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Detox, Gluten-Free, Vegan: Best & Worst Diets, Q&A Part 4 Fad Diets
Nutrition, Prevention 1/24/2014

Which are worth trying, which will prove a wash? [caption id="attachment_7893" align="alignright" width="300"] Gluten-free foods are gaining popularity. But are they really healthy for everyone?[/caption] In this fourth installment of our Fad Diet Q&A series, UVA nutritionists Carole Havrila and Katherine Basbaum make their picks for best and worst diets…

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Diet Dangers for Cancer & Heart Patients, Q&A Part 3, Fad Diets
Nutrition, Prevention 1/23/2014

It’s one thing to experiment with fad diets when you’re relatively healthy. But people dealing with health issues, especially cancer and heart problems, need to be extra careful. In this third installment of our Fad Diet Q&A series, UVA nutritionists Carole Havrila and Katherine Basbaum tell us what diet elements…

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Weight-Loss Wonder Ingredients: Q&A Part 2, Fad Diets
Nutrition, Prevention 1/22/2014

I know, I know: You can’t always trust an infomercial. But we live in a fast-food world, and those of us interested in losing weight would love to find a single magic ingredient to do the work for us. [caption id="attachment_7899" align="alignright" width="225"] Coconut oil, turmeric and other supplements supposedly…

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Fad Diets Q&A: The Truth Behind the Hype
Nutrition, Prevention 1/20/2014

I’m a sucker for fad diet advertisements. And it’s hard to escape them. They’re everywhere, from the grocery aisle to TV to Facebook. Fat-melting miracle pills, body-shaping supplements, diet plans that are easy and fast and require no exercise at all. Such amazing claims! If you’re like me, you can’t…

avocados are a common part of the ketogenic diet for epilepsy treatment
The Ketogenic Diet for Epilepsy Treatment
Treatments 10/11/2017

You’ve probably heard about the ketogenic diet before, but you probably didn't know variations of it can be used to treat epilepsy for patients whose seizures aren’t well managed with medication. Learn more about how it works.

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Monthly Roundup: January 2014
News & Events 2/4/2014

The most popular blog post of the New Year? A UVA med student, while training on a supposedly healthy volunteer, discovered a real, life-threatening aneurysm — a finding that saved the man's life. [caption id="attachment_7762" align="alignright" width="300"] During training, medical student Ryan Jones (right) caught an AAA in Jim Malloy.[/caption]…