Showing posts with label diet news digest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diet news digest. Show all posts

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Diet or die: lifestyle changes could hit cancer

Diet or die: lifestyle changes could hit cancer
Sydney Morning Herald
Healthy diets and exercise could dramatically cut cancer rates in 2025, according to a new study. A QUARTER of cancers could be prevented by 2025 through diet and exercise alone, saving hundreds of millions of dollars in the cost of treatment, ...

Sydney Morning Herald

Better diet, exercise can cut cancer by one quarter
Sydney Morning Herald
Contributing factors in the nation's poor health include an increasingly sedentarylifestyle, the prevalence of overweight and obese adults, climbing rates of harmful alcohol consumption, and an unbalanced diet. Pip Youl, one of the authors and the...

Sydney Morning Herald

Too Few Keep Heart-Healthy Habits
WebMD
The research shows that the number of people who follow all seven heart-healthy habits recommended by the American Heart Association, like eating a healthy diet, being physically active, and having normal blood pressure, has actually declined in recent ... 

Table Rock DIET
Mail Tribune
Early last year, they decided to start eating a healthier diet and walking together after work. You don't need to be on a weight-loss program to enjoy the trails on the two Table Rocks. The twin mesas have been one of the Rogue Valley's most popular ...

Health Presentation: "What's Your Gut Telling You?"
San Francisco Chronicle
Our digestive system plays a significant role in determining our overall health. Poor diet, lifestyle and stress can all impact digestive functioning. Join us for this special presentation by Marin General Gastroenterology physician, Tim Sowerby, ...

Aussies have their own health in their hands
Adelaide Now
For many, exercise and a healthy diet is all it takes. Picture: Thinkstock Source: Supplied ABOUT 43000 cases of cancer could be prevented in 2025 if Australians eat better and exercised more, research shows. Cancer Council researchers estimate about ...

Former Mr. Universe turns 100 in India
The Associated Press
That, and a simple diet of milk, fruits and vegetables along with rice, lentils and fish have kept him healthy. He does not smoke and has never touched alcohol, he said. "I never allow any sort of tension to grip me. I had to struggle to earn money ...

Diets and exercise are unnecessary, new book claims
Herald Sun
He also offers a successful weight loss solution that doesn't cost a cent. After assessing decades of medical research, Gillespie concludes that many people end up putting on weight when following popular diet plans. Or they end up losing just a couple ...

43000 cancer cases could be prevented through diet and exercise
Adelaide Now
If Australians adopted a healthier lifestyle, the researchers estimate the reduction in cancer cases could save the health system $674 million in 2025. Only about 5 to 10 per cent of cases are linked to genetic or inherited disorders.

Small choices may impact health in big way
msnbc.com
New research suggests that it's the little decisions that can affect a person's long-term health. NBC's Robert Bazell reports. >>> we're back with some important health news tonight about diet and its impact on heart disease . there's new evidence ...

A healthy community promotes self-esteem and self-pride
Marion Star
One definition of healthy is: possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality. I believe these two go hand in hand. The question of "how" may be a bigger question. Does one have to join a gym or a diet group?

On a diet? Download an app
dailyRx
Want to stick to your diet and exercise routine? Enlist the help of your smart phone or PDA, as well as a support group, and you're more likely to see success. Although the difference was not dramatic, a group of overweight adults using electronic ...

Monterey surgeon says lifetime habit changes are key to weight-loss success
Monterey County Herald
"Very few people on any commercial diet program lose weight and keep it That includes contestants on the television program, "The Biggest Loser." "I don't like the idea of the show because it emphasizes weight loss in a hurry," he said.

Healthy employees can cut costs for employer, experts say
Scranton Times-Tribune
By JIM DINO (Staff Writer) Creating a healthier workplace by helping employees change their behaviors if they contribute to preventable, lifestyle-related chronic disease like heart disease, cancer and stroke can help companies cut costs, health ...

Diet guru Bethenny Frankel flashes pink panties during push-up contest (video)
Examiner.com
In addition to showing off her toned glutes, Frankel flaunted her ripped biceps and slender waist, the result of a healthy, portion-controlled diet and regular yoga workouts. Bethenny, who once abused laxatives and starved herself to be skinny, ...

Lifestyle change helps keep MS at bay
Sydney Morning Herald
During the five-day-program, Mr Wheeler, now 42, was advised to eat a vegan diet(no animal products) with seafood and very low-saturated fats. He was also told to take vitamin D and omega 3 supplements, to reduce stress with exercise and meditation, ...

Sydney Morning Herald

5 bad health habits with a silver lining
Fox News
We all know that there are grey areas in between; and health is no exception. And so, it is with some glee that I present five bad health habits with a built in silver lining. I am not prescribing these habits, mind you, but if you are practicing them ...

Obamacare premise is just wrong
Philadelphia Inquirer
Next week, the Supreme Court takes up the Obamacare litigation, the heart of which is the issue of whether the federal government can constitutionally force people to buy health insurance. No longer is anyone calling this case "frivolous" or "easy," as ...

Better diet, exercise could prevent 43000 cancers and save $674 million
The Conversation
Governments “must act now” to avert tens of thousands of cancer cases – and millions in medical bills – with policies that will improve diet and exercise among Australians, researchers say. Scientists from the Viertel Centre for Research in Cancer ...

Don't become a statistic!
Malaysia Star
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), problems such as diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension are referred to as diet-related chronic diseases and are termed Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). The list goes on, and includes cancer, ...

Celebrities Raising Vegan Kids
Diets In Review (blog)
Alicia, who wrote a book about the vegan lifestyle, The Kind Diet and has a vegan website, The Kind Life, once said about her child, Bear Blu, “Bear was grown on vegan food and we'll continue nourishing him with a healthy diet. . . he'll be eating an ...

How red meat, sugary drinks consumption shorten lifespan, by researchers
Nigerian Muse
The study population included the US National Institutes of Health–AARP (formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons) Diet and Health Study cohort of 500000 people aged 50 to 71 years at baseline. Meat intake was estimated from a food ...

The good oil on the fats you had best avoid
Sydney Morning Herald
Not if you want to reduce the fat in your diet. The Heart Foundation is working with councils to reduce the levels of unhealthy oils and fats in the food chain. Working on the supply side of the food chain was an effective way to influence how food was ...

Policemen regain fitness, thanks to yoga
The Hindu
The dignitaries who attended the programme were all praise for Police Commissioner J. Purnachandra Rao for initiating the training course for his men to help them lose weight, overcome stress, and lead a better lifestyle. Chairman of Visakhapatnam Port ...

The Hindu

Selenium for health
Malaysia Star
However, more knowledge now shows that a small amount of selenium in our diet could make all the difference in our general and hormonal health. Selenium is actually a trace mineral found in soil. It is called a “trace mineral” because it is only found ...

Custard apple and its health benefits
Times of India
Custard apples contain Vitamin A, which keeps your skin and hair healthy. This fruit is also known to be great for eyes, and cures indigestion problems. It's important to include this fruit in your diet, as the copper content helps to cure constipation ...

Feds target Maryland buyers of raw milk
The Star Democrat
COLLEGE PARK Some Maryland residents see drinking raw milk as a normal part of a healthy diet. The federal government, however, does not. The feds have cut off a supply of raw milk for Maryland residents from Pennsylvania.

White rice 'could raise diabetes risk'
Daily Pioneer
PTI | London White rice, a staple diet in many Asian countries, including India, could raise a person's risk of developing diabetes, researchers have claimed in the latest edition of the 'British Medical Journal'. The researchers from Harvard School of ...

Childhood obesity: we must protect our children's health before it's too late
The Guardian
We know that alcohol, smoking, being overweight, a sedentary lifestyle and poor diet are causes of ill health. I would estimate that something like 50 to 70% of my patients' medical costs would not just be reduced, but eliminated, if their diets were ...

How To Dine Out Like A Health Pro
Huffington Post
By Leslie Barrie You've heard how diet-unfriendly dining out can be (2120 calories for cheese fries with chili and ranch dressing at Chili's!), but healthy, low-cal options do exist at your favorite chain restaurants. "You just have to know what and ...

The whole package
Irish Examiner
While some of us mere mortals feel indulgent with weekly organic vegetable deliveries, imagine if you were an outrageously busy person juggling about 10 balls in the air, working 14-hour days yet you knew that in spite of your crazy lifestyle, ...

Top plus-size model hails grandmother for introducing fashion industry to family
Scottish Daily Record
A few years after ditching her diet and switching from mainstream to plus-size modelling, Angelica now has the glamorous career she always dreamed of – just like her gran Barbara Sinclair Thomson. At 21, she has shot for Vogue Curvy in Milan, ...

On the road again
Seacoastonline.com
A healthy diet also reduces the risk of illness and injury. None of us knows the full extent of our physical potential, but we do know things that work against achieving it. Lifestyle habits like inadequate sleep, inadequate fluid intake, smoking, ...

Jackie Wright: Six Tips For Keeping Our Youth Fit
Sky Hi Daily News
One of our primary focuses in the health and fitness industry is to keep our youth healthy and fit. This begins on the home front setting healthy examples for our children by exercising regularly ourselves, eating a healthy diet and being active daily.

Anti-obesity campaigns aren't working, according to campaigners
FemaleFirst.co.uk
Which? executive director Richard Lloyd said: "We have the worst obesity rates in Europe anddiet-related diseases, like heart disease and stroke, are blighting the public's health. Our audit of progress made under the government's Responsibility Deal ...

The Marisa Miller Diet Plan | AHIP's Health Care Plans
By Ben Lee
As long as you eat healthy the majority of the time, then you should really have no problem at all maintaining or even losing weight. ... In order to lose weight successfully, you need to know how to cook and prepare your own meals, which is something this Marisa Miller does not know how to do yet. The only ... If you want to become successful at weight loss then you need to plan out you food intake in advance. ... Tags: diets, fitness, health, Marisa MIller, Physical Fitness, super model ...
AHIP's Health Care Plans

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Fruit and veggies give "healthy glow"

Fruit and veg 'give healthy glow'
BBC News
However it is not clear exactly how much influence a normal healthy diet can have on this effect. The St Andrews scientists recruited 35 students, mostly white, who were quizzed on their fruit and vegetable intake over a six week period.

BBC News

Before and after: A study has found that eating a diet of fruit and vegetables ...
Daily Mail
Eating an average of 2.9 more portions of fruit and vegetables a day made them look healthier when rated by others at the end of the study, while an extra 3.3 portions enhanced their attractiveness. Fruit and vegetables are rich in carotenoids, ...

Daily Mail

Qnexa Diet Pill: Making A Weight-Loss Drug That Doesn't Sicken You Is ...
Huffington Post
Drug companies and doctors have searched more than six decades for a diet pill that really works and isn't dangerous. A new drug called Qnexa is the latest contender, but critics are raising huge red flags about health risks.

For informed eaters, healthy nutrition tastes great
Fox News
Efforts such as this that promote healthy diet and lifestyle appear to be cultivating a better-informed and health-conscious consumer. In 20 years of tracking public attitudes about nutrition and eating the Academy says more people today consider ...

Exporting the Chinese diet... to China
Providence Eyewitness News
T. Colin Campbell co-authored a bestselling book touting the health benefits of eating like the rural Chinese. Now he's trying to reacquaint the Chinese with the benefits of the plant-based diet he learned from them. Campbell, who co-authored The China ...

Providence Eyewitness News

29 DAYS Lose Weight Program Starts with the Brain to Change the Body
Bradenton Herald
By 29 DAYS TORONTO, March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - In a world of fad diets and weight lossgimmicks, the 29 DAYS Lose Weight Program represents a complete departure because it's not a diet at all. Rather than pushing obsessive calorie counting and ...

Mariah Carey flaunts Jenny Craig weight loss in new video for diet company ...
New York Daily News
The singer showed off a fit and healthy figure in a short, shimmering silver dress in a video for the diet brand. Carey, a spokesperson for the Jenny Craig made headlines back in November when she credited the diet meal plan for her helping her to ...

New York Daily News

`Diet affects bone status during catch-up growth`
Zee News
As diet is a controllable factor, the influence of re-feeding with different dietary patterns on bone parameters is important to study. Resveratrol has been attributed a number of beneficial effects in mammals including osteotrophic properties.

Zee News

Study: Just 3 weeks of eating fruit and veg gives 'healthy glow'
DigitalJournal.com
Strathkinness - Research scientists at the University of St Andrews in Scotland have claimed that just three weeks of eating fruit and vegetables will improve skin tone and radiate a "healthy glow." Researchers closely monitored the diet of 35 ...

DigitalJournal.com

Fruit and veg could make you cuter: Best incentive yet for improving your diet
Daily Mail
By Tamara Cohen If the fact that they're nutritious isn't enough to get you eating more fruit and vegetables, here's some news that may convince you – they make you look good too. People who increased their intake were rated more attractive after just ...

Daily Mail

Adopt a cardiac-friendly diet for a long, healthy life, writes Jill Weisenberger
Oman Tribune
Help protect your heart with a whole plant foods diet — choose plenty of vegetables, healthy fats, fish, whole grains and legumes. Scores of books on the shelves and articles on the Internet promise the perfect diet plan to stave off heart disease.

Fruits, Veggies Can Be Beauty Tools, Study Says
U.S. News & World Report
By Steven Reinberg THURSDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- The key to a rosy, healthy-looking complexion may be as simple as eating more fruits and vegetables, researchers say. "We found that within a six-week period, fluctuation in fruit and vegetable ...

Do diet pills work? Researchers say not so much.
KMTR NewsSource 16
(KMTR) - Swimsuit season is around the corner and a lot of people will likely to turn to diet pills in order to try and lose a few pounds. Weight loss supplements are a $2 billion dollar industry and has proven to be popular with both genders and ...

Five-A-Day 'Could Make You More Attractive'
Sky News
A diet rich in fruit and vegetables can give you a healthy "golden glow" and make you appear more attractive within weeks, scientists have said. Researchers at the University of St Andrews studied the diets of 36 people over six weeks, ...

Sky News

Fruit and veg makes you more attractive
Scotsman
By SHÂN ROSS SCIENTISTS are appealing to people's vanity to motivate them to improve their diet after discovering eating more fruit and vegetables can give skin a “golden glow” within weeks. Scientists at the University of St Andrews looked at the ...

Scotsman

Mila Kunis Suffers Extreme Black Swan Diet Yo-Yo
Celebrity Health & Fitness
By Celebrity Health & Fitness, March 7th, 2012 Actress Mila Kunis learned a lesson about extreme dieting when she lost 20 pounds to play a ballerina in the psychotic thriller “Black Swan.” She regained it all in all the wrong places.

Celebrity Health & Fitness

Will Diet Supplements Work for You? Fat Chance!
Everyday Health
New research reveals that common diet supplements such as stimulants and appetite suppressants are not effective for weight loss. By Annie Hauser, Senior Editor WEDNESDAY, March 7, 2012 — If you think adding a few steaming mugs of green tea to your ...

Belly Bustin' Tips: top seven super foods for diabetics, dieters
TCPalm
Lee McCaskill is the owner of Before and After Weight Loss Clinics in St. Lucie and Indian River counties, and the nationwide diet program, Belly Buster Diet, Inc. FORT PIERCE — Weight-lossexpert Lee McCaskill shares her top seven super foods for ...

Do Fruits and Veggies Make You More Attractive?
WebMD
By Cari Nierenberg March 7, 2012 -- Need a new reason to boost the amount of fruits and vegetables in your diet? Consider this: Eating more produce is an all-natural way to make your skin look more attractive, a new study suggests.

Fruit and vegetables make you more attractive
FemaleFirst.co.uk
Researchers at the University of St. Andrews studied the diets of 36 people over six weeks, measuring natural changes in their diet and skin tone. They also looked at the impact of red, orange and yellow pigments found in fruit and vegetables such as ...

Live Well | Can losing weight be simple? Ex-University of Kentucky doctor says yes
Louisville Courier-Journal
His new book, “The Simple Diet” (Berkley, 2011), describes how to lose weight on a plan powered by meal-replacement shakes and entrees, fruits and vegetables, and exercise. It's ideal for people who are obese, meaning 30 or more pounds overweight, ...

Belly Bustin' tips: Something fishy about what fish to eat!
TCPalm
Lee McCaskill is the CEO of Before and After Weight Loss Clinics in Saint Lucie and Indian River Counties, and the nationwide diet program, Belly Buster Diet, Inc. We all know that eating fish is good for you and is heart-healthy.

UN expert says globalization of Western lifestyle spawns 'global public health ...
The Lincoln Tribune
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- A United Nations independent expert on Tuesday said an international public health disaster persists as undernourishment and overweight problems have spawned from the globalization of western lifestyles. UN Special Rapporteur on ...

NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH: Matthew Vettese Offers Tips for Healthy Weight Loss
Sacramento Bee
As the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics designates March as nutrition-awareness month, dietguru Matthew Vettese offers practical tips for moderating portions, losing weight. By Matthew Vettese NEW YORK, March 8, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Weight loss ...

Magic Weight Loss Pill Doesn't Exist, Most Supplements Are Ineffective.
RedOrbit
After studying weight loss supplements and the body of evidence surrounding them, an Oregon State University researcher has found that no single product is proven 100 percent effective. In fact, many can be harmful to your health.
 
RedOrbit

Weight-loss supplements deemed a waste of money
CBC.ca
"There is no strong research evidence indicating that one specific supplement will produce significant weight loss, especially long term," her study concludes. "Some foods or supplements … may complement a healthy lifestyle to produce small weight...

CBC.ca

7 Low Calorie Quick Weight Loss Tips
becomegorgeous.com
The 7 low calorie quick weight loss tips below give you a lesson on how to adapt different slimming methods to your preferences and lifestyle. Skip experimenting with radical solutions and rule out the chances of yo-yo dieting and exhaustion.

becomegorgeous.com

'Eat This, Not That' Author David Zinczenko Shares Healthy Restaurant Eating ...
Huffington Post
2012: The No-Diet Weight Loss Solution,” compared menu choices from several popular chain restaurants on NBC's "TODAY." Is it safer to go with the salad? The burger? Seventeen bowls of instant macaroni and cheese? Watch the above video to find out what ...

The New Soup Diet
LifeGoesStrong
But the new e-book Good Housekeeping's The Amazing Soup Diet (which is available for the Nook, Apple and the Sony E-Reader) turns this diet concept into a strategy you can use to get to your ideal weight, and stay there, without a lot of complexity or ...

LifeGoesStrong

Vegan call to rename food group
Sydney Morning Herald
"We reject the assumption that meat be the default option for sourcing protein," the group said in a joint submission with the Vegan Society of NSW to the National Healthand Medical Research Council (NHMRC) review of the draft guidelines.

Sydney Morning Herald

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

7 Wacky Celebrity Diets and Weight-Loss Tricks

7 Wacky Celebrity Diets and Weight-Loss Tricks
U.S. News & World Report
Warning: Most of these don't reflect widely accepted guidelines for weight loss or ahealthy lifestyle, and some are downright dangerous, even if they do provide fast results. Here are seven: Watercress Soup Diet. Elizabeth Hurley's secret to dropping...

U.S. News & World Report

Watch your diet, you multi tasking women!
The Hindu
But the modern superwoman who manages to do it all ends up neglecting her health, too busy to focus on her diet or an exercise regimen. A busy lifestyle often leads to an erratic diet and international research indicates that women who are too busy to ...

The Hindu

The dynamic duo: Diet and exercise
Boston.com (blog)
Like Batman and Robin, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid -- diet and exercise will forever be linked when it comes to a fit and healthy lifestyle. Trainer and fitness guru Jillian Michaels says in one of her workout DVDs that you can "eat your way ...

Finding the right diet and physical activities
Jamestown Sun
The New Year has led some prospective dieters to look for the latest in fad dieting, but EssentiaHealth's Nursing Supervisor Krystal Hovda said it's about finding the correct, healthy diet for each individual. “There's a lot of misconceptions out ...

Diet tips for a healthy breastfeeding mum
Mindful Mum (blog)
Wyoming A mums diet is important when breastfeeding. Here is some great advice on keeping both mum and baby healthy when breastfeeding. What should I be doing about my own diet? What should I be doing about my own diet? Breast milk is great.

Diet Doctor has prescription for a healthier life
This is Plymouth
AS THE loveLIFE campaign focuses on healthy eating throughout March, The Herald has launched a 'Diet Doctor' feature to show how keeping a balanced diet can be easy and affordable. Louise Pen-Collings, a registered dietitian from Elite Nutrition and ...

Choice condemns 'irresponsible' expanding diet industry
Herald Sun
Some operators in the ballooning $792 million industry seem so desperate to fatten profits they risk compromising people's health, according to medical experts. Choice's team of three shopping sleuths each visited four Sydney sites and reported back on ...

High Protein, Low-Carb Diet; Key Source to Lose Weight
TopNews United States
According to recent studies conducted by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, a diet rich in proteins is considered to be the best to stick for losing weight and if this diet contains low-carb, then the effect is going to do wonders.
 
TopNews United States

Medicine, Museums and Spoons Full of Sugar
Huffington Post (blog)
There has been considerable attention to the contributions soda -- termed by some of my publichealth colleagues "liquid candy" -- makes to the prevailing diet. While the beverage industry has argued against the inevitable conclusion, ...

Detox your diet to eliminate sugars, fats
WDIV Detroit
It's the small food choices we make every day that can add up to big health problems down the road. Eliminating saturated fat means looking for low-fat foods that contain the good but not the bad. For example, while whole-milk dairy products contain ...

The Manhattan diet
New York Post
In her new book, “The Manhattan Diet,” out March 27 (Wiley, $24.95), author Eileen Daspin sets out to uncover the tricks, rules and regimens behind some of the borough's tiniest bodies. Drawing on the secrets of her skinniest friends, Daspin reveals ...

New York Post

Kardashians face $5M diet pill lawsuit
ABC 4
"I don't believe there is a pill out there that will help you lose weight," said Dr. Todd Singleton with Lighthouse Health. Dr. Singleton claims if a person uses diet pills, they may see a difference short term, but it won't last.

Vitamin D Key to Girls' Bone Health
MedPage Today
For active girls, healthy bones may require more vitamin D than the typically recommended calcium and milk intake, researchers found in a study of stress fractures. The highest vitamin D intake cut the risk of stress fractures in half, ...

Vitamin D tied to fewer stress fractures in girls
Reuters
By Genevra Pittman | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study, girls and young women who got lots of vitamin D through their diet and supplements were half as likely to suffer a stress fracture as those who didn't get much of the vitamin.

Foods to eat in moderation
Fox News
Regarding a healthy diet, some experts believe that foods are not inherently good or bad but that moderation is the key to a healthy life. With that in mind, here are four foods that health experts say are fine to eat, as long as they are not a large ...

Diet focuses on finding your own fat burning potential
eMaxHealth
By Kathleen Blanchard RN on March 6, 2012 - 7:15am for eMaxHealth One weight loss expert says he is astounded by the suggestion of taking a dangerous weight lossdrug like Qnexa. At the same time, consideration for the drug's approval by the FDA ...

eMaxHealth

Dark Meat Can Be Heart Healthy, Study Shows
LiveScience.com
A team led by Yu Chen of the NYU Langone Medical Center tapped into the ongoing NYU Women'sHealth Study to evaluate the association between taurine levels in the blood and risk of coronary heart disease, a leading killer. The group examined blood ...

Extreme diets: Tube feeding weight-loss diet reaches the UK
Yahoo! Canada Shine On (blog)
By Lindsay MacAdam | Shine On – 8 minutes ago If you thought juice cleanses were extremeweight-loss measures, imagine getting all your nutrients through a feeding tube for ten days at a time. The European KEN (Ketogenic Enteral Nutrition) diet that's ...

The Little Book of Diet Help by Kimberly Willis
FemaleFirst.co.uk
Please can you tell our readers about your current book The Little Book Of Diet Help? A diet helper for busy people. This book is full of weight loss tips, help and inspiration. A diet guide that focuses on the mind/body link.

Kate Middleton Diet: The Weight Loss Plan Followed by the Duchess, Gisele and ...
International Business Times
17 that Kate Middleton and her mother were rumored to have followed the Dukan Diet. The Dukan Diet has been dubbed "the French Atkins" and has reportedly attracted the likes of not only Kate Middleton, but also world acclaimed supermodel Gisele ...

International Business Times

It's smart to limit calories that come from fat, especially saturated fat
Washington Post
That's happening in Denmark, where, in an attempt to improve public health, the government recently enacted a “fat tax” of about $1.50 per pound on food — such as bacon, butter, fast food and pastries — that contains more than 2.3 percent saturated ...

Oliver to help Victorians fight flab
Herald Sun
Find a delicious healthy recipe at Taste.com.au UPDATE: JAMIE Oliver is "chuffed to bits" to bring his crusade against obesity to Victoria. The celebrity chef unveiled the Ministry of Food Victoria today in a partnership with the Government.

Vitamin D Health Benefits for Young Women: Top 5 Ways to Boost the Nutrient in ...
International Business Times
By Lisa Eadicicco: Subscribe to Lisa's RSS feed A new study shows that girls and young women with large amounts of vitamin D in their diet are less likely to suffer stress fractures, according to Reuters. A stress fracture is a small crack in the bone ...

International Business Times

New food guidelines important for children at nursery
Journal Live
by Hannah Davies, The Journal ALL parents want to give their children the best start in life – and a vital part of that good start is a healthy diet. But with 66% of mothers now working full or part-time, more under-fives than ever are attending ...

Group: Soft drinks may contain carcinogen
UPI.com
WASHINGTON, March 5 (UPI) -- Chemical analyses found Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Diet Coke and DietPepsi contain high levels of a known animal carcinogen, a US food advocacy group said. Michael F. Jacobson, executive director of the Center for Science in the ...

600-plus pound man asks YouTube for diet help, becomes viral star
Fox News
A 23-year-old morbidly obese California man got the exposure he wanted when a video he posted on YouTube asking for weight-loss help went viral. Gibbs, who weighs between “600 and 700 pounds,” posted the video on March 1 – one day shy of his 23rd ...

Pauline Quirke reveals reasons for diet and weight loss
FansShare
Birds of a Feather actress Pauline Quirke has revealed the reasons behind her decision to go on a diet and lose weight. Pauline claims that she had nobody to blame but herself for being so big and after a flight to Majorca, she decided to turn her life ...

FansShare

Consumer group finds cancer-causing chemical in colas
Los Angeles Times
The average 4-MI content for samples of regular and diet Coke, Pepsi and Dr. Pepper and Whole Foods 365 cola was 138 micrograms. (Some samples of Dr. Pepper and the Whole Foods cola sample had far lower amounts of 4-MI, however.) ...

Los Angeles Times

Report Discovers Anti-Aging Foods Could Significantly Impact Cosmetic Industry
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Recent report posted at BeWellBuzz.com confirms simply adding a few simple anti-aging foods intodiet can add years to human lives and decrease the amount spent each year in Cosmetic improvements. Las Vegas, Nevada (PRWEB) March 05, 2012 It can easily ...

Meat Is the New Tobacco
Huffington Post (blog)
It's great for weight loss. It's sexy. It's cool. The tobacco industry spent big bucks to keep these ideas in the mind of the public for as long as it could. And for many years after the lethal effects were universally known and undeniable, ...

Warning over dodgy weight-loss clinics
Adelaide Now
DODGY diet clinics are using aggressive tactics and bizarre advice to heavy customers into signing up, according to claims by consumer watchdog Choice. Some operators in the ballooning $792 million industry seem so desperate to fatten profits they risk ...

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

What's your diet DNA?

What's your diet DNA?
RedEye Chicago (blog)
Years ago, McDonald might have picked up a diet book with a regimented eating plan or been put on a strict exercise schedule by a doctor. But now, experts such as Dr. Robert Kushner at Northwestern Memorial Hospital are trying to develop a new way of...

RedEye Chicago (blog) 

Diet Doc Weight Loss Now Offers Mediterranean Type Diet As Part Of Their ...
Albany Times Union
Diet Doc Weight Loss announces Mediterranean diet as part of their overall, medical weight lossprogram. Diet Doc incorporated parts of the Mediterranean diet associated with protection against small brain blood vessels according to a cohort study by ...

Tried the happiness diet, yet?
Times of India
If you smile while tucking into your favourite fare, it can also tackle your bulging waistline. A newweight-loss plan undertakes to get rid of the flab as it enhances the mood. Say hello to the Happiness Diet, that's influenced by how you feel.

Ketogenic Enteral Nutrition diet: NHS specialist recommends being fed on a ...
Daily Mail
The KEN, or Ketogenic Enteral Nutrition diet, involves eating absolutely nothing at all. Instead, for ten days at a time, a patented liquid formula made up of protein and nutrients is dripped directly into the stomach via a plastic tube that goes up ...

Daily Mail

Healthy Memphis: Diet rich in fiber, low in processed foods can hold off ...
Memphis Commercial Appeal
The doctor is likely to ask about your bowel habits, diet and current prescriptions. Your provider could check for signs of blood. A blood test is usually done. He or she might order an abdominal ultrasound, X-rays, or a CT scan.

Malaika Arora Khan's Diet Secrets!
BoldSky
She doesn't follow any particular diet but prefers eating good and healthy food! 2. To get the perfect slim figure, Malaika Arora never stopped eating! She has food at short intervals but in moderations. 3. Malaika Arora's diet secrets include lots of ...

BoldSky

Your natural partners for a healthy life
This is Leicestershire
Dieticians and exercise professionals have long argued the case of diet versus exercise for achieving a healthy body weight, but the evidence is now clearer than ever before. Since the start of the obesity epidemic in the mid-20th century, ...

Watch out, vitamin E could harm you!
Times of India
With innumerable diet digests and health studies promoting taking vitamins and nutrients on a daily basis, this comes as a shock! Japanese researchers are now saying that taking vitamin E supplements may make bones old and frail before their time.

Diet Advice From Israel: Eat Your Vegetables
The Media Line
Deciding between the Atkins Diet, Mediterranean diet or a traditional low-fat/high-carbohydratesdiet? It really doesn't make a lot of difference, says a team of Israeli nutrition experts. Your chances of losing weight with any of the three hinges on ...

Weight loss by diet shakes is temporary: experts
Pakistan Daily Times
ISLAMABAD: Health experts have expressed uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of diet shakes for weight loss. At least 15 brands of diet shakes - some promising “a new you” in a matter of weeks - are in the market in Australia, but nutritionists ...

Include strawberries in your daily diet
Times of India
We all know strawberries are delicious, but they are also nutritious, and ideally should be a part of everyone's daily diet. You'll enjoy some health advantages by eating strawberries regularly, and the best part is strawberries are one of the most ...

Kardashians named in $5 million weight-loss product lawsuit
Vancouver Sun
LOS ANGELES — Reality TV star Kim Kardashian and two of her sisters have bween slapped with a $5 million lawsuit alleging they and the makers of QuickTrim diet pills falsely touted the product's effectiveness for losing weight.

Consume Less Calories, Lose Weight
TopNews United States
Dieticians and exercise professionals have long supported their own sides and roles ofdiet and exercise to maintain a healthy body weight, but some evidences are finally out to give a clear picture upon the factors maximum affecting the body weight.

TopNews United States

Five 'healthy' types of food best avoided
UPI.com
WASHINGTON, March 5 (UPI) -- A US registered dietitian suggests some foods might soundhealthy but some so-called health foods are best avoided. Katherine Tallmadge, author of the book "Diet Simple," told The Washington Post the US Agriculture ...

Albany CrossFit Announces Its Latest Fitness Competition: A Battle of the ...
PR Web (press release)
Albany CrossFit-- part of an insurgent fitness movement that is changing the way people around the world think about diet, health and fitness -- today announced its latest competition: the co-ed "X's and Y's" event to be held March 31, 2012 as part of...

PR Web (press release)

Five "Healthy" Types of Food Best Avoided
ThirdAge
A US registered dietitian suggests some foods might sound healthy but some so-called health foods are best avoided. Katherine Tallmadge, author of the book "DietSimple," told The Washington Post the US Agriculture Department's Economic Research ...

ThirdAge

Successful dieters know what it takes
Evansville Courier & Press
Add the prediction that half of the people in America will be obese by 2030 to the fact that healthcare costs are the fastest growth line in the American budget, mix in 75 percent of our health care costs coming from obesity, and sprinkle in 300000 ...

What is the right diabetic diet for me?
Arab News
SADDAH ESHKI The diabetic diet is not a specific diet, but a set of eating guidelines designed to help diabetics manage their insulin levels and blood sugar. Different doctors recommend varying types of diabetic diets, but some aspects of the diet are ...

Arab News

10 changes in your kids' diet to help them top their exams!
India.Com Health
A child's diet is one of the most neglected aspects during their exams. It has been observed that even kids who usually eat healthy end up eating a lot of junk food and drink pots of coffee to stay awake during exam times. Plan out your kids' exam diet ...

Adventures in Food and Fitness: Exercise counters calorie-counting fears
News Sentinel
“The next time I hear someone whine, 'I wish I had her metabolism,'” said my drill sergeant of a sister, “I'm going to say, 'You can — just get up off the couch!'” Tanya Isch Caylor, a News-Sentinel copy editor, blogs about diet and fitness at ...

Vitamin E 'may be bad for bones'
BBC News
Vitamin E supplements may interfere with the process that keeps bones healthy, suggest Japanese scientists. Writing in the journal Nature Medicine, the Keio University team said mice given large doses had lower bone mass - if the same was true in ...

BBC News

Five food items that'll help you lose weight!
India.Com Health
Here are 5 food items you should incorporate in your diet to get rid of excess baggage and the obese tag. Egg whites are a valued high protein-low carbohydrate source. During any weight loss regime it is essential to consume enough protein to help you ...

Qnexa & Weight Loss
KERA News
A diet pill promising a ten percent weight loss could offer hope to a nation with an obesity rate near 35 percent. But Tammy Beaumont is concerned. In a KERA Health Checkup, the Weight Management Director for Methodist Health System talks to Sam Baker ...

Healthy lifestyle at 20, good heart health at 40: Study
HealthJockey.com
There is no doubt that a healthy way of life inclusive of diet and yoga could go a long way in improving general health. Northwestern University professionals have revealed that succumbing to a healthy lifestyle as young adults could result in better ...

HealthJockey.com

Prevent Obesity by Reducing Intake of Calories
French Tribune
Growing cases of obesity among kids have left the mums aghast as they don't know as to which weight loss program they should adopt for their younger ones who are growing and need good amount of food. Controlling intake seems to be the best way of...

French Tribune

Salt reduced
Sydney Morning Herald
A pinch of salt in cooking can enhance the flavour of your food and, in small quantities, it's essential for health. A little sodium in the diet helps maintain fluid and electrolyte balance in the body, and helps nerve-impulse transmission and muscle ...

Sydney Morning Herald

Why Is Gaining Weight So Much Easier Than Losing Weight?
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Use up more than your intake and you will lose weight. One pound of body fat represents 3500 calories. You can increase or reduce that amount – it would seem – by equal measures. But that is not necessarily so. A great number of additional factors must ...

What Is a Balanced Weight Loss Diet?
Hive Health Media (blog)
Having a balanced diet can prevent many health problems that include heart diseases and even some types of cancers. One of the benefits of taking a well-balanced diet is that you are able to maintain healthy weight, which in turn has several benefits.

Pauline Quirke weight loss: 'I was just fat because I was greedy'
Daily Mail
By Sarah Bull And now Pauline Quirke has come forward to talk about her weight loss, admitting her weight was simply down to her being greedy. In excerpts taken from her new autobiography Where Have I Gone?, the 52-year-old actress writes in a diary...

Daily Mail

Taking vitamin E linked to osteoporosis: research
AsiaOne
The mice developed osteoporosis after eight weeks on the diet, which had levels of vitamin E significantly higher than those found in a mouse's natural diet, according to the study, published in the journal Nature Medicine. The team, led by Shu Takeda ...

AsiaOne

A fruity diet for your hair
Times of India
While it's a known fact that eggs or curd are homemade solutions for healthy conditioned hair, people suffering of dry and/or brittle tresses can look for remedies in fruits like pineapple, guava, grape, apple, mango and banana.

Why Does Body Need Vitamin E?
BoldSky
Vitamin E for body is very essential.. Its anti oxidizing nature helps overcome vitamin related disorders and following a healthy diet plan is very important. Vitamin deficiency can cause a lot of health related issues some of them are noted 1.

BoldSky

Former VNSNY nurse creates raw food company that sells healthy snack bars ...
Nurse.com
While working for seven years for the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, Benedetto said she saw chronic illness and health problems influenced by diet. "I came to believe in food as medicine," she said. "The body reacts to how we eat, drink and take ...

Why are some physicians bashing a weight loss drug before it's even out?
CTV.ca (blog)
Is it because I think people should "Do it the right way", the "old-fashioned way", the "diet and exercise" way? Good god, no! It's just that to date, the medications that we've had available to us haven't been particularly impressive.

Low-carb, high-protein diets win the battle against the bulge, Israeli study finds
Haaretz
It showed that for losing weight in the short term, which the researchers put at six months, a low-carbohydrate diet, based on meat, fish and eggs - in short, a refined version of the famous Atkins Diet - led to the highest weight loss, with an average ...

Haaretz

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Diet Health News Uk | The Best Diets For You
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CheckInTheMirror: Let's Talk Diet (Healthy Snacks Haul & Diet Tips)
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