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Diet and Health
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NEWS:
7 Slimming Tips From the Skinniest State
Boosting Weight Loss By Limiting Fructose
Can Artificial Sweeteners Increase Weight? “It may sound counterintuitive, but replacing sugar with reduced- and no-calorie sweeteners may make weight control harder, a small animal study shows. Rats in the Purdue University study that were fed regular feed and yogurt sweetened with no-calorie saccharin took in more total calories and gained more weight than rats fed regular feed and yogurt sweetened with sugar. Researchers speculate that over time, reduced-calorie sweeteners like saccharin, aspartame, and sucralose condition the body to no longer associate sweetness with calories, thereby disrupting its ability to accurately assess caloric intake. This disruption may, in turn, lead to overeating, they note.”
Detox Diets, Procedures Generally Don't Promote Health
Different metabolic effects observed with traditional and Atkins-like diets “A study comparing the metabolic effects of two diets, one a low-carbohydrate, high-fat, Atkins-like diet and the other a more traditional high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet, showed that both diets had similar improvements on a number of metabolic risk markers, although the traditional diet had more favorable effects on the blood lipid profile, including significant reductions in LDL-cholesterol levels [1].”
Fat cell numbers 'set for life'
FDA Warns Consumers About Tainted Weight Loss Pills
Fish-Oil Supplements Plus Regular Aerobic Exercise Benefit Overweight Patients “In overweight patients, fish oil supplements and regular aerobic exercise reduced body fat and improved cardiovascular and metabolic health, according to the results of a study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.”
Trying To Eat Less Becomes More Important To Fend Off Middle-Age Weight Gain ““Because the body's energy requirements progressively decline with age, energy intake must mirror that decrease or weight gain occurs,” said Davidson, a research fellow at Columbia’s Obesity Research Center. “Dr. Tucker's observation that women who practice eating restraint avoid the significant weight gain commonly observed in middle age is an important health message.” Tucker says watching what you eat is not about physical appearance – it’s a direct investment in your health. “Weight gain and obesity bring a greater risk of diabetes and a number of other chronic diseases,” Tucker said. “Eating properly is a skill that needs to be practiced.”“
UK and US 'keenest on fast food' “People in the UK and the US were the most likely to nominate "no self discipline" as the leading factor in obesity. These two nations also had the most respondents who said they would be unable to give up fast food. Some 45% in the UK agreed with the statement "I like the taste of fast food too much to give it up", while 44% of Americans said they would be unable to give up their burgers, pizzas and chicken wings. “
ARTICLES:
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Five Tips For Planning And Losing Weight
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JOURNAL ARTICLES:
Effect of a moderately hypoenergetic Mediterranean diet and exercise program on body cell mass and cardiovascular risk factors in obese women (European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2008)) “Conclusion: BCM was preserved and cardiovascular disease risk factors improved in obese women placed on a MHMD and exercise program for 4 months.”
Higher dietary flavone, flavonol, and catechin intakes are associated with less of an increase in BMI over time in women: a longitudinal analysis from the Netherlands Cohort Study (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2008) “Conclusion: Our results suggest that flavonoid intake may contribute to maintaining body weight in the general female population. “
Inclusion of fish or fish oil in weight-loss diets for young adults: effects on blood lipids. (Int J Obes (Lond). 2008)
Taking control of your personal eating and exercise environment: A weight maintenance program. (Eat Behav. 2008)
Weight, blood pressure, and dietary benefits after 12 months of a Web-based Nutrition Education Program (DASH for health): longitudinal observational study. (J Med Internet Res. 2008) “CONCLUSIONS: We have found that continued use of a nutrition education program delivered totally via the Internet, with no person-to-person contact with health professionals, is associated with significant weight loss, blood pressure lowering, and dietary improvements after 12 months. Effective programs like DASH for Health, delivered via the Internet, can provide benefit to large numbers of subjects at low cost and may help address the nutritional public health crisis.”
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