Wednesday, May 16, 2012

The lowdown on a low-acid diet

The lowdown on a low-acid diet
Chicago Tribune
A. Just when you think you've heard them all, another diet trend hits the market. This time it's the "low-acid" diet. Featured in popular diet books, the low-acid diet purports that there are healthbenefits to be gained by restricting the intake of ...

20 percent 'fat tax' needed to fight obesity, health experts say
Mother Nature Network
These opinion pieces come one week before the 65th World Health Assembly, to convene on May 21 to 26 in Geneva, where diet-related diseases will be the primary topic. One article, led by Oliver Mytton of Oxford University's Department of Public Health, ...

Mother Nature Network

BEEF: Lean beef can be part of a healthy diet, weight
Rapid City Journal
It's important to point out that May is also National Physical Fitness Month. Regular exercise is a critical part of staying healthy, and it also helps with maintaining a healthy weight. Healthprofessionals recommend that adults get at least 30 ...

Health Matters: What's eating you? Keeping a food diary
WZVN-TV
Diet after diet only deflated her self-image. "I've tried Atkins, I've tried Weight Watchers, I've tried just eating no carbs, I've tried a lot of different things and it just hit me on day, I just want to behealthy." That led Amy to sign up with a ...

Study: Lancaster County needs diet plan
PennLive.com
By 2010 that percentage had been more than cut in half thanks to public health campaigns the reduction of smoking advertising and the banning of smoking in restaurants and many public buildings. Today almost two–thirds of adults in Lancaster County are ...

Call for fat tax to encourage health
The Canberra Times
Increasing the price of unhealthy food and drinks through a tax of at least 20 per cent could improve people's health and have an impact on diet-related diseases, a new study shows. The study by BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal) suggested fat ...

Barracuda Partners Releases Super Diet Genius for iPhone/iPod Touch
PR Web (press release)
Superfood-Powered Weight Loss Application Now Available in Apple's App Store. Barracuda Partners today announced that their second app, Super Diet Genius, is now available exclusively for iPhone and iPod touch. Super Diet Genius generates diet plans ...

5 Steps To Becoming Your Own Weight Loss Boss
Forbes
Since I'm entrenched in the fitness industry, I come across a lot of Diet and Fitnessbooks. Frankly, when I saw the new book, “Weight Loss Boss” by David Kirchhoff, President and CEO of Weight Watchers, I didn't know what to expect!

Forbes

LA Reid has 'X Factor's Melanie Amaro on Diet & Fitness Plan
Eurweb.com
“LA Reid is adamant that Melanie get thinner so he's hired a trainer for her, has her on a strictdiet and checks in personally every day to see how much weight she's lost,” says an insider, who says Amaro is also seeing an etiquette coach (an Epic ...

'Fat tax' on unhealthy food must raise prices by 20% to have effect, says study
The Guardian
Although the less well-off are affected more by health-related food taxes, they may also ultimately benefit because "progressive health gains are expected because poor people consume less healthy food and have a higher incidence of most diet-related ...

The Guardian

Fruit and vegetables missing from daily diet
gulfnews.com
By Carolina D'Souza, Staff Reporter Health experts say that it has been medically proven that a good intake of fruit and vegetables is the foundation of a healthy diet. Dubai: You know that a healthy serving of fruits and vegetables is good for a ...

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Breast cancer is not just genetic - Lifestyle News
San Francisco Luxury News
The cancer-causing DNA defects can be acquired at birth or may develop during adult life due to a faulty diet and lifestyle. Just because your family has a tendency towards cancer does not mean that you are doomed to get it too. Diet and lifestyle is ...

Huge tax increases will improve population health, say clueless economists
Science Codex
Taxes on unhealthy food and drinks would need to be at least 20% to have a significant effect ondiet-related conditions such as obesity and heart disease, say experts on bmj.com today. Ideally, this should be combined with subsidies on healthy foods ...

Education Is Key to Health: Report
U.S. News & World Report
That's partly because people with fewer advantages often have health habits that include worse diet, less exercise and smoking, she explained. In addition, they are likely to be uninsured or have limited access to health care -- disparities that ...

Julian Bakery Offers Healthy, Diet-Friendly Breads With Zero Net Carbs
PerishableNews (press release)
by Julian Bakery LA JOLLA, CA -- In a recent article by Forbes, the story behind a popular infographic created by Massive Health and Column Five Media is told. Called "A Tale of Two Meals," this graphic depicts the differences between the body's ...

Does sugar make you stupid? Study suggests it sabotages learning and memory
Daily Mail
The researchers found consuming a diet consistently high in fructose slows the brain, hampering memory and learning. However, the good news is that eating nuts and fish such as salmon can counteract this disruption. 'Our findings illustrate that what ...

Daily Mail

Activity is key to kids' weight loss
Tbo.com
"I didn't want to put her on a diet or have that conversation with her. If she wasn't having a bad self-image, I didn't want to give her one." Physician Denise Edwards runs the Healthy Weight Clinic at Tampa General Hospital. She helps coach parents on ...

Diet Choices Influenced By Food Combinations And Past History
RedOrbit
This is a well known phrase that has been mentioned many times in discussions related to health and nutrition. A new report discusses how the combinations of what you eat can affect your consumption, and also how the diet choices you made as a child ...

RedOrbit

Diet Detective's How Bad Can One Be?
KVAL
However, the good news is that sesame seeds are high in calcium (87.8 milligrams), with approximately 9 percent of the recommended Percent Daily Value for a 2000-calorie daily diet. They're also surprisingly high in much-needed iron, with 1.3 mg, ...

Soft drink tax 'would cut heart attacks and rising levels of obesity'
Daily Mail
Dr Oliver Mytton and Dr Mike Rayner of the Department of Public Health at Oxford said a tax of around 20 per cent - roughly equivalent to extending VAT - could lead to a drop in obesity-related diseases. Estimates suggest taxing sugary drinks and other ...

Daily Mail

'X Factor' Winner Melanie Amaro Asked To Lose Weight
Hollywood Life
LA Reid has reportedly put Melanie Amaro on a strict diet and fitness plan so she'll drop weight. Do YOU think that's fair to demand? Melanie Amaro may be sitting on a $5 million recording contract after winning season one of The X Factor, ...

Savor: Women, put heart health front and center
Casper Star-Tribune Online
Women are notorious for putting others first including ignoring their health and putting it on the back burner while they take care of their families. But we women need to give ourselves a green light, especially for our heart health.

Shift to plant foods for better health and eco-impact
Chicago Tribune
Many people strive to reduce their environmental impact by making diet changes that lower their carbon footprint. PLANT-BASED FOODS Choosing a plant-based diet that emphasizes fruits, vegetables, beans, lentils, soy foods, grains, nuts, and seeds over ...

Junk Food Tax Must Be Fat, or Don't Bother, British Study Says
U.S. News & World Report
Consumers' fail to "appreciate the true association between diet and disease, time inconsistency (preference for short term gratification over long term wellbeing), and [don't bear] the full health and social costs of consumption.

WINK investigation looks into safety of teen diet pills
Wink News
Teens looking to lose weight try dieting, counting calories, and exercising. But when that fails, one local company hopes to help. However, not everyone is on board with their solution. Teenagers face all types of stresses: grades, relationships, jobs.

Weight loss ads lie?
Fair Lady
Do the "before" and "after" images of weight loss ads reflect reality? This reader is tired of the lies. Little in this world makes me feel more belligerent than a deliberate lie made to further one's personal gains by exploiting another's ...

A New Diet/Lifestyle? | Online Weight Loss News
By Weight_Loss_News
Question by angelicasongs: A New Diet/Lifestyle? So I'm trying to get within a healthy weight range for my height and body but I'm having trouble with the the eating part. I've started walking for 20min.(1 mile)at least 3 times a week. I'm going to ...
Online Weight Loss News

Importance of Nutritional Diet for Dental Health | Find Dental Health ...
By Admin
Health experts suggest that a balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle should be maintained right from the stage of pregnancy, continued through the stage of breastfeeding and finally extending up to childhood & maturity stage. This is due to the ...
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Nutrition Q&A: Reducing cholesterol with diet | Sify Health
By editor
I want to lose weight in 6 months. What can I do in diet? Brijesh. Avoid fried foods, fast foods, sweets and commercial snacks. Avoid chocolates, sugared juices, soft drinks. Sports drink one a day or a glass of fresh orange juice after work out is ...
Sify Health

7 "Unusual" But Healthy Snack Options Beyond ... - Renegade Health
By Kevin Gianni
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