Everyone needs to lose weight from time to time. However, it is important to know exactly which diets and slimming plans are best for you. A good diet along with regular gentle exercise will have you losing pounds in no time at all. Dieting can be fun if you seek advice and join one of the many support groups in your local area.
| USA/Ireland Functional Foods conference to focus on science of gut function and response to diet (News-Medical-Net) Understanding the science of how the human gut functions and the role that diet plays in human health will be explored at a major International Functional Foods conference in Cork, this week. Foods have an enormous role to play in keeping people healthy and many foods have properties that can enhance the health of those that consume them. |
| Chesapeake Celiac Support Group Presents: Cheryl Harris - GLUTEN FREE ON THE GO (The Capital) GLUTEN FREE ON THE GO: Don't let a gluten free diet keep you from doing what you love! We'll talk about dining out, and strategies to stay safe whether there's a gluten free menu or not, and tips for local and international travel. |
| Jennifer Grayson: Eco Etiquette: How Bad For The Environment Is Diet Coke? (The Huffington Post) Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity. I live a pretty green lifestyle, though I'm... |
| ASPARTAME: Is it a safe sweetener or a risk to your health? (Moberly Monitor-Index) GateHouse News Service Barb Marks' grandfather was diabetic. Her father was diabetic. Five of her seven siblings are diabetic. Family history shaped her outlook long before she was diagnosed with diabetes 15 years ago. |
| Lower the salt in your diet for better health (Texarkana Gazette) About 1 out of 3 adults in the United States has high blood pressure, which increases the risk for heart disease and stroke, the first and third leading causes of death. For many, one immediate change recommended is to begin eating healthy, including reducing the amount of sodium consumed. |
| Low-Income Women Living In Small Cities Have Higher Chance Of Obesity A recent Kansas State University study found that the availability of supermarkets -- rather than the lack of them -- increased the risk of obesity for low-income women living in small cities. This suggests that policies to increase healthful eating behaviors might need to be tailored based on geographic location... |
| Link Between Obesity And Poor Colon Cancer Prognosis Obese patients with colon cancer are at greater risk for death or recurrent disease compared to those who are within a normal weight range, according to a report in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research... |
| New Survey Finds Out What Americans Are Really Paying Attention To When Choosing Foods Americans recognize things need to change in the grocery aisle, and they support Uncle Sam's efforts to overhaul what is included in their food and on the packages. The majority also believe they are individually responsible for making the right food choices to avoid obesity, but will readily accept the government's help to be successful, according to a new survey by FoodMinds... |
| Novel Program Translates Behavioral And Social Science Research Into Treatments To Reduce Obesity Under a $7.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, Rush University Medical Center is developing a novel program, called WISHFIT, to help pre-menopausal women reduce visceral fat through a sustained increase in physical activity and reduction in stress... |
| Obesity As Protection Against Metabolic Syndrome, Not Its Cause The collection of symptoms that is the metabolic syndrome - insulin resistance, high cholesterol, fatty liver, and a greater risk for diabetes, heart disease, and stroke - are all related to obesity, but, according to a review in the March 9th issue of the Cell Press publication Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, not in the way you probably think they are... |