Friday, March 16, 2012

Cadmium in diet is linked to higher breast cancer risk

Cadmium in diet is linked to higher breast cancer risk
Los Angeles Times
Potatoes are a key source of cadmium in the diet. (Los Angeles Times) By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times In a finding that strengthens the link between environmental pollutants and rising rates of breast cancer, new research finds that women whose ...

Los Angeles Times 

Diet supplements don't work, so what does? Oregon State University nutrition ...
OregonLive.com
Last week in Pulse (in The Oregonian's Wednesday Living section), we wrote about a new review looking for any evidence that diet supplements -- a $2.4 billion industry in this country -- actually help people lose weight. The bottom line: They don't.

OregonLive.com

Diet dangers in the workplace
Fox News
An ongoing poll of thousands of dieters on the weight-loss website SparkPeople cites co-workers as the second biggest source of negative pressure for dieters — second only to spouses or partners. And peers' attitudes can make a difference.

Obese kids have hard time sticking to low-carb diet
Chicago Tribune
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When it comes to managing children's obesity, cutting portion sizes and cutting carbohydrates can work equally well -- though carb control is tough for many kids, a new clinical trial finds. Many adults have tried to win the ...

Healthy diet could make you sick
ABC2 News
If you're trying to stay in shape, eating healthy is key. But doctors are finding more people becoming allergic to healthier foods. Sara Plumby has made a conscious effort to live a healthier life. She exercises and eats right.

ABC2 News

Studies indicate a high fat diet may be linked to low sperm count. (Getty Images)
ABC News
The study's lead author, Dr. Jill Attaman, now a reproductive endocrinologist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, said the study could lead to a better understanding of how lifestyle factors affect male fertility. "There are few clearly identifiable ...

ABC News

The Moment I Knew I Didn't Need To Diet (SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO)
Huffington Post
We had originally suggested you tell us about "The Moment I Knew I Had To Lose Weight," which brought us inspiring stories of people who have dramatically changed their lifestyles in order to get healthy. We're still excited to hear from you on that ...

Diet Tips for Business Travelers
U.S. News & World Report
Your diet? That's all too easy to forget. For those whose jobs require frequent travel, a balanced dietall too often goes right out the window along with a balanced work-home life. A study published last year in the Journal of Occupational and ...

Men's sperm count cut by fatty food diet: Which foods can boost it?
CBS News
sperm (Credit: istockphoto) (CBS News) Add a low sperm count to the long list of health problems caused by eating fatty foods. A new study has found that men who eat a high fat diet that's especially heavy in saturated fats may have more than a 40 ...

Alkaline Diet: The New Diet to Lose Weight Naturally and Stay Healthy
Food and Drink Digital (press release)
AlkalineFoods.net officially launched in March 2012 advocates alkaline diet to lose weight naturally and stay healthy. WILMINGTON, DE, March 15, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The human body is slightly alkaline. Alkaline diet is an ally of the body to ...

New Study Shows the Positive Effect of Low-Carb Diets, Like the Atkins Diet ...
MarketWatch (press release)
DENVER, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- A just-released study from Johns Hopkins University has found that dieters that followed a low-carb diet like the Atkins Diet(TM), shed more weight than those on a low-fat diet -10 lbs. more in six ...

High-fat diet may reduce sperm count
UPI.com
BOSTON, March 14 (UPI) -- A diet high in fat was linked to a lower total sperm count and concentration among men, making it harder for them to have children, US researchers said. Jill Attaman, who was at Massachusetts General Hospital and an instructor ...

Diet Detective's Spring Fruit and Vegetable: Pineapple and Artichoke
WBAY
By Charles Stuart Platkin Health Perks: Pineapples are loaded with manganese, which is a trace mineral that helps to catalyze enzymes required for various bodily functions. They are also high in vitamin C. Vitamin C is an antioxidant that counteracts ...

Smart juicing can be healthy
Louisville Courier-Journal
The practice of juicing fresh fruits and veggies often shows up in celebrity diets, health detox programs and organic lifestyles. To be sure, there are positives to be had. Yet, there are negatives to juicing, too, and juicing at the expense of eating ...

Fatty diet 'reduces sperm quality'
Halifax Evening Courier
This study cannot, and does not, prove that a high-fat diet causes lower fertility. However, a balanceddiet has many known health benefits and the study does reinforce the general perception that ahealthy diet is essential for good health and ...

Study links womb environment to childhood obesity
BBC News
By Neil Bowdler Health reporter, BBC News New evidence has linked the environment in the womb with increased body weight in later life. Scientists found changes around the DNA at birth which may result from a mother's diet or exposure to pollution or ...

BBC News

Low-Carb, Low-Fat Diets May Each Help the Heart
Philadelphia Inquirer
During the study, people on the low-carb diet lost an average of 28.9 pounds and those on the low-fatdiet lost an average of 18.7 pounds. (AP Photo / Pier Paolo Cito) WEDNESDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Using either a low-carbohydrate or low-fat ...

Crash Diet Makes You Age Faster
BoldSky
The most unhealthy diet is this form of dieting. They leave you craving for more and body gets fatigued. Aging well happens only when you eat the right kind of food. Crash diets ages you fast and and have very harmful effects. 1. Temporary Weight Loss- ...

BoldSky

Low-carb diets improve heart health, researchers say
Private MD
For individuals who have received unhealthy cholesterol test scores and need to lose weight, a low-carb diet may be the best method. New research indicates that thisdiet results in significant weight loss while improving heart health.

Private MD

New study links breast cancer with dietary cadmium
Mother Nature Network (blog)
Could healthy foods like whole grains, potatoes, and green leafy vegetables really increase your breast cancer risk? Potatoes and green leafy vegetables are a key source of cadmium in the diet. Photo: knupett/sxc.hu The naturally occurring heavy metal, ...

Mother Nature Network (blog)

Metformin Weight Loss Expert Is Available To Talk At Health Hound Ltd.
Yahoo! Contributors Network
Metformin weight loss expert is available to talk at health hound Ltd. People in thehealth hound forum have responded well to this news. Weight loss diet ideas and rapid weight loss concepts are just some of the topics that the new Metformin weight...

Yahoo! Contributors Network

Study: Sugary drink each day ups men's heart disease risk by 20 percent
CBS News
Soda a day may lead to heart attacks in men Swapping sugary drinks for diet soda, water leads toweight loss For the study, Harvard researchers looked at almost 43000 men between 40 and 75 who were involved in an earlier study that started in 1986 and ...

3 Healthy Habits That Aren't Worth the Cost: Our bodies are costing us more ...
Chicago Tribune
From gym visits to healthcare to diets, we're paying more to stay fit and healthy for longer. And when we fail, we also pay: Healthcare costs have skyrocketed. Here are three healthy habits that come with a big price tag: Going to the gym.

Breast-fed babies may have diet advantage
STLtoday.com
Juhee Kim of the university's kinesiology and community health department looked at data from nutrition surveys of 129 mothers to determine whether the amount of breast-feeding and the introduction of solid foods influenced preschoolers' food choices.

6 Diet Tips to Lose Weight Effortlessly
becomegorgeous.com
Cut calories with a few simple diet strategies. If you struggle with slimming, it's time to re-think your lifestyle and habits that could sabotage your weight loss. Experts furnish you with loads of alternatives on how to improve your nutritional plan ...

becomegorgeous.com

Rosenblum: Push to encourage healthy behavior will pay off in time
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The Legislature really is putting a promising, prevention-focused health program on a starvation dietbecause broad behavior change wasn't evident within two years? It took me that long to figure out which way to wear my bike helmet.

“Diets For Quick Weight Loss” Report Is Released By Health Hound Ltd.
Albany Times Union
Quick weight loss diet options make up most of the content of a new report that has just been released by Health hound Ltd. This new report is geared towards people who are sick of dieting the traditional way and just want to lose weight fast.

Dietary cadmium tied with breast cancer risk
Times of India
"In general, these foods are also considered healthy." For the current study, Akesson and colleagues observed 55987 women for more than 12 years, reports the journal Cancer Research. They estimated the dietary cadmium exposure using a food frequency ...

My Embarrassing Admission as a Doctor: My Son Has a Terrible Diet
Huffington Post
As a pediatrician I am embarrassed to admit this, but my 6-year-old son has a terrible diet. Well, not terribly terrible. He doesn't live on chips and soda. But it's remarkably lacking in the things I always tell my patients to eat, like fruits, ...

Study urges moderation in red meat intake
Harvard Health Publications (blog)
The warning from the study, done by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health, sounded ominous. Every extra daily serving of unprocessed red meat (steak, hamburger, pork, etc.) increased the risk of dying prematurely by 13%.

Low carb could be 'most effective' diet for obese kids
Newstrack India
Washington, Mar 15 (ANI): Even though all diets are effective in managing weight but a reduced glycemic load diet - one that accounts for how many carbs are in the food and how much each gram of carbohydrate raises blood glucose levels - may be most ...

Staying Healthy With Diet Soda? Think Again
EmpowHer
By Danielle Serrano HERWriter Guide March 14, 2012 - 8:03am I am always surprised when I see “healthy” people turning to diet soft drinks for thirst, or even as a guilty (and sometimes not so guilty) pleasure. Although there is a lot of conflicting ...

Implementing a Gluten Free Diet for Weight Loss | About Grain ...
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In Celiac disease patients have no choice but experiencing a gluten free diet, even though anybody can follow it whenever they desire to eat healthy and slim down. But, because of the fact that following a gluten free diet for weight loss implies ...
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Is Raw Food Diet Healthy ? – Frederic Patenaude [Video] | The Cool ...
In this short 2 minute video, Frederic Patenuade shares his views on whether a Raw Food diet ishealthy. Frederic is the Author of The Raw Secrets, The ...
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