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Motivation More Important Than A Diet Plan

Keeping it real and keeping it positive and watching out for fad diets is essential for losing weight. At this time of year with everybody working out New Year’s Resolutions it seems that everywhere you look there is a new easy to fol [...]

Posted On : Jan, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Diabetes what is it? what can you do?

All of us love food and most of us have gone through a diet regimen, but have you ever been on a lifetime diet plan?!! Unfortunately that’s what 171 million people. Almost 2.8% of the population (as of 2000) suffer from on a daily ba [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

Dramatic Weight Loss

A diet that was popular in the 1950s is making a huge comeback thanks to advances in medicine and a new book. Judy Carey says she dropped from a size 14 to a size 6 on the diet. “I’ve lost 43 pounds total and feel great,” [...]

Posted On : Dec, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

Keep fish in your diet, but watch out for mercury

Fish is quick and easy to prepare and can be seasoned many ways to provide a tasty and nutritious meal for your family. Fish provides protein, iron and many other nutrients, including vitamin D. Fish is also high in healthy fats that help t [...]

Posted On : Dec, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Low carb diet increases heart disease risk

The low-carb diet involves eating more protein and fat in foods such as meat, cream and butter and cutting out bread, sugar and other foods high in carbohydrates. People who shun carbs like bread and pasta are 25 per cent more likely to su [...]

Posted On : Dec, 10 2009 | Comments : 0

Anti-inflammatory diet keeps cancer at bay

The latest diet craze may not promise instant weight loss but it can help prevent illnesses such as heart disease, Alzheimer's and possibly cancer, and significantly ease the pain of chronic conditions such as arthritis, say researchers. & [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

Low energy diet helps obese men to extinguish obstructive sl...

Till the other day the term Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was alien to the larger section of the society but no more. These days the term is getting known to us increasingly as the problem is increasing by leaps and bounds. What is OPS then [...]

Posted On : Dec, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Weight loss reduces obese mens sleeping problems

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep apnea caused by the collapse of the upper airways during sleep. It is characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep. Each episode (apnoea) lasts for at least 10 seconds. Moderate and seve [...]

Posted On : Dec, 04 2009 | Comments : 0

Diet, exercise, weight loss key to lowering blood-cholestero...

A healthy diet with lots of seasonal vegetables, fruit and high-fibre foods such as whole grain can often bring high blood-cholesterol levels back to normal, noted Richard Raedsch, a member of the Professional Association of German Internis [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2009 | Comments : 0

FDA Shared Preliminary Review of Diet Drug Meridia based on ...

The US Food and Drug Administration is currently in the process of reviewing a new diet drug Meridia, and while a final stance is still awaited, the agency has revealed preliminary data on the drug. According to which certain patients indu [...]

Posted On : Nov, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

Wendyl Nissen - Beware the diet dictator

I'm not drinking that," I told my husband, who was holding up a bottle of lime cordial. "It's artificial. Not going near it." I'm not sure what has happened to me since I went on holiday but I have become a walking diet inven [...]

Posted On : Nov, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

New diet cuts carbs, adds a bit of alcohol

Since Indians are highly prone to diabetes and about 5.7 crore of them are estimated to get the disease by 2025, Indian health experts have brought out a new diet plan, cutting the intake of carbohydrates, salt and sugar and increasing the [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

The pregnancy diet

HCG is a hormone used in fertility treatments. It is also found naturally in the bodies of pregnant women and helps ensure that a developing baby is provided enough calories in the womb. According to some US doctors, if you take the h [...]

Posted On : Nov, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Depression linked to junk food diet

People who eat processed and high-fat foods put themselves at greater risk of depression, according to research published today. The study from University College London led by Dr Tasnime Akbaraly also found that eating a ‘whole f [...]