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This food is the latest viral trend to cure constipation. Does it work?

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The latest health trend to take over the internet has people, well, running to the bathroom. And it’s all thanks to a fruit.

Yellow dragon fruit has been around for years, but it’s been making rounds online for its poop — aka natural laxative — properties.

The hashtag #yellowdragonfruit has racked up over 110 million views on TikTok, with users claiming it works wonders on their internal plumbing.

One user shared her experience trying yellow dragon fruit in a TikTok with over 300,000 views and a caption reading, “Yellow dragon fruit should come with a warning.”

“The minute that you

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Green noodles, sheet-pan garlic chicken and more

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Welcome to Start TODAY. Sign up for our free Start TODAY newsletter to receive daily inspiration sent to your inbox.

You asked, we answered! Hundreds of Start TODAY members told us they wanted healthier, balanced meal ideas to help them reach their health goals. This dietitian-designed meal plan gives you the flexibility to ease into spring and summer — all while learning the building blocks of healthy eating.

Spring has sprung so we’re lightening up and doubling down on seafood options since the American Heart Association recommends eating at least two servings of non-fried fish per week to lower the

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Nutrition Month may end in March, but The Food Bank of Waterloo Region keeps the focus on healthy eating

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Kim Wilhelm is the interim CEO of the Food Bank of Waterloo Region.

It’s vitally important that everyone in our community has access to healthy and nutritious food.

March marks Nutrition Month in Canada, but The Food Bank of Waterloo Region works to ensure healthy and nourishing food is available to people accessing food assistance services across Waterloo Region year-round. The fresh, frozen, and non-perishable foods distributed by The Food Bank to hamper and meal programs across the Waterloo Region support healthy growth and development for individuals and families.

Children especially need to eat balanced meals in order to focus in the classroom. Of the 40,530 people accessing food assistance in the Waterloo

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‘Healthy’ food chains are packing their meals with as much salt as 30 bags of crisps

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Revealed: ‘Healthy’ food chains are packing their meals with as much salt as 30 bags of Walkers crisps

Researchers for the Daily Mail discovered sky-high salt content in many dishes
A Wagamama dish had nearly double the daily salt limit of six grams as per NHS

By Dominik Lemanski and Richard Marsden

Updated: 9:01 p.m. EDT, March 24, 2023

Popular fast-food chains have been packing as much salt as 30 bags of Walkers crisps into some of their meals – but not the chains you might think.

Researchers for the Daily Mail found dishes at ‘healthy’ high-street

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Habits to Build a Heathy Relationship with Food

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Many people have a complicated relationship with food. Some might characterize how they feel as a love-hate issue: they love eating – when indulging in something sweet or eating fried foods – but feel anxious, guilty or even ashamed afterwards.

Because food can evoke so many different emotions, it’s important for people to understand their relationship with food. Here are some signs a person can improve this relationship:

Bingeeating
Constantly thinking about food and fixing on what the next meal will be
Experiencing guilt or stress before, during or after eating a meal
Hiding or sneaking foods

Build a healthy

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What happens to our brains when we eat junk food?

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Food preferences aren’t always something we’re born with. A study published Wednesday in the journal Cell Metabolism suggests that eating fatty or sugary snacks alters our brain activity and creates lasting preferences for these less healthy items.

For the study, researchers at Yale University and the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Germany gave one group of participants a high-fat, high-sugar yogurt twice daily for eight weeks, while another got a low-fat, low-sugar version . Aside from that, both groups continued their normal eating habits.

At the end, the groups rated puddings with varying fat concentrations and apple juices

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How to unlock the power of food to improve heart health

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Your diet — the foods and drinks you eat, not short-term restrictive programs — can impact your heart disease risk. Evidence-based approaches to eating are used by dietitians and physicians to prevent and treat cardiovascular (heart) disease.

National Nutrition Month, with its 2023 theme of Unlocking the Potential of Food, is an ideal opportunity to learn more about these approaches and adopt more heart-friendly behaviors.

The Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) Clinical Practice Guidelines recommend three main dietary patterns for lowering heart disease risk: the Mediterranean Diet, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and the Portfolio Diet.

The Mediterranean Diet is

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11 Best Prepared Meal Delivery Services for Easy, Healthy Eating

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Often after a long day, the last thing you want to do is cook for yourself—and thanks to the best prepared meal delivery services you really don’t have to (at least for a few days a week). Forget those wimpy frozen-aisle meals; thanks to an explosion of new brands, premade meals have gotten a glow-up. In fact, there are almost too many healthy food delivery services to choose from.

“You want an option that will allow you to have variety and can help meet any medical needs you have, such as being gluten-free, or preferences like plant-based,” explains Dalina Soto,

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