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    Animal Digestive System

    Common sweetener may lead to weight gain

    October 22, 2008
    A controversial new study suggests that eating the artificial sweetener Splenda may cause weight gain. Researchers from Duke University fed rats different doses of Splenda for 12 weeks. At the end of the study, they found that the rats who had eaten the sweetener had gained more weight than the animals who were fed their normal diet. Researchers also found that the sugar substitute reduced the beneficial bacteria in the rats' digestive systems--a problem they say could mean that medications will... Read more »
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    ...  The system works well when food is plentiful. Animals' body clocks or circadian rhythm... Read more »

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    The Real Deal on the Master Cleanse Diet
    By Patrika Tsai , Health Expert

    The Master Cleanse Diet, also known as the Lemonade Diet, is a liquid diet of water, lemon or lime... Read more »

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    A Closer Look at Probiotics
    By Amy Thomas , Health Expert

    ...evaluated for use in a number of skin disorders, and animal studies suggest probiotics may play... Read more »

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    What's It All About Alfie? The Big Picture Backdrop to MS
    By Dr. Gross , Health Expert

    ...reason we are not functioning like infants, lower animals or cave men.   Scattered reports have... Read more »

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    Who Needs B-Cells, Say the K-Cells
    By Amy Tenderich , Health Expert

    ...engineered K-cells (yellow line) react like normal animals (white line).   "The treated mice... Read more »

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    Health Guide

    Stress: Introduction
    ...psychological environments (such as poor working conditions or abusive relationships). Humans, like animals, can experience external stressors.Internal stressors can also be physical (infections,... Read more »
    Stress: Complications
    ...stressful life events and recurrence in women who had been treated for breast cancer. Nevertheless, some animal studies suggest that lack of control over stress (not simply stress itself) had... Read more »
    What are the risk factors and causes of GERD?"
    ...include alcohol use, obesity or overweight, pregnancy, and smoking. Certain foods that may irritate the digestive system can also contribute to GERD, though there's plenty of contradictory... Read more »
    Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Introduction
    Lymphomas are malignancies of the lymph system that are generally subdivided into two groups, Hodgkin's disease (HD) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Hodgkin's disease accounts for about... Read more »
    Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: Lifestyle Changes
    ...from legumes, the group of food containing dried peas and beans.Avoid saturated fats (found mostly in animal products) and transfatty acids (found in hydrogenated fats and many commercial products... Read more »

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