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Facts About Fat!

By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern How much fat we should get in our diets has long been a debated topic. There was a time when it was thought that we should be eating very low-fat diets, but … Continue reading

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Ketogenic Diet: Satiating effects of Fat

By recent ASU nutrition student Alysia Nelson Part of an ongoing series of articles on the Ketogenic Diet     A ketogenic diet is reported to have a hunger-reduction phenomenon. In fact, a ketogenic diet has such satiating effects that … Continue reading

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Three Steps to Going Low-Carb

By Kevin Dietmeyer, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student Slow carb, no carb, carb cycles and planned carbohydrate re-feeds.  What’s right for you? Low carb is certainly nothing new and recently there has been an entirely new wave of low carb curtailers that have given the nix … Continue reading

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You ‘Butter’ Believe It

Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern In the spirit of the famous 12-step program, “Hi, my name is Lauren, and I’m addicted to butter.” I’ve done step one and confessed. But please, don’t make me give up butter! Besides, maybe … Continue reading

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4 Foods that Help Fight Cholesterol

Heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control, is the leading cause of death in this country.  The CDC indicates that more than 26 million Americans have been diagnosed with this condition which equates to more than 11% of … Continue reading

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