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The number of people living with diabetes worldwide is rapidly increasing. The burden of diabetes on optimal health and the economy is huge and will continue to grow if management such as dietary augmentation is not implemented. Diabetes is a major cause of renal damage and impairment. Diabetics is also a contributor to blindness. Developing a diet that supports diabetes prevention, such as increasing vegetable proteins and fats and by consuming nuts is a good strategy. In cohort studies, results found nuts to have a positive effect on blood lipid profiles. Generally a diet adequate in nut consumption have been

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A healthy diet plays an important role in the management of your kidney function. Even in the absence of kidney disease, what you consume is an essential portion of how you care for your kidneys. Reducing the workload on your kidneys is vital to help maintaining its function and a diet with foods that are good for you is key. Proper nutrition will help to control the accumulation of food products and wastes such as urea. Adequate nutrition is always good for your kidneys to prevent kidney disease. A single type of diet for kidneys does not exist as every

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Grapes are popularly categorized as wine grapes, table grapes and raisin grapes. Grapes can have edible seeds or be seedless. Grape products can be consumed in the form of wine, fruit, juice and raisins. Grapes contain various nutrients such as phytochemicals, edible fibers, vitamins, minerals, and carbohydrates. The benefits of grapes (Vitis vinifera) has been acknowledged for thousands of years. Sap from grapevines to create an ointment for skin and eye treatment were even used during the ancient Egyptian era. Grapes were mushed into wine concoctions or simply ripened and served to help relieve a variety of illness such as

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Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is one of the most well-known and widely used species of the family Malvaceae. Okra is grown in tropical and sub-tropical areas of the world. It was originally derived in Ethiopia but then spread to parts of North Africa, Arabia, India and the Mediterranean. There is not much information known about the earlier history and distribution of okra since during historical times there had been minimal contact between Ethiopia and the rest of the world. Okra has various names that are used in many different parts of the world. In England okra is called, “Lady’s finger”, in

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Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is one of the most well-known and widely used species of the family Malvaceae. Okra is grown in tropical and sub-tropical areas of the world. It was originally derived in Ethiopia but then spread to parts of North Africa, Arabia, India and the Mediterranean. There is not much information known about the earlier history and distribution of okra since during historical times there had been minimal contact between Ethiopia and the rest of the world. Okra has various names that are used in many different parts of the world. In England okra is called, “Lady’s finger”, in

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