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The Reverse Diet (2007) was written by Tricia Cunningham, a woman whose personal diet plan inspired the book, and Heidi Skolnik, nutrition advisor.

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As the holidays approach, most of us are girding our loins and loosening our belts in anticipation for the requisite feasts of fat things that await us. After all, our instant-gratification culture has instilled in our minds the thoughts to indulge now and resolve to lose weight later (resulting in the number one New Year’s Resolution in America — to lose holiday weight gain). But what are some ways we can reduce the damage and take control of how fattening our holiday foods really are?

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It turns out that eating less might have more benefits than we originally believed. In fact, it just might help you live longer. A recent study published in the journal Science not only supports this claim, but also seems to indicate that cutting back on our food consumption (calorie restriction) has tangible benefits for our brains.

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According to a recent article in the New York Times, researchers have found that diet may play a prominent role in preventing age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, the leading cause of severe vision loss in people over the age of 50.

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