Dieting

Fruits, vegetables not so pricey after all

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Changing your focus from dieting to living healthy during the holidays boosts the chances of maintaining your perfect weight.

“Many of us…    

Forget Dieting Over the Holidays

Changing your focus from dieting to living healthy during the holidays boosts the chances of maintaining your perfect weight.

“Many of us…    

Can fish for dinner lead to diabetes?

Making sure fish ends up on your dinner plate a couple of times a week may be a good way to cut your risk…    

Water drinkers may have better diets

People who get much of their daily liquids from plain water rather than other beverages may have healthier diets overall, a study suggests.

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Los Angeles fast-food restaurant ban unlikely to cut obesity, study finds

Restrictions on fast-food chain restaurants in South Los Angeles are not addressing the main differences between neighborhood food environments and are unlikely to improve…    

Fruit juices contain more vitamin C than their labels indicate

A team of pharmacists from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) has established that the levels of vitamin C in many fruit juices…    

Paradoxically, food insecurity may be underlying contributor to overweight

Both household food insecurity (HFInsec) and childhood overweight are significant problems in the United States. Paradoxically, being food-insecure may be an underlying contributor to…    

Social background weighs heavily on teenage diet

Teenagers’ attitudes to diet and weight are shaped by their social class, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.…    

New evidence that green tea may help improve bone health

Researchers in Hong Kong are reporting new evidence that green tea — one of the most popular beverages consumed worldwide and now available as…    

Mediterranean diet tops low-fat diet for diabetics

A low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean-style diet is more effective than a typical low-fat, calorie-restricted diet for diabetes management, according to a study released Monday.

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Whole Grains = Whole Health

As the days get longer and we inch closer to bathing-suit season, health often takes a back burner to fad diets.

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Eating less red meat can prevent cancer, heart attacks and global warming

Raising livestock also accounts for around 18% of greenhouse gases. It is therefore possible to act against climate change and reduce cardiovascular and cancer…    

Low-Carb Diets Linked to Atherosclerosis and Impaired Blood Vessel Growth

Even as low-carbohydrate/high-protein diets have proven successful at helping individuals rapidly lose weight, little is known about the diets’ long-term effects on vascular health.…