Blogs Posts in Health and Diet category; 256 blog posts

Overeating puts elderly at memory loss risk

Consuming between 2,100 and 6,000 calories per day may double the risk of memory loss, or mild cognitive impairment (MCI), among people age 70 and older, suggest researchers. MCI is the stage between normal memory loss that comes with age [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Health, Wellness, Diets, Fads

Aah, diets, perhaps one of the most talked about topics in our society today! Every skinny, just right, slightly overweight, fat, and obese person today at one time or another talks about or tries a new diet. In order to be healthy we [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Best Health - Vegetarian Diet

Many people follow vegetarian diet but there is no definite diet pattern. People who follow vegetarian diet are distinguished into following categories. Vegans or totally vegetarians Lacto vegetarians Ovo lacto vegetarians and Semi [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Healthy Eating and Food Pyramids | Health and Diet

"You are what you eat," it says in the vernacular. Health and diet, it is difficult sometimes to decide for those who interested in healthy eating and want to establish a sensible diet plan. An almost unbelievable variety in the [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

How can you eat carbs for training but not overload on them?

Hala Barghout is trained in BSc Nutrition and Dietetics and is one of our diet experts. She says: As you train, your nutritional needs change. You need to eat foods high in carbohydrates since they are your body’s main source of ene [...]

Posted On : Dec, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Dietary supplements: how important are they?

In the next four columns, we will look at the different nutritional and vitamin supplements that many people consume. Part 1 will deal with the most commonly used drugs: vitamins and multivitamins. Part 2 will deal with nutritional supple [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Unbalanced diet poses serious health hazards

HEALTH experts have said that unbalanced food intake and inappropriate dietary habits can lead to serious health complication. According to them, unbalanced food can prove fatal for people while well managed diet can help prevent and even [...]

Posted On : Dec, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Lack of Healthy Food Raises Health Problem among New Zealand...

Intake of unhealthy and nutritious diet could result in serious health complications. A recent study conducted by the University of Otago's department of public health in Wellington has found that people of New Zealand who cannot affo [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Diet Quality Affects Adolescent Mental Health

The quality of adolescents’ diets can influence their mental health over time, a new study shows. In a study of data collected from 3,000 Australian adolescents in 2005 and again in 2007, researchers at Deakin University found that [...]

Posted On : Sep, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

People eat out of habit, a study finds, even when food is st...

Being a creature of habit may mean mindlessly eating food, even when it's stale. An online study in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin looking at how certain cues and adjustments can affect our habits used two expe [...]

Posted On : Sep, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Vegetarian Recipes: Eating a Healthful Vegetarian Diet

Many people start vegetarian and vegan diets without devoting an adequate amount of time to nutritional research and meal planning. As a result, a considerable amount of people who start vegetarian diets do not last for more than 1-2 mont [...]

Posted On : Jul, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Teenage health: Keep on smiling!

“Our study shows that promoting and nurturing positive well-being during teenage years may be a promising way to improve long-term health,” said study co-author Lindsay Till Hoyt, a doctoral student in human development at the [...]

Posted On : Jul, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Lactating Mothers - Great Health and Diet Tips

Health studies have shown that the health and diet of a mother from the first trimester of her pregnancy to the time she gives birth to her child are of great consequence. They help ensure her breastfeeding abilities, like suffic [...]

Posted On : Jul, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Health and Diet - Now For Something Completely Different

I've written before about how a couple apples a day can really impact your overall health. The fiber they provide and the nutritional value is terrific, in addition to the degree of fullness you will get - you can't beat that feel [...]