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What Is the Glycemic Index? Understanding Low vs. High Glycemic Carbohydrates

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Understanding Low vs. High Glycemic Foods

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If you have diabetes, you're probably well aware that some foods elevate blood sugar levels more than others after a meal. This is called postprandial glucose response (PPG response), and it's key to effective diabetes management. To understand how certain foods affect your blood sugar, it can be helpful to know where they land on the glycemic index scale. But what is the glycemic index, exactly, and how does it affect PPG response?

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What Is Insulin Resistance and How Is it Related to Diabetes?

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What Is Insulin Resistance and How Is it Related to Diabetes?

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Insulin resistance is one of many terms people use when talking about their health, especially in the context of type 2 diabetes. But what is insulin resistance, and how are the two related? Keep reading to discover the connection, risk factors and nutrition tips to help manage blood sugar.

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First Solid Foods for Baby: Developmental Signs and Milestones to Look For

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First Solid Foods for Baby

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One of the most exciting parts of caring for your baby is watching them grow and reach new milestones right before your eyes. They'll develop an appetite for and interest in solid foods during their first year of life. Your job, during this exciting journey together, is not only to guide their nutrition but also to decode their unique language of cues — a symphony of expressions, gestures and coos in reaction to these new sensations.

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Formula Preparation: What You Need to Know

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How to Make a Baby Bottle: What You Need to Know

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Breast milk is considered the gold standard, but some parents can’t or choose not to breastfeed, while others rely on both formula and breastfeeding. Those who use formula should know how to make a baby bottle to keep their baby healthy. It's simple, but important to carefully follow the label instructions. Questions about feeding your child should be directed to a healthcare professional.

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Understanding Sports Nutrition for Teens

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Understanding Sports Nutrition for Teens

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If you're a parent of a teen athlete, you want to see your child thrive in their sport. But knowing what and how much to feed your young athlete can be challenging. You know nutrition is an important part of an active lifestyle, but which foods best support energy levels and help to improve sports performance? Understanding the three main components of nutrition for athletes — pre-workout fueling, hydration and post-workout recovery — is a good place to start.

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Healthy Travel Tips: Staying Hydrated While Traveling

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Healthy Travel Tips: Staying Hydrated While Traveling

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When you're getting ready for a trip, staying hydrated while traveling might not be on your radar — but it should be. Air travel can be surprisingly dehydrating, setting you up for possible effects of mild dehydration, such as headaches, dizziness and fatigue, before you even arrive at your destination. Not getting enough fluids can interfere with short-term memory, attention and mood, too.

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Optimizing Hydration for Athletes

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Optimizing Hydration for Athletes

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Water makes up two-thirds of the body's composition, and one way that humans lose water is through sweat, which is amplified during exercise. Sweat is more than just water. It also includes electrolytes, such as sodium, chloride, magnesium and potassium. These electrolytes help the body retain fluid, making them a crucial part of hydration for athletes.

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Nutrition Supports Performance and Brain Health in Air Force Personnel

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How Nutrition Fuels the Bodies, Brains of the U.S. Air Force

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Everyone needs a sharp mind and a healthy body to perform their best. That's especially true of the men and women who serve in the United States Air Force (USAF).

That's why the Center for Nutrition, Learning, and Memory (CNLM) — a pioneering research partnership between Abbott and the University of Illinois — is collaborating on a multi-year study with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to examine the connection between nutrition and brain performance. They're interested in how nutrition affects the brain and in how exercise and nutrition can help improve airmen's cognitive function—attention, focus and decision-making abilities— as well as physical endurance. And while the study is focused on individuals serving in the armed forces, this nutrition research stands to benefit everyone.

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New Guidance Highlights the Importance of Nutrition to Support People Living with Diabetes and Foot Ulcers

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Feb 9 2022

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New Guidance Highlights the Importance of Nutrition to Support People Living...

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Abbott Launches Similac 360 Total Care with Exclusive Blend of Five HMO Prebiotics and Designed to Support the Immune System, Digestive Health and Brain Development

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Nov 16 2021

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Abbott Launches Similac® 360 Total Care® with Exclusive Blend of Five HMO...

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Are You Getting Enough Protein?

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 Are You Getting Enough Protein?

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How to Hydrate

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How to Hydrate

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Gut Health Grocery List

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Gut Health Grocery List

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Top Sources of Protein

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Top Sources of Protein

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