Garlic, broccoli, soy, peanuts and salmon: These were the top five super foods a decade ago. After 10 years of new scientific discoveries, which food stays on the list and which foods are the rising stars?

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Many people take over-the-counter antacids for a quick ease of acid reflux, but for most people, a proper diet is the best solution for overcoming acid reflux.

Acid Reflux Diet Myth

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Even “normal” illnesses like colds and flu can cause special problems for a child with diabetes.

• Some illnesses interfere with the way insulin works, so the child will need extra insulin.
• If a child can’t eat or is vomiting, it may be hard to keep blood sugar up.

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Obese children diagnosed with health problems collectively known as the “metabolic syndrome” are at higher risk for developing heart disease as adults, new research reveals.

Compared to healthier youngsters, school-age children with the condition face a 14.5 times greater risk of cardiovascular disease when they reached their 30s and 40s, the study found.

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Overweight residents of an Italian town will be paid to lose weight, the mayor said on Monday.

Men living in the northwestern Italian town of Varallo will receive 50 euros ($70) for losing 4 kg (9 pounds) in a month, Mayor Gianluca Buonanno said. Women will get the same amount for shedding 3 kg (7 pounds).

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Want to get the most from your workout?

Then ditch the Gatorade and reach instead for a tall, cool glass of milk.

That is the message emerging from a new Canadian study that found that exercisers who drink milk after a workout gain more muscle and lose more fat than those who consume sports drinks.

The reason, researchers believe, is that, in addition to liquid for hydration and carbohydrates for energy, milk is also rich in protein, while sports drinks contain little or no protein.

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The hormone that tells us we are full also regulates our desire for certain foods, researchers said on Thursday, in a finding that sheds light on why people gain weight and could lead to new treatments for obesity.

The study showed that patients with a rare genetic disorder who lacked the hormone called leptin ate less after receiving injections of the hormone, said I.S. Farooqi, a researcher at Cambridge University who led the study.

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A Ukrainian man has been named the world’s tallest living person by the Guinness Book of Records, beating the previous record holder by 22cm (8in).Leonid Stadnyk, a 37-year-old former veterinarian from Podolyantsi in central Ukraine, was measured at 2.57m (8ft 5in), the records authority said.

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Bones may play a more active role than previously thought in regulating the body’s chemistry, scientists say.

An international team found the molecule osteocalcin, produced by bone cells, is active in helping to regulate blood sugar levels in mice.

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Feeding children diet food and low-calorie drinks may, paradoxically, spur overeating and weight gain, a new Canadian study suggests.

That’s because humans, like most animals, are able to instinctively match calorie intake with the body’s needs, and are conditioned to associate food tastes with calories ingested.

But when children ingest diet or calorie-wise versions of foods normally high in calories, this can distort these important connections between taste and caloric content and lead to overeating, according to the research.

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