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All About Processed Foods

Most people associate the term “processed food” with unhealthy food. While that is sometimes the case, it is not true 100% of the time. How do you know if what you are eating is healthy? How do you...
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New Kidney Diet Recommendations

It is estimated that 15% of American adults have chronic kidney disease (CKD) or approximately 37 million people. Nutrition recommendations for kidney disease have always focused on limiting certai...
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What to Eat for Healthy Hair

I am often asked if the foods we eat has an effect on our hair. The answer… YES! Your hair growth is just like any other major process of the body and needs to be nourished. However, hair loss does...
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What is the Gout Diet?

One of the questions I receive a lot as a Registered Dietitian is what someone should eat if they have gout. In addition, many people call into Seattle Sutton’s Healthy Eating wondering if our meal...
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Cut Your Stroke Risk This Thanksgiving

It’s almost Thanksgiving, a time when many of us aren’t thinking about our diets and exercise patterns. But according to new research from the American Heart Association, many of the items we enjoy...
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Are Your Headaches Linked to Your Diet?

Next time you are out at a public event, glance around and try to keep track of every sixth person that walks by you. Did you struggle? Was it too many people to count?According to the National Librar...
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Vitamin D Deficiencies and COVID-19

Vitamin D has been gaining a lot of traction over the last few years. Previously vitamin D was mainly thought of as an important nutrient for bone health and the prevention and treatment of osteopo...
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Why Is Your Morning Blood Sugar High?

Have you ever experienced high blood sugars in the morning right when you wake up? You’re not alone! Turns out 50% of people with Type 2 diabetes have high blood sugar first thing in the morning due...
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Trans Fat Linked To Memory Loss

We’ve come a long way in our understanding of fat in our diets. We’ve move from being afraid of fat to now understanding that there is good fat and bad fat. We know that too much solid fat in the diet...
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How To Reduce Your Risk For Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is considered a silent disease, with many people being unaware they have osteoporosis until they break a bone. Weakened bones and increased fracture risk occurs more often in adults ove...
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Good News! Breast Cancer Rates Drop

Good news! Breast cancer rates have dropped nearly 40 percent between 1989 and 2015, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS), preventing 322,600 deaths.While the current rates have shown a decl...
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High Cost of Obesity

Obesity is a costly affliction impacting the economic health of our country. In the U.S. an obese adult costs tens of thousands of dollars in medical care and lost wages according to a new study.Using...
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