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March 26th, 2010 at 12:00 AM

It has been discovered that a herbal supplement can lower appetite by a fifth. This diet pill is said to even stop the craving for sweet treats. A study was undertaken of 58 healthy to slightly overweight women. It found that Zotrim, a formulation...
March 26th, 2010 at 12:00 AM

Red meat is a key source of animal fats . Replacing saturated fats with healthier options can reduce the risk of heart disease by up to a fifth, so an American study confirms. The Harvard Medical School report adds to the increasing evidence...
March 25th, 2010 at 12:00 AM

New research highlights that women need to undertake 60 minutes of moderate exercise every day to prevent weight gain as they get older should they adhere to a normal diet . The findings suggest women need more exercise than the present guidelines...
March 24th, 2010 at 12:00 AM

Sugar is being blamed for everything from our obesity epidemic right through to depression . It would appear that each time we open a newspaper or magazine, there is a yet another case being presented which highlights the demerits of sugar. There...
March 24th, 2010 at 12:00 AM

University of California Davis researchers decided to test the benefits of eating walnuts as those who suffer from prostate cancer are known to have higher levels of endothelin than those who do not have prostate cancer . They discovered that mice...
March 23rd, 2010 at 12:00 AM

Newcastle researchers claim that seaweed combats obesity . Seaweed may hold the clue to tackling obesity, so say Newcastle University researchers. This team discovered that alginate, sea kelp fibre, lowers the body's fat uptake by 75% plus. This...
March 22nd, 2010 at 12:00 AM

It is essential to eat more locally sourced, if possible, home grown, fresh fruit and vegetables . It is said that dependence on processed foods can expose us to the risk of salmonella or listeria contamination. It may sound unbelievable but that...
March 22nd, 2010 at 12:00 AM

Women who adhere to a Mediterranean-style diet high in vegetables, vegetable oils as well as fish may have a higher likelihood of becoming pregnant after infertility treatment, a new study suggests. Netherlands researchers discovered that among 161...
March 19th, 2010 at 12:00 AM

It is vital to cut down on salt intake. Excessive salt is as dangerous as excessive cholesterol, smoking and obesity . Reduction of salt intake reduces new cases of annual heart diseases by 60,000 to 120,000, strokes by 32,000 to 66,000, and heart...
March 18th, 2010 at 12:00 AM

Irritable bowel syndrome is a disorder of the lower intestines which can give rise to abdominal pain, diarrhoea or constipation or both. It has been suggested that abdominal colonic fermentation as a result of altered bacteria flora in the colon is...
March 18th, 2010 at 12:00 AM

New research shows that having a nutritional supplement can help lower the risk of developing diabetes, but only in men. Researchers uncovered that men with high levels of selenium, an antioxidant found in liver and nuts, in their body are...
March 17th, 2010 at 12:00 AM

The best treatment for early diabetes is a healthy diet and exercise . A study has questioned the use of diabetes treatments in the early stage of this condition. The report, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, highlighted that those...
March 16th, 2010 at 12:00 AM

Those who eat food with a high fibre content could be less susceptible to developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or lower lung disease, according to new research. This new study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology,...
March 16th, 2010 at 12:00 AM

There are hundreds of thousands of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) sufferers in the UK. IBS is a chronic intestinal disorder which results in wind, diarrhoea, abdominal pain and constipation. Such symptoms normally appear after a meal has been...
March 15th, 2010 at 12:00 AM

Eating fruit at work is a simple way of ensuring that the office is a healthy place to be. Instead of sugary snacks and drinks, office fruit is great for an energy source as well as nutrients. An American study has proven how nutrition plays a key...
March 12th, 2010 at 12:00 AM

The egg has been termed a ‘superfood’ due to its wonderful ability to enhance health and deal with obesity, so scientists have recently announced. The new research highlights how eggs are a highly nutrient-dense food and that we ought to be...
March 12th, 2010 at 12:00 AM

Recent research published in the British Journal of Nutrition, a bi-monthly international peer-reviewed journal, discovered that Chinese men aged 40 plus on diets high in fruit and milk as opposed to vegetables or meat are less likely to develop...
March 11th, 2010 at 12:00 AM

High calorie foods ought to be eaten moderately. Diet foods for children could inadvertently trigger overeating and obesity, according to researchers. Young rats were given low-calorie versions of foods and induced to overeat, whether they were...
March 10th, 2010 at 12:00 AM

The Scots' penchant for sweets is partially to blame for their abysmal dental record. Over a third of Scottish women as well as a quarter of men aged 55 plus have lost all of their teeth, so latest government figures reveal. The statistic was...
March 9th, 2010 at 12:00 AM

Prostate-specific dietary supplements ought not be taken whilst having radiation therapy treatments as they have been proven to increase the radiosensitivity of normal prostate cell lines, ending up in normal tissue complications, so says a study in...
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