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November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. In the war against cancer, one opponent has proven especially difficult to vanquish. Pancreatic cancer is difficult to detect early, which makes survival much less likely. Doctors are working hard to learn more about this malignancy and how to stop it.

Anatomy of a deadly disease

Your pancreas, located behind your stomach, makes both digestive enzymes and the hormone insulin. About 1 in 63 men and 1 in 65 women will develop pancreatic cancer in his or her lifetime. In contrast, breast cancer affects about 1 in 8 women, and 1 in 9 men will get prostate cancer.

Though it is less common, pancreatic cancer ranks third on the list of cancerous killers. Only about 8.5% of patients survive five years after diagnosis. Largely, doctors say, this is because pancreatic cancer has no early symptoms.

Signs include yellowish skin and eyes; pain in your upper or middle belly or back; nausea and vomiting; weight loss and loss of appetite. But these may not appear until after the disease has progressed and spread. This makes treatment more difficult.

Combination treatments may work best

Doctors use tests such as CT scans, ultrasounds and biopsies to diagnose pancreatic cancer. The same types of tests also show whether the cancer has spread, helping guide treatment choices.

If the cancer is caught early enough, surgery may be the best treatment. One of the most common operations is called the Whipple procedure. Surgeons remove the head of the pancreas, the gallbladder, part of the stomach, part of the small intestine and the bile duct.

Most people with pancreatic cancer will have chemotherapy, which uses medicines to stop the growth of cancer cells. Other treatment options include radiation therapy, chemoradiation therapy and targeted therapy. These treatments work in a different way than chemotherapy to slow cancers growth. Often, doctors recommend a combination of several treatments.

Take steps to stay cancer-free

Doctors dont understand exactly why some people develop pancreatic cancer and others dont.

But they have found some factors that increase risk. These include smoking, family history, obesity, chronic pancreatitis, a long-term inflammation of the pancreas and diabetes.

You can help lower your risk for pancreatic cancer by not smoking, losing weight if you need to, and eating a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables.

This weeks Health Talk was submitted by Rutland Regional Medical Center. http://www.rrmc.org

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Staying sane and healthy through the marathon of holiday meals can be maddening. However, one anti-diet could be the key to eating mindfully, even when youre surrounded by sugar cookies and judgmental relatives.

Its called intuitive eating. Created as a response to dieting culture, intuitive eating is defined by a simple philosophy: Listen to your body and do what makes you feel good.

Remember, nobody can possibly know what your body feels like. Nobody knows what hunger feels like to you, what satisfaction feels like, dietician Evelyn Tribole, one of the original champions of intuitive eating, tells Inverse.

Inverse rounded up the best tips for avoiding holiday shame cycles and keeping up intuitive eating into the new year. Underling all of the advice is a mantra shared by Tribole: Its important to enjoy and connect with food.

Intuitive eating emerged in the 1990s, popularized by Tribole and co-author Elyse Resch in their book, Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works. The book outlines ten core principles of intuitive eating:

These principles boil down to trusting yourself. Intuitive eating doesnt stress good or bad foods, exercise quotas, or meal plans. Intuitive eating, unlike most diets, values emotional and physical health.

Research suggests the approach leads to positive body image and emotional functioning in women, as well as improved long term health outcomes. It has also been shown to help mitigate eating disorders, binge eating, and emotional eating.

People eating intuitively report finding joy in food again, putting away their scale, and rejecting diet culture. A 2013 review of peer-reviewed intuitive eating research found that, on average, intuitive eaters have improved self-esteem, less repeated loss and regain of weight, and a decreased preoccupation with food.

The approach asks people to use interoceptive awareness the ability to detect inner body sensations to discover what and how to eat. Tribole says that its important to remember that youre the expert of your body. You know what tastes good, what feels good, and what your history is, not someone else.

Eating brings people together during the holidays, but that doesnt mean you have to consume every appetizer or dessert thats thrown at you. Intuitive eating means eating when youre hungry and stopping when youre full.

Letting go of internal boundaries around certain foods can be hard: When theyre allowed to eat anything, many people fear they will go straight for the dessert table. And while Tribole admits that, sure, some people do gravitate towards previously off-limit foods, that desire passes after a few days.

One of the principles of intuitive eating is making peace with food, Tribole explains. That principle is based on research around habituation, which posits that the more you have of a food, the less exciting it becomes. By day three or four of holiday festivities, you remember pumpkin pie is just pie.

Tribole advises that, when hitting the holiday buffet, dont go in blindly. Instead, tune into what your body really wants, be present, and take a deep breath before filling your plate.

If you dont want the macaroni and cheese your cousin made, make a plate to take home or ask for the recipe, Tribole recommends. No need to have a full serving just to be polite.

Just because someone is pressuring you doesnt mean you have to say yes, Tribole says. Its not your job to make someone happy.

Before sitting down for a meal or hitting a holiday cocktail party, avoid common mistakes like going in hungry. According to Tribole, thats one of the worst things you can do because when youre ravenous everything sounds extra good and theres a sense of urgency tied to eating.

Instead, eat normally and stay present in your body throughout the meal or function. Tribole wishes people would check in with their bodies the way they check their phones constantly. She advises that you stay aware of what you want, and avoid getting swept up by the opinions of others, by asking questions like am I going to feel good when I finish this?

Unfortunately, the holiday season can lead to communication landmines, like constant diet talk or relatives remarking on weight loss or gain.

Tribole acknowledges that tuning out weight stigma and judgment is a major piece of intuitive eating that can be both liberating and scary. Ideas around body image and food are baked into our psyches from a young age. However, intuitive eating can be a tool for dismantling these sometimes harmful ideas.

If you cant shut down diet talk, guilt talk, body talk and all that kind of stuff, leave the conversation, Tribole says.

She cautions that most diets fail and come with harmful psychological side effects. Intuitive eating is one way to break out of the shame spiral and stay positive about your body and the food you eat. Remember, one day of eating isnt going to make or break your health, Tribole stresses.

After all, she says, the holidays are good practice to be kind to yourself.

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The annual list, published by workforce health firm Springbuk, this year included local employers Lane County, the Eugene Water and Electric Board and PeaceHealth.

Local government, health providers and utilities recently were recognized as some of the country's healthiest workplaces.

Theannual Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America list, published by workforce health firm Springbuk, this year included employers such as Lane County, the Eugene Water and Electric Board and PeaceHealth. They were amongseveral other Oregon employers on the list.

EWEB was No. 4 on the list. PeaceHealth, with hospitals in three states, was No. 52. Lane County was No. 100 on the list.

EWEB has always taken a holisticapproach in terms of health, safety and wellness," spokesperson Joe Harwood said. "Sure, that benefits the workforce. But it also helps us better serve the community in multiple ways."

Harwood said a subsidy for gym memberships, on-site physical therapy and lifestyle programs focused on issues such as weight loss and stress management are important because healthier, more engaged employees are less likely to miss work, and becausecheaper insurance rates mean lower cost for electricity customers.

Physical and psychological safety, health and wellness, with an emphasis on being proactive, are core values that we demonstrate every day. Everyone in the organization is expected to reinforce these values, EWEB General Manager Frank Lawson said in a news release.

TheHealthiest 100list "celebrates companies who proactively invest in the health and wellbeing of their employees," according to the release. Employers file an online assessment and are given a 1-100 score on Springbuk's Healthiest Employers Index, the company said.

Six essential values link those 100 businesses, Springbuk said: vision, culture, learning, expertise, metrics and technology.

"This really hasn't been an accident," Lane County Human Resources Director Alana Holmes said of being included on the list. "Our purpose at Lane County is to improve lives, and that applies to both our community members and our employees."

After being recognized earlier this year as The Portland Business Journal'sthird healthiest large employer in Oregon, Holmes said the latest national recognition is proving the worth of programs the county has enacted to maintain fit, happy and productive workers.

Holmes pointed to diet and exercise programs, a self-funded employee health plan and a wellness center used by 70% of county employees as examples of forward momentum. But she congratulated the employees themselves as the drivers behind improvement.

"Without them this progress would not have happened," Holmes said.

PeaceHealth made the list for the second year in a row. The health care provider was acknowledged for its employee wellness programs active in its Oregon, Alaska and Washington facilities.

In a news release, PeaceHealth said that program "takes a holistic approach by focusing on short-term and long-term financial health, nutrition, stress management and physical fitness of its employees."

By encouraging whole-person health, we are excited to extend our culture of wellness to our patients and families and improve the health of the communities we serve, Jim Larrick, system vice president of human resource operations and systems, said in a news release.

Other Oregon-based businesses that made the Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America list include:

Port of Portland - No. 13

Cambia Health Solutions (Portland) - No. 23

Samaritan Health Services (Corvallis) - No. 25

State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation (Salem) - No. 26

Permanente Dental Associates, P.C. (Portland) - No. 96

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SAN FRANCISCO -- By the time he walked into Kerlan-Jobe Institute at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles on the morning of Nov. 1, StephCurry had passed through four phases of reaction before finally reaching acceptance.

Phase One was denial, which the Warriors guard immediately entered after breaking his hand two nights earlier. Taking flight after driving to the basket against the Suns, Curry crashed into mammoth Phoenix center Aron Baynes, who landed atop Curry when both went to the floor. Currys left hand took the full brunt of Baynes 270 pounds.

There was pain, very real pain, which Curry chose not to acknowledge upon first examination.

When I get hurt, he told NBC Sports Bay Area on Friday as his teammates lost to the Miami Heat, Im always in denial.

Phase Two in the wake of injury was humor. Curry chose laughing over wincing.

Nobody was really telling me anything as we were going through the process to diagnose the injury, he recalled. And I was joking around, trying to distract myself because it was hurting.

When Curry indicated he was going to be alright, the response was that his hand was broken.

When he was told it was broken, his response was, OK, cool.

But I didnt know what that really meant, Curry said upon four weeks of reflection.

By then he had progressed to Phase Three. Anxiety.

How bad was it? How long would he be out? Would he have to wear a protective device? And, if so, for how long?

There was the potential for it to be a five-week injury, if its just a certain type of break, he said. And at first, they couldnt really see it. And it was said out loud that it could be a five-week timeline.

I was like, OK, I can handle that.

That was late Wednesday night, a few hours after incurring the injury. Curry was cautiously optimistic. He figured hed be out for a month, maybe slightly longer. He took those thoughts to bed with him early that morning.

Phase Four, despair, arrived Thursday morning, when Curry received the complete diagnosis.

Broken left hand/second metacarpal. This is going to take a while.

The next day (Thursday) is when I found out it would be three or four months, Curry recalled. And that it would involve surgery.

Roughly 24 hours later, on Friday morning, Curry underwent surgery in which pins were inserted in his left hand.

This is the first injury Ive had [in a long time]where Ive actually missed a substantial time, he said. The most its been is about five or six weeks, probably.

Curry has long been into the final phase, acceptance. The protective brace running from his hand to his forearm is a constant reminder. He will undergo surgery within the next week or two to remove those pins, after which he has been told there will be some post-operative swelling. His next evaluation is scheduled sometime around Feb. 1.

When might he be cleared to resume basketball activities? Hell take March. Or April.

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Perhaps because he has spent half his life overcoming numerous misconceptions and false assumptions --some of which still exist --to reach the pinnacle of professional basketball, Curry bypassed depression.

His faith is strong. His family is tight. Through perspective, he always finds brightness.

Which is not to say Curry isnt eager to return to the court --or that he has taken a break from the game he loves. He still goes into Chase Center for rehab sessions and cardio work. He sits on the bench during games.

Its just hardest on your competitive spirit, Curry said. When you get around basketball and get around the locker room with the guys, thats the part I miss the most. And I love to play.

Three months is -- and Id only played three-and-a-half games --just weird. Its unfamiliar territory. Im enjoying the downtime, because it was unheard of, in my experience, in the middle of a season. Its just weird.

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A recent review published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology looked at how low-carbohydrate (10 to 25 percent of total daily calories from carbs) and very low-carb diets (less than 10 percent of total daily calories from carbs, including the ketogenic diet) affected body weight and other cardio-metabolic risk factors, such as blood lipids, glycemic control, and high blood pressure.

What the National Lipid Association found was that following a very low-carb diet, such as keto, for an extended period of time had no long-term advantages. Whats more, the keto diet and other carb-restrictive diets actually may severely restrict nutrient-dense foods that can offer cardio-metabolic benefits, explained co-authors Carol Kirkpatrick, Ph.D., R.D.N., Director and Clinical Associate Professor at Idaho State University, and Kevin C. Maki, Ph.D., C.L.S., Adjunct Professor in the Department of Applied Health Sciences at the School of Public Health at Indiana University Bloomington.

The review found that while those following keto diets may see more short-term weight loss than those following low-fat diets, after 12 months or more, there is no difference in weight loss. That said, long-term compliance with these diets can be challenging, and the long-term risksand benefitsof low-carb diets, especially keto, are not yet fully understood, noted Kirkpatrick and Maki.

Starting very low-carb diets like keto can also come with some serious side effects. People may experience symptoms known as the keto flu, which includes lightheadedness, dizziness, fatigue, difficulty exercising, poor sleep, and constipation, said Kirkpatrick and Maki.

When it comes to cholesterol, the effect of very low-carb and ketogenic diets on LDL (bad) cholesterol is variable. Some individuals may see an increase in LDL levels with these diets, especially due to high intakes of saturated fatty acids and dietary cholesterol. Thus, baseline and follow-up lipid/lipoprotein assessments are recommended for individuals choosing to follow these diets, said Kirkpatrick and Maki.

Its also important to note that very low-carb or keto diets are not for everyone. People with type 2 diabetes may experience hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) if they dont adjust their medication, and those who take vitamin K-dependent anticoagulants may need more frequent monitoring due to a potential change in vitamin K intake. Its not recommended that people who have elevated blood levels of cholesterol try the diet, and those who have atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, a history of atrial fibrillation, or the presence or history of heart failure, kidney disease, or liver disease should talk with their doctor before trying the diet.

On the flip side, low and very low-carb diets lowered triglyceride levels in study participants compared to those following high-carb, low-fat diets. And while these low-carb diets increased HDL (good) cholesterol levels in the short term, the beneficial effect diminished after six months or longer, especially in people with type 2 or pre-diabetes, said Kirkpatrick and Maki. There was also a reduction in the use of diabetes medication when people with type 2 diabetes followed low-carb diets, but the carb intake was not low enough to be considered a keto diet.

Current evidence supports that a low-carb diet or moderate-carb diet (26 to 44 percent of total daily calories), may benefit individuals who are overweight or obese in the short term (two to six months) to kickstart weight loss, people with type 2 diabetes, and to lower triglyceride levels and help increase HDL cholesterol, explained Kirkpatrick and Maki

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While fitness or physical activity performance was not reviewed for this statement, current evidence does not support that very low-carb or ketogenic diets are more beneficial for fitness or physical activity performance in either recreational or elite athletes and, in fact, have resulted in decreased performance in some athletes, explained Kirkpatrick and Maki.

The ideal dietary pattern to promote weight loss, as well as cardiovascular health, fitness, and general health depends on the person striving to lose weight. Its important to take into consideration personal preferences and behavioral, family, cultural, and social dynamics, as well as ethnic or economic influences, the researchers added.

But, if youre looking to clean up your diet and dont know where to begin, the diet that has the most evidence to date to support weight loss and have beneficial health effects, such as lowering cardio-metabolic risk factors is the Mediterranean diet, which involves eating lots of fresh vegetables and fruits, whole grains, seeds and nuts, legumes, and fish or seafood, as well as moderate carb intake.

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A simple example of an at home workout could look like this;

Monday- 10 sit ups, 5 push-ups, 20 squats, 15 lunges, 35 jumping jacks, 15 second plan, 25 crunches, 25-second wall sit, 10 butt kicks.

Wednesday- 20 sit ups, 10 push-ups, 10 squats, 25 lunges, 10 jumping jacks, 30-second plank, 25 crunches, 45-second wall sit, 20 butt kicks.

Friday- 20 sit ups, 10 push-ups, 15 squats, 25 lunges, 50 jumping jacks, 40-second plank, 30 crunches, 35-second wall sit, 25 butt kicks.

Intermittent fasting is another effective and proven tool for dropping fat and losing weight quick.

There are many different methods, such as a 16-hour fast with an 8-hour feeding window, or a 20-hour fast with a 4-hour feeding window.

Fasting forces the body to reduce its calorie intake as its limiting the time of when someone should be eating.

If you're combining fasting with exercise, it may be wise to do the fasting at a different time than your workout.

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The Southern California healthcare group comments on a recent article that weight loss surgery can even the odds for people struggling with obesity.

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An October 16 article on Prevention told the story of a Kentucky woman who was able to lose 150 pounds after having weight loss surgery. The woman spoke of how she had previously attempted to lose the weight permanently through dieting programs and fitness classes, only to regain it all back and then some each time. After considering the health complications her parents were experiencing due to their weight issues, the woman decided to move forward with weight loss surgery in order to get ahead of the close to inevitable health problems she would face in the future due to her very severe obesity. Southern California healthcare group West Medical says that, much like the woman in the article, the majority of individuals struggling with obesity who are able to lose significant amounts of weight have difficulty keeping off the weight they lose on their own, most likely due to the body's natural response to fighting a sudden drop in weight. The clinic adds that because of this, weight loss surgery can assist in making successful weight loss much easier to achieve.

West Medical says that the body is essentially wired to ensure that it stays healthy and functioning in an environment vastly more challenging than modern-day America. This includes fighting off threats to the system from disease to the once very common-threat of starvation due to a famine. The clinic comments that, when the body detects a dramatic reduction in the number of calories it is normally used to receiving, it releases signals in an effort to encourage the individual to eat as much as possible to build up fat reserves. As a result, West Medical says, the more weight a dieter loses, the more the body encourages them to eat; ironically a feature that was once effective for survival is now a danger to our health when calories are all too cheap and plentiful.

The Southern California clinic says that weight loss procedures offer solutions that make reducing weight and maintaining the results more manageable than with diet and exercise alone by getting at the root of the problem and reducing the appetite. While weight loss surgery may seem like an obvious option for those who are struggling with severe obesity, West Medical says there are alternative procedures available for individuals who are less severely overweight but are still looking for assistance in their weight loss journey.

West Medical says that one option is a new nonsurgical procedure called Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG). In this procedure, accordion-like pleats are sewn into an individual's stomach so that the stomach's volume is reduced. In addition to helping individuals eat less, this procedure, sometimes called an accordion procedure, encourages them to stay on course with their weight loss diet, thus increasing the chances of successful long term weight loss.

Readers who would like to learn more about Southern California based healthcare medical group West Medical and their weight loss offerings can call (855) 690-0565 or visit their website at https://westmedical.com/.

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High body mass index(BMI) is an independent risk factor for longitudinal alanine aminotransferase(ALT) elevation after complete hepatitis B virus DNA suppression; therefore,weight loss may help to normalize ALT and improve long-term outcomes, accordingto a study published in the Journal ofInfectious Diseases.

Although the majority of patients with chronic hepatitis B achieve sustained viral control and normal ALT with long-term antiviral treatment, some patients may still present with an elevated ALT, which is often associated with unfavorable outcomes. However, little is known about the underlying cause and means of intervention for ALT elevation after complete viral suppression. Thus, researchers conducted a real-life, prospective cohort study with 1965 patients with chronic hepatitis B who achieved complete viral control by nuceleos(t)ide analogs therapy and maintained undetectable levels of hepatitis B virus DNA for at least 6 months. They found that at a median follow-up of 18.36 months, one-third of patients experienced ALT elevation, and that baseline high BMI (equal to or over 25 kg/m2), younger age, and liver cirrhosis independently increased the risk for longitudinal ALT elevation.

At the end of follow-up, 89 (4.8%) patients reverted to a low BMI and 92 (5.0%) reverted to a high BMI. The researchers observed that compared with persistent high BMI, reversion to a low BMI reduced the risk for ALT elevation, whereas compared with persistent low BMI, onset of high BMI increased the risk for ALT elevation.

In conclusion,ALT elevation is common in [chronic hepatitis B] patients after complete viralsuppression by [nuceleos(t)ide analogs], and high BMI is an independentpredictor, stated the authors. They added: Improvement of BMI,probably underlying reductions in steatosis, may have a beneficial effect onALT normalization.

Disclosure: Some study authors declared affiliations with thepharmaceutical industry. Please see the original reference for a full list ofauthors disclosures.

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Wang K, Lin W, Kuang Z, et al. Longitudinal change of body mass index is associated with alanine aminotransferase elevation after complete viral suppression in chronic hepatitis B patients. J Infect Dis. 2019;220:1469-1476.

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Jackson, TN, Nov. 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rapid weight loss company, DietDemand is helping their clients keep weight maintenance on track this season. Their 24/7 on-demand diet coaches are available to help with everything from meal planning to dining out so that dieters will not lose momentum and pack on extra pounds throughout the remainder of the year. The secret to their success is a winning formula of patient-customized diet planning and personalized focus rather than on cookie-cutter diet plans claiming to work for all. This way, DietDemand can get to the root of weight gain, whether it be emotional eating, carb cravings, sugar cravings, stress eating, lack of nutrition or any other underlying factor.

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We have all heard the term juicing. It means following a juice-only diet for a given number of days. Many people resort to it as a quick fix to an unhealthy lifestyle. Some say it is a great weight loss technique. But what exactly does it mean? It basically means that you squeeze the liquid out of veggies and fruits. This process gets rid of the fibre, which is left behind as waste pulp in your juicer.

Juicing has its own benefits. It is good for quick weight loss. When you go on a juice-only diet, you severely cut down on your calorie intake. This helps you get rid of some extra kilos. But experts say that the lost weight is usually water weight and not fat. So, if you need to lose weight quickly for some special occasion, you can definitely go juicing. But health professionals do not recommend it for long-term weight loss. Juicing can also help you detox. Fruits and vegetables are packed with antioxidants. This helps in fighting free radicals.

But it has its own demerits too. It is definitely good an instant makeover. But if you go juicing for a longer time, say more than 2 to 3 days, you risk gaining back all the weight that you lost once you go back to your normal diet. It may also give you a sense of deprivation and make you overeat later. Moreover, you are depriving yourself of essential fibre, which keeps your digestive system healthy. This can adversely affect your gut microbiome. Juicing also means that your diet is not balanced, and you are missing out on the macronutrients and micronutrients, which your body needs. It may also lead to loss of muscle mass because you are not consuming any protein and slow down your metabolism.

As with all things, juicing comes with its own set of risks and benefits. If you dont usually eat a lot of fruits and vegetable, this can get you started. But it also means that you are depriving yourself of essential nutrients that come from a well-balanced meal.

Juicing in moderation is the key here. Dont overdo it. Stick to it for a couple of days and then go back to your regular diet. You can repeat every couple of months. This will ensure that you get the benefits without suffering from the adverse effects.

As we said earlier, juicing can help you lose weight very fast. Let us take a look at a few fat burning juices.

This is low in calories and packed with fibre. It keeps away the hunger pangs and increases the secretion of bile. This helps in burning away the unwanted fat.

Cucumber has a high water content and is very low in calorie. Its juice can keep you full for a longer time. You can also have it between meals without worrying about any weight gain.

This boosts metabolism and keeps your digestive system healthy. It also makes you more energetic. If you need to lose weight fast, add this to your diet.

This can effectively burn belly fat. It contains the enzyme bromelain. This metabolises protein and burns away ugly stomach fat. It also suppresses hunger.

This is free of fat and cholesterol and packed with nutrients. It also contains soluble and insoluble dietary fibre that ensure smooth bowel movement. All this aids in weight loss.

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