bland diet
A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
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bland diet A diet that is non‐irritating, does not over‐stimulate the digestive tract and is soothing to the intestines; generally avoiding alcohol, strong tea or coffee, pickles, and spices.
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Sleep problems of older people.
Magazine article from: FDA Consumer; 11/1/1990; 283 words
; ...due to an obstructed airway). Possible treatments include avoiding alcohol, sedatives and hypnotics; not sleeping on one's back; and...insomnia is not known, general measures such as exercise, avoiding alcohol and caffeine, keeping to a regular bedtime, and reducing...
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Student assembly. (Bits and Pieces).
Magazine article from: School Administrator; 12/1/2002; 61 words
; ...or In Real Life. The program focuses on teaching secondary students about the importance of making healthy choices and avoiding alcohol and other drug use. IRL also uses computer instant messaging as a means for communicating with youth. For details, call...
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PARAMEDICS ISSUE HEATWAVE ADVICE AFTER RISE IN CALLS.
Newspaper article from: Bucks Herald (Aylesbury, England); 6/11/2006; 244 words
; ...young children and the elderly. You can do this by avoiding long periods of time in the sun, drinking plenty of fluids, and avoiding alcohol and drinks containing caffeine. It is also important to avoid strenuous physical activity if possible and take care to...
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Avoiding alcohol problems: things to consider if ethanol comes to a fuel tank near you.(Boats & Gear: Inside Outboards)
Magazine article from: National Fisherman; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; If you were fishing with an outboard engine in the cooler climates in the 1980s, you probably remember problems with ice forming in gas lines and engines being difficult to start. The culprit was water in the fuel. Water also caused algae blooms in an outboard's gasoline tanks; in many ways, the
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Simple, creative salads.(HEALTHY APPETITE: Tasty, nutritious recipes)(Recipe)
Magazine article from: Vibrant Life; 5/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; Salads at home once meant iceberg lettuce topped with a few carrots and perhaps a tomato. A salad was just a bland diet food or a precursor to a meal. Not so today. With all the varieties of greens now available at the supermarket, it has never been...
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BBQ plank salmon: David Harsila, Seattle, Wash.(GALLEY WATCH: At-sea cuisine)
Magazine article from: National Fisherman; 11/1/2005; ; 235 words
; ...good and bad fats. We've learned to cook more veggies and use recipes that are more interesting, he says, than the standard, bland diet fare. The good fats are fish oil, canola oil and olive oil; the bad are saturated fats in red meat, butter, etc. Salmon dovetails...
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How to heal ulcers without antacids or antibiotics.
Newspaper article from: Women's Health Letter; 1/1/2005; 700+ words
; ...something simple. Here's what I mean: Twenty years ago, a woman came to me with ulcers. She had tried stress reduction, a bland diet, and antacids. They hadn't helped her at all. Now her doctor wanted to give her a prescription for drugs that either blocked...
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A primer on food additives. (includes related article)
Magazine article from: FDA Consumer; 10/1/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...Europeans in the 13th and 14th centuries embraced Marco Polo because he brought back spices from the Orient to season their bland diet. Travelers to the New World stored meat in salt to preserve it during their long voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. Later...
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Hot news.(red pepper helps in keeping blood insulin levels at normal)(Brief article)
Newspaper article from: Nutrition Action Healthletter; 9/1/2006; 150 words
; ...who ate a chili-containing meal after four weeks on the chili diet than in people who ate a bland meal after a month on the bland diet. The chili diet had the most impact in the overweight. Researchers speculate that chili may alter insulin receptors on the...
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No sugar? No salt? No sweat! (The herb garden).
Magazine article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal; 3/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...why's of our food enjoyment, then we'll go into the particulars of replacements or substitutions that can turn an otherwise bland diet into a palate pleaser. Enjoyment basics As humans, we perceive four basic tastes--sweet, salty, sour and bitter. (Ed. Note...
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bland
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
bland (bland) adj. nonirritating; mild; soothing: applied to foods and diets.
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Food and Social Diversity
Book article from: American Eras
...hardiest of vegetables from the diet. Beans, turnips, potatoes...time. Regional variations in diet among the colonies were significant...West Indies. Consequently the diet in this region was more varied...introduced many foods to the bland English diet, including cheeses, wheat bread...ever ...
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pap
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
pap 1 / pap / • n. often derog. bland soft or semiliquid food such as that suitable for babies or invalids...lacking in substance: limitless channels serving up an undemanding diet of pap. pap 2 • n. archaic or dial. a woman's breast or...
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dyspepsia
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
...symptom of gastritis, peptic ulcer, gall‐bladder disease, hiatus hernia, etc.; if there is no structural change in the intestinal tract, it is called ‘functional dyspepsia’. Treatment includes a bland diet . See also indigestion .
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arrowroot
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
...Maranta arundinacea , mainly used to prepare a particularly pure form of starch, which contains only a trace of protein (0.2%) and is free from vitamins. It is used to thicken sauces and in bland, low‐salt, and protein‐restricted diets.
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