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Magnesium May Help Manage Type 2 Diabetes
Q. Does magnesium intake affect whether you get diabetes or its severity?
A. It certainly looks that way. A growing body of evidence strongly suggests a link between a low magnesium intake and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes.

Isoflavone Supplements May Be Risky, but Soy Foods Are Safer Bet
Q. What’s the latest on soy and breast cancer; is it okay to eat soy or not?
A. Probably. The effect of soy on breast tumors has befuddled experts for years. As research continues, contradictory findings continue to come in.

No Fridge for UHT Milk?
Q. Why is it that some milk doesn’t have to be kept refrigerated?
A.Traditional pasteurization kills bacteria, but not the spores that cause milk to spoil. Ultra-high temperature (UHT) processing, on the other hand, kills both.

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