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  2. Intermittent fasting: What are the benefits? - Mayo Clinic

    www.mayoclinic.org/.../expert-answers/intermittent-fasting/faq-20441303

    Intermittent fasting means that you don't eat for a period of time each day or week. Some popular approaches to intermittent fasting include: Alternate-day fasting. Eat a normal diet one day and either completely fast or have one small meal (less than 500 calories) the next day. 5:2 fasting. Eat a normal diet five days a week and fast two days ...

  3. Fasting diet: Can it improve my heart health? - Mayo Clinic

    www.mayoclinic.org/.../heart-disease/expert-answers/fasting-diet/faq-20058334

    Answer From Donald Hensrud, M.D. Maybe. Fasting means not eating or drinking for a certain amount of time. Some types of fasting may improve some risk factors linked to heart health. But researchers aren't sure why. Intermittent fasting is a pattern of eating of meals during a set period.

  4. DASH diet: Sample menus - Mayo Clinic

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    Fatty meats, such as beef, pork and lamb. Full-fat dairy products. Tropical oils, such as coconut and palm oils. Sweets and sugar-sweetened drinks. To help you get started with the DASH diet eating plan, here are three days of menus based on the DASH diet. Use these menus as a basis for your own healthy meal planning.

  5. Mediterranean diet for heart health - Mayo Clinic

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    Omega 3s may lower the risk of stroke and heart failure too. Lean fish and shellfish also are included in the Mediterranean diet. Shellfish include shrimp, crab, clams and scallops. Some types of lean fish are cod, haddock, hake and whitefish. Choose fish that are low in mercury, such as the ones listed above.

  6. Atkins Diet: What's behind the claims? - Mayo Clinic

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    The Atkins Diet is a popular low-carbohydrate eating plan developed in the 1960s by heart specialist (cardiologist) Robert C. Atkins. The Atkins Diet restricts carbs (carbohydrates) while focusing on protein and fats. The Atkins Diet has several phases for weight loss and maintenance. It starts out with a very low-carbohydrate eating plan.

  7. Asthma diet: Does what you eat make a difference? - Mayo Clinic

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    People with more-severe asthma may have low vitamin D levels. Milk, eggs and fish such as salmon all contain vitamin D. Even spending a few minutes outdoors in the sun can increase vitamin D levels. Avoid sulfites. Sulfites can trigger asthma symptoms in some people. Used as a preservative, sulfites can be found in wine, dried fruits, pickles ...

  8. Gout diet: What's allowed, what's not - Mayo Clinic

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    Avoid meats such as liver, kidney and sweetbreads, which have high purine levels and contribute to high blood levels of uric acid. Red meat. Limit serving sizes of beef, lamb and pork. Seafood. Some types of seafood — such as anchovies, shellfish, sardines and tuna — are higher in purines than are other types.

  9. Nutrition and healthy eating Healthy diets - Mayo Clinic

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    Includes a variety of foods from the major food groups: fruits; vegetables; whole grains; low-fat dairy products and lean protein, including beans and other legumes, nuts and seeds; and healthy fats. Provides guidelines for how much food to choose from each group. Includes foods you can find in your local grocery store — rather than specialty ...

  10. Ayuno intermitente: ¿cuáles son los beneficios? - Mayo Clinic

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    Algunas investigaciones sugieren que el ayuno intermitente puede ser más beneficioso que otras dietas para reducir la inflamación y mejorar las afecciones asociadas con la inflamación, por ejemplo: Enfermedad de Alzheimer. Artritis. Asma. Esclerosis múltiple. Accidente cerebrovascular.

  11. Paleo diet: What is it and why is it so popular? - Mayo Clinic

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    A paleo diet is an eating plan based on foods humans might have eaten during the Paleolithic Era. The Paleolithic Era dates from around 2.5 million to 10,000 years ago. A modern paleo diet includes fruits, vegetables, lean meats, fish, eggs, nuts and seeds. These are foods that in the past people could get by hunting and gathering.