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Diet-only diabetes strategy not ideal
• Dieting • Jul 30 04
British doctors could do a lot better in their efforts to manage patients with type 2 diabetes, say the authors of a report in…
American diet too heavy on meat, study finds
• Dieting • Jul 16 04
Despite warnings from the government, health groups and doctors, more than 70 percent of Americans still eat too much meat and fat and too…
Americans abandoning low-carb diets - survey
• Dieting • Jul 15 04
So much for the low-carbohydrate lifestyle.
More than half of all U.S. consumers who have tried following diets that eschew carbs such as bread…
Mediterranean diet may reduce inflammation
• Dieting • Jul 06 04
Some of the benefits of a Mediterranean-type diet - rich in vegetables, fruits, legumes and olive oil and light on red meat - may…
Low-carb fad seen as unhealthy and a rip-off
• Dieting • Jun 23 04
Popular low-carbohydrate diets are leading Americans to poor health and spawning a rip-off industry of “carb-friendly” products, health experts and consumer advocates said on…
Study charts big changes in kids’ meal patterns
• Dieting • Jun 07 04
Children’s meal patterns - including when and where they eat - changed substantially between the 1970s and 1990s, according to a study of Louisiana…
Yo-Yo Diets An Immune System Risk
• Dieting • Jun 03 04
A new study has found that “yo-yo dieting” � repeatedly losing, then regaining weight � may harm a woman’s immune system.
The study by…
Junk food one-third of U.S. diet, study finds
• Dieting • Jun 03 04
Junk foods such as sugary sodas and chips make up nearly one-third of calories in the U.S. diet, researchers said on Tuesday.
A…
Herbal Diet Product Information Misleading
• Dieting • May 28 04
Many websites marketing and advertising dietary supplements containing the herb ephedra are posting false or misleading information, a Johns Hopkins study demonstrates.
Internists at…
Type Of Exercise Can Determine Long-Term Weight Loss Success
• Dieting • May 28 04
Many of us go on a diet to lose weight, but many refrain from taking up exercise. For people who are markedly overweight, it…
Warning On Low Carb Diets
• Dieting • May 28 04
The latest issue of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings has published a letter explaining that the reason low-carb dieters often lose weight and sometimes show…
FDA asks for clearer labels of food, menus
• Dieting • May 27 04
U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it would ask food manufacturers and some restaurants to label food more clearly so that ever-fatter…
U.S. surgeon general seeks healthier food ads
• Dieting • May 27 04
Food companies and their advertising agencies should take the initiative to promote healthy eating habits to help counteract a growing U.S. obesity epidemic, U.S.…
Many U.S. consumers make up their own diets - survey
• Dieting • May 27 04
Many bulge-battling Americans are following self-designed diets, even as the mania surrounding low-carbohydrate weight-loss regimens like Atkins and South Beach continue to generate headlines,…
Parents may be poor source of birth control info
• Dieting • May 27 04
Parents often have mistaken ideas about contraception, and could be passing those fallacies on to their children.
A recent poll found that less than…
Pilates, milk reign at ‘junk free’ schools
• Dieting • May 27 04
At Nathan Hale School, candy bars are confiscated. Bake sales are frowned upon. The vending machines don’t carry soda - only water, milk, or…