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Burning Question: What's the Difference Between Yams and Sweet Potatoes?
While they're often used interchangeably here in the United States, yams and sweet potatoes are not the same thing. In fact, the two are not even distantly related to one another!
Sweet potatoes originate from South America, and come in two different kinds: a pale-skinned variety, which has a thin yellow skin and a crumbly flesh similar to a baking potato, and a darker-skinned variety, which is often confused with the yam.
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Fab Flash: Julianne Supports Charity at Fashion Week
Although the lovely Julianne Moore was not planning on going to any shows for Fall 2007 Fashion Week, she did make one exception.
Both the brand and the creative head of the French fashion company Lacoste, Christophe Lemaire, support her charity Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance. On February 3rd, decked out in cute Lacoste gear, Julianne made her way to the Bryant Park tents to support the cause which she so strongly believes in.
Trend Alert: Healthier Snack Chips
When Oprah declared that she would stop eating organic blue corn tortilla chips in favor of sweet potato chips, little did she know that the food industry was one step ahead of her. Healthier, alternative snack chips were a huge trend at last weekend's Fancy Foods Show. With names like Corazonas and Yuka, these chips have South American roots.
Tuberous sclerosis
Overview- Definition
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- Causes, incidence, and risk factors
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- Signs and tests
- Treatment
- Support Groups
- Expectations (prognosis)
- Complications
- Calling your health care provider
- Prevention
Tuberous sclerosis, angiofibromas - face
Back HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M These red (erythematous) elevated skin lesions (papules) are tumors made-up of fibrous tissue (angiofibroma) and occur with tuberous sclerosis. Tuberous sclerosis affects both the nervous system and the skin (neurocutaneous) and may also produce other skin lesions including shagreen spots, ash-leaf macula, and periungual fibromas (a type of skin tumor). Review Date: 8/11/2006 Reviewed By: Brian Kirmse, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Human Genetics, New York, NY.Tuberous sclerosis, hypopigmented macule
Back HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M This area of decreased pigment (hypopigmentation) is referred to as an "ash leaf macule" and is seen with the inherited disorder, tuberous sclerosis. Another finding, "confetti hypopigmentation" is evident as scattered white spots around the ash leaf spot. Review Date: 8/11/2006 Reviewed By: Brian Kirmse, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Human Genetics, New York, NY.Potato poisoning - green tubers and sprouts
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- Home Treatment
- Before Calling Emergency
- Poison Control, or a local emergency number
- What to expect at the emergency room
- Expectations (prognosis)
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Try a "Tropical" Yam For Your Pre-Workout Snack
It could be the orange color just makes me happy, but yams are one of my favorite foods. They're one of Autumn's tasty delights.
This tuber is packed with potassium and magnesium — two important minerals you lose through sweating.
Can You Identify Root Vegetables?
The weather's becoming more moderate, which means root vegetables are turning up in markets everywhere. Root vegetables are typically firm to the touch, making them perfect candidates for soups, stews, and long braises. But there are so many tubers that, at times, it can be hard to set them all straight.
Julianne Moore Has Children on Her Mind
Julianne Moore believes that children are our future and is doing all she can to ensure that they make it. The Academy Award nominated actress serves as a Save the Children artist ambassador and presented the agency's "The Disaster Decade: Lessons Unlearned for the United States" report recently.
According to the text, only seven out of 50 states meet the minimum preparedness standards for protecting children during disasters, which includes effective systems for family reunification and shelters that separate tots from adults to keep them safe from predators.
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