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  2. Dietary Reference Intake - Wikipedia

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    This is the highest level of sustained daily nutrient consumption that is considered to be safe for, and cause no side effects in, 97.5% of healthy individuals in each life stage and sex group. The definition implies that the intake level would cause a harmful nutrient excess in just 2.5%.

  3. Human nutrition - Wikipedia

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    The program aims to help older adults (those aged 65 and over) maintain functional ability, ensuring their well-being and active participation in society. Older adults are the fastest-growing age group, and United Nations projections indicate that by 2050, their numbers will double those of children under five and exceed the population of ...

  4. Calorie restriction - Wikipedia

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    The Minnesota Starvation Experiment examined the physical and psychological effects of extreme calorie restriction on 32 young and lean 24-year-old men during a 40% reduction in energy intake for 6 months. The study was designed to mimic dietary conditions during World War II.

  5. Reactive hypoglycemia - Wikipedia

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    Consistently choosing longer lasting, complex carbohydrates to prevent rapid blood-sugar dips in the event that one does consume a disproportionately large amount of carbohydrates with a meal; Monitoring any effects medication may have on symptoms. [4] Low-carbohydrate diet and/or frequent small meals is the first treatment of this condition ...

  6. Obesity - Wikipedia

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    Orlistat use is associated with high rates of gastrointestinal side effects [207] and concerns have been raised about negative effects on the kidneys. [208] There is no information on how these drugs affect longer-term complications of obesity such as cardiovascular disease or death; [ 5 ] however, liraglutide, when used for type 2 diabetes ...

  7. Exercise might reverse side effects of sitting too long

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    We've all heard too much sitting can lead to obesity, high blood pressure and high blood sugar levels -- and those who sit down more than 22 hours a Exercise might reverse side effects of sitting ...

  8. Heart Risks Jump for People Who Have Excess Weight for a ...

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    The researchers found that for men under 65 and for women under 50, having excess weight for over a decade was linked to a 25-60% increase in cardiovascular events such as stroke or heart attack.

  9. Dieting - Wikipedia

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    Dieting is the practice of eating food in a regulated way to decrease, maintain, or increase body weight, or to prevent and treat diseases such as diabetes and obesity.As weight loss depends on calorie intake, different kinds of calorie-reduced diets, such as those emphasising particular macronutrients (low-fat, low-carbohydrate, etc.), have been shown to be no more effective than one another.