Sep
7
The Down Side to Downsizing Your Waistline (LiveScience.com)
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LiveScience.com - Weight loss may have an unwanted side effect, according to a new study
in the journal Nature: It may send a flood of environmental pollutants
into the bloodstream.
Sep
7
News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine: September 7, 2010
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1. A Low-carb Diet Based on Animal Protein May Increase Death Risk Evidence shows that a low-carbohydrate diet produces weight loss and improves some cardiovascular risk factors. However, health effects of a low-carbohydrate diet may depend on the type of protein and fat consumed. Researchers followed 85,168 women and 44,548 men on a low-carbohydrate diet for 26 and 20 years respectively…
Aug
27
Weight loss cuts risk of pregnancy complication (Reuters)
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Reuters - Losing the weight gained during pregnancy is a real struggle for many new mothers. But dropping just 10 pounds between pregnancies may help many women diagnosed with a dangerous complication during the first pregnancy to avoid a recurrence the second time around.
Aug
26
AFP - Michel Montignac, author of worldwide best-sellers on weight loss in the 1980s and 1990s, has died aged 66, French officials said Thursday.
Aug
25
Another Case For Exercising - It Can Make You Feel Full
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There is now another good reason to exercise. Besides burning calories, exercise restores the sensitivity of neurons involved in the control of satiety (feeling full), which in turn contributes to reduced food intake and consequently weight loss…
Aug
24
Two Cups Of Water Before Each Meal Enhanced Weight Loss In Clinical Trial
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Researchers reporting the results of a clinical trial at a conference in the US said they found participants who drank two cups of water before each meal lost an average of 5 pounds more weight over a 12-week calorie controlled diet than those who followed the same diet but did not drink the water…
Aug
24
Diabetes UK is funding new research to determine if fermentable carbohydrates found in foods like asparagus, garlic, chicory and Jerusalem artichokes could be used to help weight loss and prevent Type 2 diabetes. The charity is funding dietitian Nicola Guess at Imperial College, London, to investigate the role fermentable carbohydrates could play in Type 2 diabetes prevention…
Aug
23
Could Drinking Water Before Meals Help You Lose Weight? (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 23 (HealthDay News) — Close the diet books and skip
the pills. The latest weight-loss trick may be as simple as gulping a
couple of glasses of water before you eat.
Aug
23
Could Drinking Water Before Meals Help You Lose Weight? (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 23 (HealthDay News) — Close the diet books and skip
the pills. The latest weight-loss trick may be as simple as gulping a
couple of glasses of water before you eat.
Aug
18
Popular energy drinks promise better athletic performance and weight loss, but do the claims hold up? Not always, say researchers at Nova Southeastern University in Florida. “Energy drinks typically feature caffeine and a combination of other ingredients, including taurine, sucrose, guarana, ginseng, niacin, pyridoxine and cyanocobalamin,” says Stephanie Ballard, PharmD…