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We have compiled the list of news articles related to diets from online health/medical sources selected based on their reputation and reliability.
| Slimming World Voted Best Diet Aid | | Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today -- 2007-03-05 | | Slimming World proved such a success with online visitors to Review Centre during the last year that it easily won the best diet aid award for 2006, beating competition from 34 other well known diets and diet aids.The award is based on averages of ratings and user comments submitted by customers to Review Centre in 2006, and also for overall ratings and comments featured at the Review Centre site. [click link for full article]...more >> |
| Exercise, Diet, Supplements Play Role In Lowering Cholesterol Without Drugs | | Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today -- 2007-03-05 | | When it's time to rein in cholesterol, the go-to prescription is usually statins. These medications can reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol -- the bad cholesterol -- from 25 percent to 50 percent. But for a variety of reasons, statins aren't an option for everyone.The March issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource outlines other ways to lower cholesterol levels. [click link for full article]...more >> |
| High carb diet not linked to colon cancer
(Reuters)
| | Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News -- 2007-02-14 | | Reuters - Eating large amounts of
carbohydrates does not appear to increase the risk of colon
cancer in women, according to study findings published in the
American Journal of Epidemiology....more >> |
| Simple Solutions To Postpartum Weight Retention | | Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today -- 2007-03-04 | | Women aiming to shed after pregnancy pounds should add daily walks and limit TV time and trans fats, according to a new study by Harvard researchers. "The childbearing years are a time of particular risk for weight gain in women," said lead author Emily Oken, M.D. "Modifiable behaviors in that early postpartum period such as diet, television viewing and walking can influence a woman's risk of retaining weight. [click link for full article]...more >> |
| Magic Beans -- Anti-obesity Soya Could Help Prevent Diabetes | | Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today -- 2007-02-28 | | A diet rich in black soya beans could help control weight, lower fat and cholesterol levels, and aid in the prevention of diabetes, reports Lisa Richards in Chemistry & Industry, the magazine of the SCI.Yellow soya has already been hailed for its cholesterol lowering capabilities; this is one of the reasons why frozen food manufacturer Birds Eye has added the beans to its range. [click link for full article]...more >> |
| Heavily Obese Eight Year Old Boy Could Go Into Care As Last Resort | | Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today -- 2007-02-26 | | An eight-year old boy who weighs 14 stone (196 lbs or 88.9 kilos) could be put into care by his local health authority as a last resort to help him lose weight.Connor McCreaddie, who lives with his mother in Wallsend, North Tyneside, UK is four time as heavy as he should be for his age. An intensive exercise programme and some diet changes have helped him come down by a stone and half (21 lbs, 9. [click link for full article]...more >> |
| Obesity surgery triples among U.S. teens
(AP)
| | Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News -- 2007-03-06 |  AP - The number of U.S. children having obesity surgery has tripled in recent years, surging at a pace that could mean more than 1,000 such operations this year, new research suggests. While the procedure is still far more common in adults, it appears to be slightly less risky in teens, according to an analysis of data on 12- to 19-year-olds who had obesity surgery from 1996 through 2003.
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| Mother may lose custody of obese boy
(AP)
| | Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News -- 2007-02-26 |  AP - Authorities are considering taking an 8-year-old boy who weighs 218 pounds into protective custody unless his mother improves his diet, officials said Monday.
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| Chain Restaurants Encourage Americans To Over Eat Says Watchdog | | Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today -- 2007-02-27 | | A US watchdog has charged chain restaurants with encouraging Americans to over eat. It is not unusual to find a single meal packing in more than several days' worth of calories says the US Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI).CSPI are calling for all chain restaurants to show nutritional information, including the calorie value of each dish, in their menus. [click link for full article]...more >> |
| Mother may lose custody of obese boy
(AP)
| | Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News -- 2007-02-26 | AP - Authorities are considering taking an 8-year-old boy who weighs 218 pounds into protective custody unless his mother improves his diet, officials said Monday.
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