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¿Por qué el azúcar es tan irresistible?
Written on in Healthy Living, Nutrition and Wellness.

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Por Su-Nui Escobar, MS, RDN

No hay duda: ingerir azúcar puede hacernos sentir felices de la misma forma que en el centro de recompensa del cerebro se estimula al consumir cocaína u opiáceos. No es sorprendente que, ahora, tengamos investigaciones que muestren las propiedades adictivas de azúcar. Por ejemplo, en un estudio realizado en el ...

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Larkin Launches New Healthy Living Blog
Written on in Nutrition and Wellness, Patient Education.

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Larkin Community Hospital would like to introduce our new nutrition and wellness blog, Healthy Living by Larkin. We believe good nutrition, exercise, and relaxation should go along with physicians' advice for everyone to enjoy good health and quality of life. In this blog you will find nutrition information, recipes, exercises to follow, and articles from ...

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Su-Nui Escobar, dietista registrada, explica las tendencias dietéticas en el 2015
Written on in Nutrition and Wellness, Patient Education.

Dieta sin azúcares agregados En los titulares se lee "Azúcar: tan adictiva como la cocaína". Los más reconocidos médicos aconsejan a sus pacientes que eviten alimentos con azúcares agregados en su dieta. ¿Se debe seguir esta tendencia de la dieta? Primero, atengámonos estrictamente a los hechos.

¿Qué es?

Una dieta sin azúcares agregados significa evitar ...

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Su-Nui Escobar, Registered Dietitian, Explains Popular Diet Trends of 2015
Written on in Nutrition and Wellness, Patient Education.

No-added Sugar Diet Headlines read “Sugar: as addictive as cocaine” and well-known physicians are advising their patients to avoid added sugars in their diet. Should you follow this diet trend? Let’s get few facts straight first.

What is it?

A non-added sugar diet means avoiding refined sugars, sweetened beverages, processed foods containing sugar and foods ...

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Learn More About the Color Diet - Conoce Más Sobre la Dieta de los Colores
Written on in News, Nutrition and Wellness.

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Registered Dietitian, Su-Nui Escobar, from Larkin Community Hospital explains how a favorite celebrity diet works. Click the link to view the TV segment explaining all about The Color Diet on Telemundo's "Un Nuevo Día". Click here for The Color Diet 

Nutricionista Registrada, Su-Nui Escobar, del Larkin Community Hospital explica cómo funciona una de las dietas ...

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