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January 5th, 2010 at 12:00 AM

January is awash with exercise DVDs and diet books ensuring that you will lose weight . So which one is for you? Hannah Waterman's Body Blitz (£19.99) promises that you will: "lose weight in 10 minutes a day". This ex-Eastender star has lost...
January 4th, 2010 at 12:00 AM

Brits need to use more sensible weight loss techniques, according to experts. Fad diets could be completely unsuitable for losing weight, and many vulnerable Brits feeling bloated from the holiday season may turn to them. Weight regain is closely...
December 23rd, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Coca cola's Diet Coke was launched in 1983. Diet Coke was then launched in 11 countries. It is actually Diet Pepsi which leads Coca-Cola’s tab in the diet category outside the U.S.A. Just 20% of the world’s diet soft drink sales are outside of...
December 23rd, 2009 at 12:00 AM

The past few years have seen a variety of lifestyle diseases spring up in Kenya, with experts blaming western diets and indolent lifestyles for the emerging trends. Some areas of Kenya are blighted by malnutrition and hunger, whilst in others...
December 22nd, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Dietary "phytoestrogens", plant substances which have weak estrogen-like activity, have minimal impact on the risks of developing hormone sensitive cancers, such as, breast and prostate cancer or colorectal cancers, so new research implies. The...
December 21st, 2009 at 12:00 AM

With the lead up to Christmas, some of us are looking to diet and there are some great diet super foods. Oats are a great, easy to digest super food. Unlike most other carbohydrates, oats are easy to digest and have minimal impact on your blood...
December 21st, 2009 at 12:00 AM

The festive season is packed with rich food, and if you aren’t careful, even a year of hard dieting can fall apart. With Christmas parties, family and friendly get togethers, and Christmas and New Year still to come, dieting over Christmas is a...
December 17th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston have disclosed results from a study outlining some of the effects of artificial sweeteners on the body. Conducted on a group of 3,000 women, the results showed that those who drank two or more...
December 16th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Andy Park has been celebrating Christmas on a daily basis and has thereby lost three stone during the credit crunch . Andy has been called 'Mr. Christmas' as he enjoys a traditional festive Christmas meal each lunchtime, having lost a huge amount...
December 15th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Recent research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology provides new hope for obese people who have cardiovascular problems. The study showed that losing a bit of weight can positively affect the cardiovascular...
December 14th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Were it not for the holly and the ivy and the mistletoe and myrrh, there would not be a festive season without traditional plants. However, increasingly doctors think they could offer practical benefits year round. There are natural benefits of our...
December 11th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Fatty foods are injurious to our health and immune system, so recent research confirms. The Sahlgrenska Academy has revealed that mice fed on a lard-based diet over a long period of time became less able to fight bacteria in their blood. The mice...
December 10th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Many people take vitamins and dietary supplements. However, do they really do any good? For most people, consuming a well-balanced diet, eating foods from all groups is the optimal way to make sure you obtain the vitamins you need. So. a well...
December 9th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep apnea caused by the collapse of the upper airways during sleep. Its characteristics are pauses in breathing whilst sleeping, with every episode (apnea) lasting for around 10 seconds. Moderate and...
December 8th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Diet high in soya lowers risk of ovarian cancer and cancer of the lining of the uterus, endometrial cancer. Both types of cancer are known to be affected by hormones like oestrogen, which are imitated by compounds in soya. Certain soya compounds...
December 8th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

According to diet news, the most recent diet craze that promises weight loss and prevention of diseases such as heart disease, alzheimer’s and even cancer could be genuine. The anti-inflammatory diet stipulates that health conditions are often...
December 7th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Well now the Alternate Day Diet is being recommended. This is also known as the Longevity Diet, the Up Day Down Day Diet or the Intermittent Fasting diet. You are encouraged to eat 50 per cent of you usual calorie intake every other day. This is...
December 4th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Eating less of a protein found in fish and meat could slow down the ageing process and increase life expectancy, so says recent research. For a long time scientists have considered that an extremely low calorie diet , around 60 per cent of normal...
December 2nd, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Last Tuesday Coca-Cola Israel announced that it is recalling various products due to "quality problems." The soft drinks giant confirmed that a quiet recall has begun last week due to a problem at the plant that makes the carbon dioxide for the...
December 1st, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Foods high in fat and sugar turn our bodies into "supersized fat-storing" machines. New research shows how foods high in fat and sugar stimulate an opioid receptor, called the kappa opioid receptor, which plays a role in fat metabolism . Once this...
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