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Posted How Obesity is Changing the Healthcare Industry to Diet Blog
Recent figures show a staggering rise in the number of UK patients admitted to hospital due to obesity. In 2003/04, just 1,746 people were admitted: in 2008/09, that figure was over four times as large: 8,085....
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Posted Obesity Liver Damage Worse Than Alcohol? to Diet Blog
Here's yet another reason to think twice about supersizing your fries: cirrhosis. When you hear the words "cirrhosis of the liver", you probably think of alcohol as the cause. Most of us are aware of the link between obesity and diabetes, high blood pressure and stroke - but we don't realize how much damage excess weight can do to our...
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Posted How Many Calories in a School Lunch Box? to Diet Blog
A panel from the Institute of Medicine (part of the National Academies) has recommended to the government that school-provided meals should include more fruits, vegetables and wholegrains - even though this would push costs up....
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Posted Are Smart Choices Food Labels A Waste of Space? to Diet Blog
After the Smart Choices label, two years in development, was applied to products like Froot Loops and mayonnaise, state and federal authorities have been encouraging companies to stop using it....
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Posted Larger Waist Size May Increase Women's Cancer Risk to Diet Blog
A large study has indicated that a large waist size (even at a normal weight) may increase a woman's chance of having asthma. Being overweight or obese was also shown to make asthma more likely - and to worsen the symptoms....
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Posted Exercise Alone Won't Help You Lose Weight to Diet Blog
Since the 1980s, health experts and governments have been urging people to exercise more in order to lose weight. But more research has led many current health experts to conclude that exercising has little or no impact on weight loss....
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Posted Could You Have Pre-Diabetes? to Diet Blog
The charity Diabetes UK has warned that seven million people in the UK have "pre-diabetes" (Impaired Glucose Regulation - IGR), which can make them 15 times more likely to develop diabetes than the rest of the population....
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Posted Talk Therapy (CBT) Helps Treat Bulimia to Diet Blog
Bulimia is an eating disorder characterized by binging and purging, which often goes unnoticed or undiagnosed as sufferers may be of normal weight or overweight. New research suggests that "talk therapy" (cognitive behavior therapy) can help patients with bulimia....
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Posted Greater Risk of Heart Defects for Babies Born to Overweight Moms to Diet Blog
A new study has highlighted another important reason to maintain a healthy weight while trying to conceive: babies born to overweight and obese moms are more likely to have heart defects. The study, conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and published in October's issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, found that:...
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Posted New York City Bans Bake Sales In Schools to Diet Blog
If you count on blueberry muffins or chocolate brownies to banish the back-to-school blues, you might be disappointed. The latest regulations from New York City's Education Department have banned most bake sales in schools, as well as cracking down on what can be sold in vending machines and student-run stores....
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Posted Losing Weight Helps Patients With Kidney Disease to Diet Blog
The symptoms and complications of many diseases can be improved by losing weight, and kidney disease is the latest addition to that list. A study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology, found that losing weight through diet and exercise had a positive impact....
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Posted Mediterranean-Style Diet Bad For Your Wallet to Diet Blog
A decade-long study of 11,000 Spanish university grads has shown that a healthy Mediterranean-style diet is pricier than a less-healthy typical Western one. Dr. Maira Bes-Rastrollo from the University of Navarra led the study, which was published in the September issue of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health....
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Posted Only One In Eight British Kids Get Enough Exercise to Diet Blog
Figures from a recent survey by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) show that only one in eight children, aged eight to thirteen, get enough exercise. The government recommends kids are active for sixty minutes each day. Experts have suggested that if current trends continue, two-thirds of British kids will be overweight or obese by 2050. Shockingly, the survey of...
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Posted Shock: Larger Models at London Fashion Week! to Diet Blog
It's London Fashion Week here in the UK, and the designer Mark Fast has caused a storm by--gasp--using normal-sized women to showcase his knitwear range. Fast's stylist has allegedly walked out in a huff because of the use of three UK size 12 -14 (US size 10-12) models. And, the reporter Alice Fisher, whilst applauding the move, mentioned how...
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Posted Many Diabetics Not Following Healthy Eating Guidelines to Diet Blog
A new study has found that most Americans with type 2 diabetes aren't getting a healthy diet. In general, they're eating too much salt and fat, and not enough low-fat dairy, grains, fruits and veggies....
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Posted Low Self-Esteem in Kids May Lead to Obesity to Diet Blog
Results from a UK study show that children with low self-esteem tend to be obese as adults. The study followed 6,500 children (from the 1970 British Birth Cohort Study), who had their height and weight measured at the age of 10, and were also asked about their emotional state. Twenty years later, researchers have published the results in the...
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Posted Does the Smart Choices Program Lack Credibility? to Diet Blog
In the US, "Smart Choices", the new food-label campaign, is being criticized by nutritionists for allowing their label to appear on products such as high-sugar cereals (Froot Loops and Cocoa Krispies). The label has also been applied to high-salt processed foods, and full-fat mayonnaise....
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Posted IBS: Soluble Fiber May Be Best Treatment to Diet Blog
Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) should be eating a diet rich in soluble fiber, a new study suggests. A small Dutch study of 275 patients, aged 18-65, and published in the British Medical Journal, has highlighted questions about the effectiveness of bran as a treatment for IBS....
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Posted Glamour's "Shock" Photo Wins Praise From Women to Diet Blog
It was a tiny picture tucked away on page 194 in Glamour magazine (US edition). But, it was responsible for hundreds of grateful emails to the editor, newspaper articles across the world, and setting blogs and Twitter ablaze. So, what was so shocking about this photo? It showed a normal, healthy looking woman....
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Posted Even Moderate Exercise Boosts Lifespan to Diet Blog
A new study of almost 4,400 Americans has found that staying moderately fit and active may help you live longer. The study was of healthy adults, also taking into account other health factors such as obesity and diabetes. The researchers found that the 20% with the lowest fitness levels were twice as likely to die within the next nine...
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Posted Orthorexia: Taking Healthy Eating Too Far to Diet Blog
One of the newest eating disorders, orthorexia, is becoming more prevalent. This eating disorder, where sufferers have a "fixation on righteous eating," was named in 1997 by Steven Bratman, a Californian doctor. The chair of the British Dietetic Association's mental health group, Ursula Philpot, said she's seen a big rise in the number of orthorexics in the UK over...
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Posted Popcorn and Cereals Contain Good-For-You Antioxidants to Diet Blog
Good news if you love to eat popcorn at the movies--your favorite snack is healthier than previously thought! New research shows that popcorn and cereals contain phenol antioxidants, thought to protect against heart disease and cancer. The study was presented to the American Chemical Society (ACS), and was led by Dr Joe Vinson, of the University of Scranton in...
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Posted Healthy Diet and Exercise Lowers Alzheimer's Risk to Diet Blog
A study of 1,800 people in their seventies, undertaken by Columbia University, found that diet and exercise are both factors in preventing the development of Alzheimer's, whether alone or in combination. This is believed to be the first study where diet and exercise have been considered as separate factors in reducing the chances of developing Alzheimer's....
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Posted Sharp Rise in Number of Severely Obese Kids to Diet Blog
Recently-published data indicates a sharp rise in the number of severely obese kids over the past three decades. One in every twenty kids is now severely obese, with weight in the 99th percentile for their age group and gender....
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Posted Drinking Beetroot Juice May Improve Stamina to Diet Blog
Flickr: Gurms A very small study in the UK suggests that drinking beetroot juice before exercising could improve your stamina. The research was led by the University of Exeter, and involved eight men, aged 19 - 38. The men performed a series of cycling tests on exercise bikes, after six consecutive days of drinking: 500mls a day of organic beetroot...
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Posted 4 Ways to Stay Motivated When You've a Long Way to Go to Diet Blog
Serial dieters will know that the first week, or even month, of a new diet or exercise regimen is often a time of super-high willpower, intense focus, and a sense of deep determination. That initial enthusiasm doesn't last long though, and many people give up in despair at the thought of the months ahead - often regaining the weight...
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Posted Long-Term Weight Gain When Using Birth Control Shot? to Diet Blog
A small study has found women receiving the birth control drug, Depo Provera (depot medroxyprogesterone - DMPA), may see lasting unwanted weight gain. Depo Provera is a fairly low-cost form of birth control, given by injection every three months....
