Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Is 'diet' a dirty word?


On Parenting | Is 'diet' a dirty word?
Washington Post (blog)
By Janice D'Arcy Here's an update on the earlier post today about the controversial, new book (not yet available) “Maggie Goes on a Diet,” (Alohan, 2011) and how many experts, including the one quoted extensively in the previous post, believe that ...
Sugary drinks add 300 calories a day to youths' diets
USA Today
"Sugar-sweetened beverages are the number one single source of calories in the American diet and account for about half of all added sugars that people consume," says Rachel Johnson, a spokeswoman for the American Heart Association and a nutrition ...
Sports dietitians fueling top football programs
The Associated Press
(AP) — Can a winning diet help win football games? Of the schools in the preseason Top 25, 13 employ at least one full-time sports registered dietitian. The Collegiate & Professional Sports Dietitians Association did the math, and says there are a ...
Murray hopes new diet helps combat 'unfair' schedule
ESPN.co.uk
Looking for that extra edge, Murray has even taken to adopting Djokovic's gluten-free diet - credited for improving the Serbian's stamina during his recent winning run. The Scot has already noticed the benefits. "I'm having a lot more fish and ...
Clinton's a vegan, but is the diet unimpeachable?
Montgomery Advertiser
Just opting out of meat will lead to a diet low in protein, iron and zinc, Blatner said. So instead, you need to swap in plant proteins, such as beans and legumes, that can provide the essential nutrients and help keep hunger at bay, she added. 椠...
FDA imposing tough regs on gluten-free products
CBS News
Some celebrities are even advocating a gluten-free diet for health benefits alone. But not all doctors are on board. Dr. Peter Green, director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Medical Center, told CBS News, "A gluten-free diet is not ...
World's heaviest mother goes on diet… after she was ditched by her chubby ...
Daily Mail
The holder of the Guiness World Record for the 'World's Heaviest Mother' told subscribers of her website, 'I ask that you take your last looks at the old Donna', as she revealed she was closing the site and starting a diet. The $20 a month subscription ...
Anna Out of Hospital, Diet Almost Normal
Daijiworld.com
Anna, who had been on a diet of only water, has now begun taking solid foods and on the day of his discharge he had rice, dal and idli. However, his diet is not completely back to normal yet. He has also started meeting visitors, especially his close ...
Kelly Rowland 'wants exercise and diet plans' for X Factor contestants
Metro
Rowland is set to mentor the girls during the competition and knows that success in the music industry isn't just down to vocal talent, with the well-groomed star hoping to introduce a strict exercise and diet plan to get the best out of her ...
Diet can Affect Acne
Diet.co.uk
Factors including sunlight, skin care and diet are all considered to affect acne, yet supporting evidence is missing. Acne suffers could be radically altering their lifestyles for better skin health, however, to no avail.
New Program Offers Unique Way To Manage Diabetes
WTAE Pittsburgh
Channel 4 Action News anchor Michelle Wright spoke to two patients on the new diet who are off their medication and whose blood sugar readings are now normal. Wright reported that when both Karen Rose and Edward Gall learned they had been diagnosed ...
Nutrition Tip: Changing your diet helps control gout
Lakenewsonline.com
By Anonymous Inflammatory gout is among the oldest known kinds of arthritis, and its link with dietis legendary. Gout originally was considered to be a disease of the affluent because of its association with rich foods and alcohol. ...
Kolasa: Diet can be tough to follow
Greenville Daily Reflector
More importantly, it's not easy to follow a GI diet since the GI of a food changes with its preparation. A white potato, for example, has a lower GI when it is fried than when it is boiled. And, generally speaking, we don't encourage people trying to ...
Sneak Healthy Food Into Your Kids' Diet
Patch.com
Three Douglasville moms share their tips and tricks sneaking in veggies and fresh fruits into their kids meals. Let's face it, the path of least resistance is often found in processed foods such as potato chips and macaroni and cheese. ...
High Protein Diet Keeps Abdominal Weight Off
Diet.co.uk
Each ate little, moderate or a lot of dairy food along with higher or lower quantities of protein and carbohydrates in their diet. The women exercised daily for four months, including five days of aerobic exercise and two days of circuit weightlifting. ...
Oldest Person In The World Credits Local Diet For Long Life
Care2.com (blog)
When asked about the secret to her longevity, Pereira says eating a diet full of foods that are native to the forest she inhabits, like grilled meat, fish, manioc (a root vegetable), and banana porridge, helped her to stay active and healthy. ...
Jackie strips down diet mumbo jumbo
Bundaberg NewsMail
Jackie Warner is a celebrity trainer with a tough approach to fitness and weight loss. “IT'S not your fault you're fat, but it's your fault you're staying that way” are the tough words of US celebrity trainer Jackie Warner. The tight and toned blonde ...
Viruses in the human gut show dynamic response to diet
EurekAlert (press release)
In this work, lead author Sam Minot, Bushman, and colleagues investigated the dynamics of the gut virome during perturbations to diet. The group studied six healthy volunteers—some received a high fat and low fiber diet, others a low fat and high ...
Thursday film points out benefits of vegan diet
Mail Tribune
The medical benefits of an unprocessed, vegan diet is the topic of a documentary to be screened Thursday evening in Central Point. "Forks Over Knives" is the story of Cornell University nutritional scientist T. Colin Campbell, Cleveland Clinic surgeon ...
Amen - the healthy way to lose fat
Herald.ie
By Anna Coogan If you're looking for a new approach to weight loss, there's a new diet book sweeping the States, which states that it's your personality -- and not your metabolism -- which is making you fat. The Amen Solution: The Brain Healthy Way to ...
Here's a smart diet to cut cholestrol
Hindustan Times
A new research reveals that a diet combining soy, nuts, and fiber, known as the portfolio diet, may work better than a traditional low-fat diet. lowered their low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels by about 13% after six months on the diet...
Japan's life expectancy 'down to equality and public health measures'
The Guardian
Japan has the highest life expectancy in the world but the reasons, says an analysis, are as much to do with equality and public health measures as diet. A baby girl born in Japan today can expect to live to 86 and a boy to nearly 80. ...
Arian Foster Explains Twitter Comments, Believes Diet Change Could Help ...
SB Nation Houston (blog)
He has identified a carb-rich diet as a potential source for the recurring issues. "I pretty much know what I've been doing wrong. I think a lot of it was my nutrition. I was cutting out a lot of carbs in mydiet, trying to get leaner. ...
Organic Hockey Diet Scores Big Goals
Treehugger
You may not have heard of him but Gary Roberts is hockey's diet guru. According to Canada's national newspaper, fifteen years ago his career as a player was kaput. Then he re-invented himself through super healthy eating and now he is advising 42 ...
Commentary: Al Gore's big gaffe
CattleNetwork.com
“The shift toward a more meat-intensive diet,” the clearing of forest areas in many parts of the world in order to raise more cattle and the reliance on synthetic nitrogen for fertilizer are also problems, he said. Since leaving office a decade ago, ...
Inaugural 2011 K. Dun Gifford Journalism Award Celebrates Mediterranean Diet
openPR (press release)
(openPR) - BOSTON, 2011—Oldways announces a new journalism award, named in honor of the late K. Dun Gifford, founder of the non-profit well known for creating the Whole Grain Stamp and the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid. The Annual K. Dun Gifford ...
Snack The Healthy Way With A Proper Diet
Secaucus New Jersey News
It may be somewhat difficult to go on a diet to try and lose weight as eating less food means you'll feel hungry more often. This may lead to snacking to control your hunger, but eating foods with lots of calories will ruin all your efforts! ...
IHA - Getting the Whole Grain Your Body Needs
AnnArbor.com
Eating a diet rich in whole grain foods can decrease your risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity and digestive disorders. The USDA's Dietary Guidelines 2010 recommend that adults eat at least 3 full servings of whole grains per day and that ...
More than a diet
Vallejo Times-Herald
Eating a balanced diet is great ("Meet veggies, avoid meat", Victor Vogel, Aug. 26). But limiting it to saying we should give up meat and eating just fresh fruits and vegetables to get away from food born pathogens misses the point. ...
Go Light on Lunch for Simple Weight Loss
EmpowHer
A sample of 17 volunteers were closely monitored over the course of a five-week diet study. Across the board, it was found that participants lost weight if they simply ate a portion-controlled lunch. Their food consumption or exercise was not altered ...
Scientists debunk decades-old theories on losing weight
Belfast Telegraph
It shows that heavier people tend to lose weight faster than lighter people on the same diet, though they will take longer to reach the target weight than those who weigh less to begin with. Most people on a diet achieve their maximum weight loss after ...
The Atkins Diet Plan: Food, Menus and Phases
EmpowHer
By Joanne Sgro HERWriter August 30, 2011 - 11:29am When many of us think of the low-carb dietcraze The Atkins Diet often comes to mind. The diet, having been around for 40 years, has helped many lose weight and get away from refined carbohydrates. ...
Lunchbox primer for easier menu planning
Toronto Sun
Since students eat about a third of their daily food at school, nutrition experts stress parents need to do their part and make the grade too in improving their child's diet and nutrition during the day. Parents typically pack kids' lunches, ...
9 Summer Diet Tips to Stick to in the Fall - Weight Loss - Health.com
By srklein
By Tina HaupertIn the summer, it's easier to fill your diet with fresh produce (hello, farmers' markets) and fit in your daily workout (thanks, longer days), but once the fall rolls around, a lot of those healthy summertime habits go by the.
Weight Loss
Diet crutches: What works, what doesn't - Healthy Living on Shine
By Ella Quittner Let's face it: The rules of weight loss—eat less, move more, treats in moderation— are a drag. And they don't fit with most dieters' quick-fix, ...
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