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  2. Research Shows Dates Could Be the Answer to Better Heart Health

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    Curious about the benefits of eating dates every day? Here are the top health benefits of dates, including a breakdown of the fruit's nutritional value. Research Shows Dates Could Be the Answer to ...

  3. Dried fruit - Wikipedia

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    The date palm was one of the first cultivated trees. It was domesticated in Mesopotamia more than 5,000 years ago and grew abundantly in the Fertile Crescent. Dates were the cheapest of staple foods due to high productivity, as an average date palm produced 50 kilograms (110 lb) of fruit a year for more than 60 years. [citation needed]

  4. Goitrogen - Wikipedia

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    Amiodarone inhibits peripheral conversion of thyroxine to triiodothyronine; also interferes with thyroid hormone action. [citation needed] Lithium inhibits thyroid hormone release. [citation needed] Phenobarbitone, phenytoin, carbamazepine, rifampin induce metabolic degradation of triiodothyronine (T 3) and thyroxine (T 4). [citation needed]

  5. Human nutrition - Wikipedia

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    Potassium, an electrolyte (heart and nerve function). With sodium, potassium is involved in maintaining normal water balance, osmotic equilibrium, and acid-base balance. In addition to calcium, it is important in the regulation of neuromuscular activity. Food sources include bananas, avocados, nuts, vegetables, potatoes, legumes, fish, and ...

  6. Dietitians debunk 7 myths about nuts, including ... - AOL

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    But while many people go nuts for, well, nuts, there’s also plenty of myths surrounding these healthy fat-filled foods, ranging from their protein content to their connection to kidney stones ...

  7. Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis - Wikipedia

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    The abnormality in the channel is thought to lead to shifts of potassium into cells, under conditions of high thyroxine (thyroid hormone) levels, usually with an additional precipitant. Treatment of the low levels of potassium in the blood, followed by correction of the hyperthyroidism, leads to complete resolution of the attacks.

  8. Mineral (nutrient) - Wikipedia

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    The five major minerals in the human body are calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, and magnesium. [2] The remaining minerals are called "trace elements". The generally accepted trace elements are iron, chlorine, cobalt, copper, zinc, manganese, molybdenum, iodine, selenium, [5] and bromine; [6] there is some evidence that there may be more.

  9. Are Macadamia Nuts Good for You? Their Nutrition, Benefits ...

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    Macadamia nuts, like Brazil nuts, pecans, and other nuts, can go bad quickly due to their fat content. Plus, the nutrition benefits take a nosedive. Plus, the nutrition benefits take a nosedive.