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A diet rich in slowly digested carbs reduces markers of inflammation in overweight and obese adults
• Dieting • • Obesity • Jan 11 12
Among overweight and obese adults, a diet rich in slowly digested carbohydrates, such as whole grains, legumes and other high-fiber foods, significantly reduces markers…
Would you stop eating out to lose weight?
• Dieting • • Weight Loss • Jan 10 12
Going out to eat has become a major part of our culture. Frequently eating out and consuming high-calorie foods in large portions at restaurants…
How poor maternal diet can increase risk of diabetes - new mechanism discovered
• Diabetes • • Dieting • Jan 07 12
Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council have shown one way in which poor nutrition in the womb can put a…
25 Of The Best Diets Are Rated
• Dieting • Jan 04 12
It seems as though every month there is another dieting fad, that promises to melt away the pounds over night and keep you trim.…
French diet guru urges students be graded on weight
• Dieting • • Weight Loss • Jan 03 12
France’s top diet guru Pierre Dukan is urging the government to grade students on their weight in a bid to curb growing obesity.
In…
Mediterranean diet gives longer life
• Dieting • Dec 20 11
A Mediterranean diet with large amounts of vegetables and fish gives a longer life. This is the unanimous result of four studies to be…
Winter diets? The secret is to chill the extremities
• Dieting • Dec 16 11
Although the temperate climates of central Europe provide plentiful food in summer, finding enough to eat is much more problematic in winter. Many small…
Obese pregnant women can safely diet: study
• Dieting • • Pregnancy • Dec 07 11
Obese pregnant women can safely limit their weight gain by watching what they eat, an analysis of several clinical trials suggests.
The study, reported…
Low Carb Foods
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 02 11
Low carb foods are foods with relatively low sugar content. One of the most common diets, the low carb diet, is largely discussed in…
Low-Carbohydrate Diet Good for Overweight Girls?
• Dieting • • Dieting To Lose Weight • Dec 02 11
A low-carbohydrate diet may help prepubescent girls avoid some risks associated with obesity, such as diabetes and heart disease, according to research from the…
Bitter Sensitive Children Could Eat More Vegetables with Help of Dip
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Dec 02 11
There’s an existential crisis that often happens at dinner tables across the country: why won’t kids eat their vegetables? Research has found that one…
Green tea flavonoid may prevent reinfection with hepatitis C virus following liver transplantation
• Dieting • • Infections • Dec 01 11
German researchers have determined that epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG)—a flavonoid found in green tea—inhibits the hepatitis C virus (HCV) from entering liver cells. Study findings available…
Socioeconomic status may explain racial disparities in diet, exercise, and weight
• Dieting • • Weight Loss • Nov 28 11
Large disparities exist in obesity and other chronic diseases across racial/ethnic groups in the United States. Are racial differences in diet, exercise, and weight…
Restricted calorie diet improves heart function in obese patients with diabetes
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Heart • • Obesity • Nov 28 11
A low-calorie diet eliminates insulin dependence and leads to improved heart function in obese patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study presented…
The Benefits Of Green Tea
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 27 11
The green tea benefits were discovered 4,000 years ago and since then has been considered a wonder drink!
Green tea acts as an antiviral…
Mediterranean-ish diet tied to better heart health
• Dieting • • Heart • Nov 26 11
Once again, eating a diet based on fish, legumes, vegetables and moderate amounts of alcohol is linked to lower chances of dying from a…
Choline-rich diet tied to sharper memory
• Dieting • Nov 24 11
People who get plenty of choline in their diets may perform better on memory tests, and be less likely to show brain changes associated…
No surprise here: teens eat too little fruit, vegetables
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 23 11
A third of high school students do not eat vegetables each day and more than a fourth do not always have a daily serving…
Exercise helps us to eat a healthy diet
• Dieting • Nov 23 11
A healthy diet and the right amount of exercise are key players in treating and preventing obesity but we still know little about the…
Babies who eat fish before 9 months are less likely to suffer pre-school wheeze
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Nov 23 11
Children who started eating fish before nine months of age are less likely to suffer from pre-school wheeze, but face a higher risk if…
Salt wars: New study says a dash or two is OK
• Dieting • • Heart • Nov 23 11
Taking a moderate amount of salt may be healthier than too little or too much, researchers reported on Tuesday in a study likely to…
Eating Fish During Pregnancy
• Dieting • • Pregnancy • Nov 18 11
How Eating Fish During Pregnancy, Genes And Omega-3 Fatty Acids Impact On “Brain Power” In Children
The statement that ‘fish is good for the…
House protects pizza as a vegetable
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 18 11
The House of Representatives dealt a blow to childhood obesity warriors on Thursday by passing a bill that abandons proposals that threatened to end…
Garlic oil component may form treatment to protect heart
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Nov 16 11
A component of garlic oil may help release protective compounds to the heart after heart attack, during cardiac surgery, or as a treatment for…
Diet and supplements: What’s good and bad for kidney disease patients
• Dieting • • Urine Problems • Nov 11 11
Two studies presented during the American Society of Nephrology’s Annual Kidney Week provide new information on dietary benefits and dangers in kidney disease patients.
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