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Acid Defined

A water-soluble substance with sour taste. An acid is any class of compounds that share certain basic chemical characteristics. Acids found in plant tissues (especially fruits) tend to prevent the secretion of fluids and shrink tissues.

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Woman Suffers Serious Vitamin Deficiency After Gastric Bypass Surgery

Published October 11, 2008, 3:07 am, Medical News Today

A woman developed disease because, after her weight-loss surgery, she did not take her multivitamin, as reported in a Case Report released on October 10, 2008 in The Lancet. The obesity epidemic is well documented around the world, and has affected developed countries in great magnitude.

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Vitamins Are Necessary After Gastric Bypass Surgery

Published October 11, 2008, 3:06 am, Medical News Today

In a Case Report published in this week's edition of The Lancet, researchers study a woman who failed to take multivitamins after weight-loss surgery and subsequently developed a vitamin deficiency.

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Paws Across The Prairie: Omega-3 Fatty Acids And Your Pet"™s Diet

Published October 11, 2008, 1:58 am, Yankton Press & Dakotan

Omega-3 fatty acids are the healthy fats that you find in fish oil and flaxseed, and perhaps you take omega-3 capsules for cardiovascular health and to moderate inflammation.

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Reader says Xocai lowers cholesterol

Published October 10, 2008, 9:13 pm, Erie Times-News

Dear Readers: I received a two-page e-mail from Dr. Steven E. Warren regarding Xocai, a dark-chocolate product mentioned in my column last month.

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March of Dimes focuses on aiding premature babies

Published October 10, 2008, 2:28 pm, Rockford Register Star

Heidi Yaw learned to trust her instincts after her first son was born prematurely in 2005. She delivered Noah, who weighed 1 pound, 12 ounces and measured 13 inches long, at about 25 weeks gestation. Noah responded to treatment at first but died in a neonatal intensive care unit about two weeks later. That was where Yaw learned about the March of Dimes’ work for premature babies and ...

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Simran Sethi: Life Cycle: Pop vs. Soda? Either Way It's Made with (GMO) Corn.

Published October 10, 2008, 9:07 am, HuffingtonPost

Life Cycle is a series of posts that looks at the environmental impacts of everyday things. Last week we talked about popcorn. Chemically flavored, over-packaged,...

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Olive oil may hold the key to weight loss

Published October 10, 2008, 7:52 am, The Globe and Mail

Oleic acid suppresses hunger pangs and so can help prevent snacking between meals

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Take Control of Your Future Health

Published October 10, 2008, 2:29 am, Carteret County News-Times

(ARA) - A quick fix -- it's the American way. If we want to lose weight, we try the current fad diet. If we get a new diagnosis, we hope the cure is as simple as popping a pill. When it comes to health, understandably, we all want the instant fix.

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Hotline on gastric woes in women

Published October 9, 2008, 11:36 pm, Deseret Morning News

Women hate to discuss certain things, even with a trusted physician. So they often wait a long time before mentioning chronic diarrhea, fecal incontinence, urinary urgency, flatulence and other digestive tract woes, according to Dr. Holly Clark, a gastroenterologist at LDS Hospital.

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Win a £500 Champneys Gift Voucher

Published October 9, 2008, 8:13 pm, Handbag.com

When acid from food and drink comes into contact with teeth, the tooth's hard enamel surface temporarily softens. When we then brush our teeth, the enamel can be worn away more easily and become thinner over time. This leads to a condition known as acid erosion which cannot be reversed.

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