June 2008
A healthy diet, lifestyle crucial during pregnancy
Women who adopt a healthful diet and lifestyle before and during pregnancy set the stage for a good birth outcome, according to a new position paper on this topic by the American Dietetic Association.
May 2008
Low carb diet curbs epileptic fits
Giving children with epilepsy a special low carb diet reduces the number of seizures they experience by 75% compared with children on a normal diet, according to a study carried out at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
April 2008
New diet pill: risky or real?
Retailers can barely keep it on the shelf for more than a day. GNC stores have the logo on the front door: DEXC20. Some local stores even have customer wait lists.
Macadamia nuts can be included in heart healthy diet
Macadamia nuts included in a heart healthy diet reduced low-density cholesterol (bad cholesterol) and should be included among nuts with qualified health claims, according to researchers.
Professional Investor: Food producers could provide a rich diet
So why are prices rising so rapidly? Inventories of soft commodities such as corn or wheat are at 100-year lows. After years of underinvestment, the larder is bare.
March 2008
New Antioxidant-Rich Dark Chocolate Aids in Diet and Weight Loss
Everywhere you look these days, on radio, television, and in the newspapers, you're hearing about studies that show that healthy-chocolate promotes weight loss. But these aren't the same old name-brand chocolate bars you would find at your local grocery store.
December 2007
WIC Program Goes on a Diet
Under the WIC program, people receive vouchers for specific foods, averaging about $39 a month in 2007. Under the revisions, vouchers for fruits and vegetables will be $6 for children, $8 for women and $10 for fully breast-feeding women - with the goal of encouraging more women to breast-feed.
Study: Overweight Kids Risk Early Heart Disease as Adults
Overweight Kids Become Adults With Sick Hearts; Huge Problem Seen by 2035.
November 2007
Life After Weight Loss Surgery
Winning the weightloss war is a battle that lasts long after surgery for bariatric patients. Diet, exercise, and support are integral in a person's success.
Live a life low on salt
Some tips to cut a high-salt diet: know how much sodium you're eating, read food labels, remove the salt shaker and more...
Most diet pill users stay overweight
Three diet drugs recommended for long-term use result in minimal weight loss and carry some serious side effects.
Superfoods contribute to wrinkle-free diet
Eat right and you'll look younger -- it's as simple as that. Fitness magazine combed through the research and found seven superfoods that may help erase lines and plump up skin.
Suicides up after weight-loss surgery
Among people who have undergone so-called bariatric surgery for obesity, death rates are higher than seen among other people of the same age.
October 2007
Health and Fitness: Fiber in your diet has benefits.
When you switch to fiber-rich foods, you're no longer eating foods associated with cancer and cardiovascular disease - foods with more saturated fat, salt, preservatives, dyes, refined sugar and bleached flour.
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