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Breakfast Burns Calories

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:36:13 +0000

People who are trying to lose weight may hinder their odds of success by skipping breakfast, according to a new study that found that skipping the first meal of the day biases your brain toward craving high-calorie foods over low-calorie foods. “When people are fasting – in this case skipping breakfast – this obviously leads to [...]

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Breakfast Burns Calories

The 10 Worst Diet Myths

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:35:11 +0000

You’ve all heard them: dieting is easy. Just cut out fats and carbs, eat lots of popcorn and drink lots of fruit juice. Welcome to the Land of Diet Myths. Annchen Weideman, consultant dietician at the Vincent Pallotti Hospital in Cape Town, gives us the lowdown: Drink lots of fruit juice, as long as it’s pure Fruit [...]

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The 10 Worst Diet Myths

Health Tip: Build Strong Bones

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:33:33 +0000

And help prevent osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a condition in which bones become weak, brittle and may break easily. The National Women’s Health Information Center offers these suggestions to help prevent osteoporosis: Get plenty of calcium by eating or drinking dairy products, or by taking calcium supplements. Get enough vitamin D, through exposure to sunlight (use sunscreen), supplements or milk [...]

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Health Tip: Build Strong Bones

GI Go! A Diet for Life

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:32:26 +0000

Food is the fuel we burn for energy, building a strong, healthy body and helping us to think straight. One of the best sources of energy for our bodies is carbohydrates – but all carbs are not created equal, which is where the glycaemic index (GI) comes in. It rates the speed at which carbs are [...]

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GI Go! A Diet for Life

Fatty Fish May Cut Heart Failure Risk in Men

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:30:56 +0000

Study finds benefit from consuming just one serving a week (HealthDay News) — Men who consume fatty fish and marine omega-3 fatty acids appear to have a reduced risk of heart failure, a new study has found. Between 1998 and 2004, U.S. and Swedish researchers followed nearly 40,000 Swedish men, ages 45 to 79, recorded details of [...]

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Fatty Fish May Cut Heart Failure Risk in Men

Staying Slim Is Good for the Environment

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:29:46 +0000

Sustaining heavier people produces more greenhouse gases, researchers say. Watching your weight does more than protect your health. It also may help fight climate change. Researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine say that because food production is a major contributor to greenhouse gases, a lean population, such as in Vietnam, consumes about 20 [...]

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Staying Slim Is Good for the Environment

Daily Nuts May Help Boost Health

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:28:37 +0000

Adding nuts to a healthy diet may help release people from a dangerous combination of health problems. Up to 25% of people in the UK are thought to have “metabolic syndrome”, which includes obesity and high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar. A Mediterranean diet of vegetables, fruit and fish plus daily nuts boosted health in more [...]

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Daily Nuts May Help Boost Health

Popular Diets “No Health Threat”

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:27:16 +0000

Popular slimming programmes have been given the thumbs-up by researchers. Experts analysed the effectiveness and nutritional content of Slim Fast, Atkins, WeightWatchers and Rosemary Conley’s Eat Yourself Slim diet. The Nutrition Journal study found all the diets result in reduced energy intake – helping to control weight – while providing sufficient nutrients. However, dieters failed to increase significantly [...]

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Popular Diets “No Health Threat”

Over-Eating Blamed for US obesity

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:25:08 +0000

Over-eating, not a lack of exercise, is to blame for the American obesity epidemic, a new study claimed, warning that physical activity could not fully compensate for excess kilojoules. “There is no evidence that a marked reduction in physical activity has been a contributor to this epidemic in the US,” study leader Boyd Swinburn said. “The [...]

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Over-Eating Blamed for US obesity

Sonoma Diet

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:23:34 +0000

Principles The principles of the Sonoma diet are based around the Mediterranean Food Pyramid. Enjoyment of food, gourmet cooking, and moderate portion sizes are the keys of this diet. The weight loss program has 3 stages (called waves). Wave 1 is a more restrictive phase lasting 10 days. The idea is to break ties and addictions with [...]

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Sonoma Diet