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Diet and Health
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NEWS:
Dieters Beware: Calorie Counts Are Frequently Off “According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, prepared foods may contain an average of 8% more calories than their package labels own up to and restaurant meals may contain a whopping 18% more. Worse still, as far as Food and Drug Administration regulations are concerned, that's perfectly O.K.”
FDA Mulls Pulling Diet Pill Linked to Heart Attack “Almost a year after studies showed the diet pill Meridia increases heart attack and stroke risk, U.S. health regulators announced they will consider pulling the Abbott Laboratories' drug off the market.”
High-Fructose Corn Syrup Prompts Considerably More Weight Gain, Researchers Find “In addition to causing significant weight gain in lab animals, long-term consumption of high-fructose corn syrup also led to abnormal increases in body fat, especially in the abdomen, and a rise in circulating blood fats called triglycerides. The researchers say the work sheds light on the factors contributing to obesity trends in the United States.”
Many dietary supplements are contaminated
Meridia Withdrawn From Market; FDA Cites Risk to Heart
RENEW: Intense Diet/Exercise Improves Weight, CV Risk Factors, in Severely Obese
Sleep Loss Inhibits Weight Loss
ARTICLES:
Over-the-counter weight-loss pills: Do they work? “The table shows common weight-loss pills and what the research shows about their effectiveness and safety. …”
Slide show: Guide to portion control for weight loss
Weight-loss drugs: Can a prescription help you lose weight?
JOURNAL ARTICLES:
Men participating in a weight-loss intervention are able to implement key dietary messages, but not those relating to vegetables or alcohol: the Self-Help, Exercise and Diet using Internet Technology (SHED-IT) study. (Public Health Nutr. 2010)
Role of dairy beverages in the diet. (Physiol Behav. 2010)
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