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Overweight want to eat more at a meal, but don’t
• Dieting • • Obesity • Jul 21 10

Overweight people may respond more to a piping hot pizza, but they don’t necessarily eat more of it in a single sitting, according to… Overweight want to eat more at a meal, but don’t   

 
 

Iced Tea May Raise Your Risk of Painful Kidney Stones, Urologist Warns
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Urine Problems • Jul 20 10

Mark Mulac was an “avid lover” of iced tea, downing up to six glasses a day of the popular summertime thirst-quencher.

“I was… Iced Tea May Raise Your Risk of Painful Kidney Stones, Urologist Warns   

 
 

Fish eaters show lower risk of age-related eye disease
• Dieting • • Eye / Vision Problems • • Food & Nutrition • Jul 20 10

Older adults who eat fatty fish at least once a week may have a lower risk of serious vision loss from age-related macular degeneration,… Fish eaters show lower risk of age-related eye disease   

 
 

Children in good shape have better appetite control and energy expenditure
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Jul 15 10

The research conducted at the University of Granada reveals that this improvement may be caused by the metabolic changes generated by physical activity through… Children in good shape have better appetite control and energy expenditure   

 
 

Obesity surgery may curb ‘drive to eat’
• Dieting • • Obesity • • Surgery • Jul 08 10

Gastric bypass surgery may reduce the high drive to eat that is typically found in severely obese people, a new study suggests.

More and… Obesity surgery may curb ‘drive to eat’   

 
 

Family meals, vegetables may keep kids trim
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jul 08 10

Children who regularly sit down to family meals and get plenty of vegetables in their diet tend to be thinner than their peers without… Family meals, vegetables may keep kids trim   

 
 

Mother’s diet, genes raise birth defect risk in mice
• Dieting • • Genetics • • Pregnancy • Jul 06 10

Mothers who eat a high fat diet before and during pregnancy may be putting their offspring at risk of birth defects, scientists said on… Mother’s diet, genes raise birth defect risk in mice   

 
 

Eating chocolate ‘as good for your heart as 30 minutes exercise’
• Dieting • • Heart • Jun 30 10

Dark chocolate can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke by up to 20 per cent, the study suggests.

But the effect… Eating chocolate ‘as good for your heart as 30 minutes exercise’   

 
 

Computer fun helps improve girls’ food choices, fitness
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jun 22 10

Lively, educational comic strips, geared to 8- to 10-year-old African-American girls, can help these young viewers make better food choices and improve their physical… Computer fun helps improve girls’ food choices, fitness   

 
 

Cutting Carbs is More Effective than Low-Fat Diet for Insulin-Resistant Women
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Dieting To Lose Weight • Jun 21 10

Obese women with insulin resistance lose more weight after three months on a lower-carbohydrate diet than on a traditional low-fat diet with the same… Cutting Carbs is More Effective than Low-Fat Diet for Insulin-Resistant Women   

 
 

Women who consume large amounts of tea have increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jun 18 10

Women who drink tea have an increased risk of developing Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) compared with those who drink none (p=0.04), according to results presented… Women who consume large amounts of tea have increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis   

 
 

Teenage boys really do eat a lot: study
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • Jun 15 10

Parents of teenage boys often believe they are being eaten out of house and home. A new study suggests they’re right.

In a lunch-buffet… Teenage boys really do eat a lot: study   

 
 

US food guidelines should focus on fat, panel says
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • Jun 15 10

New U.S. nutritional guidelines should focus on keeping Americans from getting fatter than they already are, with an emphasis on whole grains, fruit and… US food guidelines should focus on fat, panel says   

 
 

Healthy Diet Could Slow Or Reverse Early Effects of Alzheimer’s Disease
• Brain • • Dieting • • Neurology • Jun 08 10

Patients in the early to moderate stages of Alzheimer’s Disease could have their cognitive impairment slowed or even reversed by switching to a healthier… Healthy Diet Could Slow Or Reverse Early Effects of Alzheimer’s Disease   

 
 

Online games new marketing tool for unhealthy foods
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jun 03 10

UC Davis public health researchers have found that children, who are already saturated with television messages about unhealthy food choices, are the targets of… Online games new marketing tool for unhealthy foods   

 
 

Burger diet linked to higher childhood asthma risk
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Dieting • Jun 03 10

Burger diet linked to higher childhood asthma risk

Children who eat three or more burgers a week may be at a higher risk of asthma and wheezing, but a healthy diet rich… Burger diet linked to higher childhood asthma risk   

 
 

Chocolate milk is a ‘natural’ for post-exercise recovery
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jun 02 10

One of the best post-exercise recovery drinks could already be in your refrigerator, according to new research presented at the American College of… Chocolate milk is a ‘natural’ for post-exercise recovery   

 
 

Caffeine addicts get no real perk from morning cup
• Dieting • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 02 10

Caffeine addiction is such a downer that regular coffee drinkers may get no real pick-me-up from their morning cup, according to a study by… Caffeine addicts get no real perk from morning cup   

 
 

TV food advertisements promote imbalanced diets
• Dieting • • Public Health • Jun 01 10

Making food choices based on television advertising results in a very imbalanced diet according to a new study comparing the nutritional content of food… TV food advertisements promote imbalanced diets   

 
 

Are we eating it too excessively?
• Dieting • May 31 10

The typical American diet contains too much salt. In fact, most of us consume twice as much as we need, according to the U.S.… Are we eating it too excessively?   

 
 

2,000-calorie milkshake tops list of worst drinks
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • May 28 10

A milkshake containing 2,010 calories - equivalent to eating 68 strips of bacon or 30 chocolate chip cookies - has topped a list of… 2,000-calorie milkshake tops list of worst drinks   

 
 

Should some kids take fish oil supplements?
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Heart • May 28 10

Fish oil supplements could lower blood pressure in slightly overweight teenage kids, a new study suggests, and their hearts may reap the benefits years… Should some kids take fish oil supplements?   

 
 

Caffeine Blues: Ten Ways Caffeine Harms Your Health and How To Kick The Habit
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • May 24 10

Australian scientists claim to have discovered a gene responsible for baldness in women which may lead to an effective treatment for hair loss.

Researchers… Caffeine Blues: Ten Ways Caffeine Harms Your Health and How To Kick The Habit   

 
 

Pistachios offer multiple benefits
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • May 20 10

Pistachio nuts, eaten as part of a healthy diet, can increase the levels of antioxidants in the blood of adults with high cholesterol, according… Pistachios offer multiple benefits   

 
 

Food industry pledges to cut products’ calories
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • May 20 10

Several of the nation’s largest food companies say they are going on a diet.

A coalition of retailers, food and beverage manufacturers and industry… Food industry pledges to cut products’ calories   

 
 
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