preference, and budget."

Explore further: Not all plant-based diets are created equal

More information: Yoko Yokoyama et al, Association between plant-based diets and plasma lipids: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Nutrition Reviews (2017). DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nux030

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The Paleo diet may well turn out to be the fad diet our decade is remembered fornever mind that it probably has very little to do with how our Stone Age ancestors actually ate.

Now someone has dressed up the diet and bottled itliterallyso that Paleo dieters everywhere can also feed the paleo diet to their offspring. A company named Serenity Kids plans to launch this month with a line of liquid baby food that has the highest meat content of any pouched baby food on the market. Offerings for little cave babies include liquified uncured bacon with organic kale and butternut squash, free-range chicken with peas and carrots and grass-fed beef with kale and sweet potato. A pack of six 4-ounce pouches goes for $27.

I just couldnt believe that nothing existed that would be something I would want to feed my own baby, proprietor Serenity Heegel, AKA Paleo Mom, explained to Food Navigator.

Now, there is something troubling about packaging a fad diet for babies.

Paleo dieters stick to foods that supposedly would have been available to Paleolithic humans the idea being that these foods are easier for our body to process. That means non-processed foods uncovered by foraging or killing animals for meatso no dairy and no grains. The diet has faced its fair share of criticism. For starters, there is pretty significant evidence suggesting its nothing like like the diet actual Paleolithic human sustained. And while some research has suggested it may have health benefits and help with weight loss, at this point that work is still inconclusive, giving people little to rely on besides anecdotal evidence.

None of that is to say that the diet is actually unhealthy. But some have suggested it might be when it comes to kids.

In 2015, when Australian publishers sought to release a Paleo diet book aimed at new moms, health experts stepped in with concerns. Doctors said that the recipes contained ten times more vitamin A than is considered safe for children. The recipes also lacked other important nutrients. The book was never released.

Experts have suggested that the diets restrictions on carbohydrates and extremely high levels of protein could hamper childhood development. Eating less sugar and processed foods sounds like a good idea, but it could mean kids arent kidding all the nutrients they need.

I do not advise parents to put their children on a Paleo diet, Angela Lemond, a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and registered dietitian nutritionist wrote in Food and Nutrition.

You wouldnt feed your kid Soylent or SlimFast right? Bottom line: Fad diets are probably not a great idea for babies.

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This is the diet that has absolutely nothing to do with eating but thats proven to bewaymore effective in getting you healthy than any other regimen.

According to a study published inThe Lancet, sleep is crucial for metabolic function and hormone stability. Hormones and metabolism play a pivotal role in health, affecting everything fromdiabetes preventionto heart disease risk.

When participants sleep was restricted,they experienced an increase in stress hormonesand a decrease in the speed of their metabolism.

Another studyfound that a lack of sleep contributed to a sharp decrease in leptin the hormone responsible for regulating fat storage. They also witnessed an increase in ghrelin a hormone that increases appetite.

If youre not sleeping enough,youre obviously going to be tired. Your body is going to get stressed and start sending signals to your body to put on weight. The weight, from your bodys perspective, is there as a reservoir of energy. When you feel tired, its suspicious that it might need it.

You dont have tocut the carbs off your hamburger, start drinking wellness shots that taste more like grass than juice, orchoke down harsh sips of apple cider vinegarto foster a better relationship with your body.

All you have to do is simple: Sleep.

Not before you eat, not excessively, not five times a day, or whatever other wild ideas are ricocheting through your mind.

Just sleepenough. And sleep well.

Of course, this is easier said than done. Thats where the concept of the diet comes in. Diets are often seen as temporary a short-term set of rules to carry you through a healthy change or two that hopefully sticks after its over, when the clock strikes midnight andboomyou can eat pasta again.

With food,diets dont work. Theyre often extreme, restrictive, andleave you drooling desirously over a cupcakeyou never even blinked at before. That doesnt happen on a sleep diet. You dont crave consciousness when you start to get enough sleep. If youre somehow taking it to the extreme (i.e., getting toomuchsleep) youll just wake up. Its the equivalent of accidentally eating a doughnut if youve gone too far and prohibited dessert.

The sleep diet, if done effectively, works. Its just not easy. Heres how to do it:

1. Set a time frame for the diet. One week is a good place to start.

2. Set your own rules. How much sleep do you want to get each night? Figure out the bedtime you would need to follow to accomplish the desired number of hours. Write it down.

3. For the time frame of your diet,stick to your bedtime. Thats the only rule to which this diet adheres. Its easy to remember, but surprisingly difficult to do.

But before you say, No, I cant do that, think about it for a second. Is it any harder than a typical diet? With those, you often have to eliminate entire sectors of your life. Happy hour with your coworkers?No drinking. Birthday cake with the kids for their birthday? Not for you!

Why do we perceive sleep asmoreextreme than those other restrictions restrictions that arent even all that good for you?

Sleep, on the other hand, is great for you. With a few extra hours of rest under your belt,youre likely to gravitate naturally towards your healthiest weight andfeelmuch better, too.

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Professional footballers - like all elite athletes - need to pay as much attention to their diet as their training.

And whereas in the past, they might have come off pitch and scoffed a meal of steak and chips, theres now a much greater focus on nutrition and its effect on a players game.

Nutrition impacts everything from a players endurance levels and speed to their recovery to their sleep patterns, sports scientist Armando Vinci, who worked alongside the Chelsea manager Antonio Conte for almost a decade, told The Times.

Its crucial that footballers get the right nutrients in the right quantities at the right times to ensure they perform their best on the pitch.

And there are certain secrets to their diets that we can all take away, whether youre running up and down a field for 90 minutes or smashing a HIIT workout in the gym.

Consuming a sports drink every time you work out may negate all the hard work youve put in, as they're often high in calories and sugar.

You need to be exercising fairly hard for at least an hour to make them worthwhile, otherwise you are effectively giving yourself an unnecessary dose of sugar, John Brewer, professor of applied sport science at St Marys University, Twickenham, said.

Whilst footballers still have isotonic sports drinks on match days to provide a carbohydrate boost, theyve cut down how many they used to consume.

Its no secret that consuming protein is crucial for muscle recovery and supermarket shelves are brimming with snacks that claim to offer protein boosts on the go.

But theres a new post-workout snack appearing on the scene that footballers have been eating for a long time: beef jerky. Its predicted to become an alternative to protein bars, shakes and balls.

Beef jerky is a high-quality protein snack that provides your body with essential amino acids needed to build, maintain and repair muscle, says Nancy Rodriguez, professor of nutritional sciences at the University of Connecticut.

Many people find foods that are part of the nightshade family - including peppers, tomatoes, aubergines andpotatoes - hard to digest.

And players are being asked to cut down on tomato sauces as a result: They contain compounds that block the absorption of calcium by the body and I always advise players to cut down on the amount of times they consume tomato-based pasta sauces, says Vinci.

Its not just footballers either - American football player Tom Brady famously doesnt eat nightshades as part of his strict diet.

Not just a supposed superfood, blueberries - along with cherries and pomegranate seeds - are anti-inflammatory and thus help with recovery - theyre a bigpart of many footballers diets.

Blueberries in particular are a great choice before a match as they boost the immune system: These antioxidants can neutralise the free radicals produced during metabolism and protect the body against the damaging effects of these free radicals, says sports and exercise physiology consultant, Dr Stewart Laing.

Blueberries are a source of carbs so help fuel players before exercising and they dont spike your insulin levels either.

Burning as many calories as they do, its no surprise that footballers need carbs. But they dont carb-load, as many people think, and the timing is crucial.

Recent scientific research has found that its essential to modify your carb intake based on whether youre working out or not.

Professional footballers need about 7g of carbohydrate per kilogram of body weight on match days to optimise glycogen resynthesis, but on recovery days this drops to 2g per kilogram of body weight.

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Not only is Greek yoghurt a great source of protein, probiotics and calcium, but it could also help your body recover while you sleep if you eat some half an hour before bed:

The protein in yoghurt and other milk products is almost entirely casein, which digests slowly in the body and is ideal for rebuilding muscle following any intense training session, but particularly a gym workout using weights, Vinci says.

Its a trick that could be helpful for anyone who does weight-training or resistance work.

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