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Exercise shows opposing effects on appetite
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 25 09
Exercise seems to simultaneously make people hungrier, yet more readily satisfied by a meal - and differences in these responses from person to person…
Eating 30 percent less meat good for health, planet
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Nov 25 09
Cutting meat production and consumption by 30 percent would help to reduce carbon emissions and improve health in the most meat-loving nations, scientists said…
High salt intake linked to strokes and cardiovascular disease
• Dieting • • Heart • • Stroke • Nov 25 09
Eating high amounts of salt is linked to a significantly higher risk of strokes and cardiovascular disease, states a paper published today in the…
It can be predicted the reaction obese patients will have to a diet
• Dieting • • Obesity • Nov 24 09
The presence of increased body fat, and therefore higher levels of inflammatory substances in the blood, hinders the loss and maintenance of body weight;…
Movie popcorn plus soda can equal 3 McDonald’s burgers
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 20 09
Moviegoers who tuck into a medium popcorn and a soft drink could be eating the equivalent of three McDonald’s quarter-pounder burgers topped with a…
Low-carb, high-carb diet both help keep weight off
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 19 09
Low-carb and high-carb diets work equally well for maintaining weight loss, Australian researchers report.
People had the same success in keeping off the…
Antifibrotic effects of green tea
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 19 09
Several studies have shown that lipid peroxidation stimulates collagen production in fibroblasts and hepatic stellate cells (HSC), and plays an important role in the…
Exercising in the heat may help you eat less
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 15 09
Exercisers who are trying to cut calories might want to take a run in the sun instead of a climate-controlled gym, a small study…
Go a Little Nuts: A Handful a Day Boosts Heart Health
• Dieting • • Heart • Nov 13 09
Walnuts, almonds, pistachios - almost any kind of nut - pack a lot of nutrition into a small shell.
Coffee break: Compound brewing new research in colon, breast cancer
• Cancer: Breast • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 12 09
A compound in coffee has been found to be estrogenic in studies by Texas AgriLife Research scientists.
Though the studies have not been conducted…
Mood improves on low-fat, but not low-carb diet
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • Nov 11 09
A low-fat diet seems to boost dieters’ mood more than a low-carbohydrate diet, Australian researchers have found.
Very low-carbohydrate diets are often used…
Fruits, vegetables not so pricey after all
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 11 09
The common perception that fresh fruits and vegetables are more expensive than packaged snack foods may not be correct after all, a new study…
Mood Improves on Low-Fat, but not Low-Carb, Diet Plan
• Dieting • • Neurology • Nov 10 09
After one year, a low-calorie, low-fat diet appears more beneficial to dieters’ mood than a low-carbohydrate plan with the same number of calories, according…
To eat less, your body may want you to eat slowly
• Dieting • • Obesity • Nov 09 09
Your mother’s advice to slow down at meal time may have been wise after all: a new study suggests that shoveling down your food…
What kids drink at 5 could affect weight at 15
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 09 09
Parents may be setting their daughters up for weight problems simply by allowing them to drink two or more sweetened drinks daily while young,…
Breast feeding may not alter older kids’ health
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 06 09
Exclusive breast feeding for up to 6 months, though beneficial for an infants’ immunity and mothers’ weight, may not alter children’s health risks over…
New scientific study indicates that eating quickly is associated with overeating
• Dieting • • Obesity • Nov 04 09
According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), eating a meal quickly, as…
Powerful pumpkins, super squash
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 04 09
Carotenoids, the family of yellow to red pigments responsible for the striking orange hues of pumpkins and the familiar red color of vine-ripe tomatoes,…
Eating Quickly Is Associated with Overeating
• Dieting • • Endocrinology • Nov 04 09
According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), eating a meal quickly, as…
Alternate-Day Fasting Shows Promise for Obese Dieters
• Dieting • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Nov 04 09
Restricting daily calorie intake is a common plan to help obese and overweight people slim down to healthier weights. But the regime requires a…
UIC Receives $1 Million Grant to Study ‘Fat Taxes,’ Diet, Obesity
• Dieting • • Obesity • Nov 03 09
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have received $1 million from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to study the relationship…
Help Your Kidneys: Pass on Salt and Diet Soda
• Dieting • • Urine Problems • Nov 01 09
Individuals who consume a diet high in sodium or artificially sweetened drinks are more likely to experience a decline in kidney function, according…
Why fish oils help and how they could help even more
• Arthritis • • Dieting • • Rheumatic Diseases • Oct 29 09
New research from Queen Mary, University of London and Harvard Medical School has revealed precisely why taking fish oils can help with conditions like…
Forget About Dieting Over the Holidays
• Dieting • Oct 23 09
Changing your focus from dieting to living healthy during the holidays boosts the chances of maintaining your perfect weight.
Forget Dieting Over the Holidays
• Dieting • Oct 15 09
Changing your focus from dieting to living healthy during the holidays boosts the chances of maintaining your perfect weight.