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February 20th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Researchers who monitored the dietary habits of 80,000 plus women for 20 years have discovered that long term consumption of coffee is not related to a greater risk of stroke . They actually found that long term coffee consumption is linked to a...
February 18th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

We are all meant to include into our diet five portions of fruit and vegetables on a daily basis. So how do you ensure that you are getting your 5 a day? It can seem daunting as it sounds like a whole lot of fruit and vegetables. However, it is much...
February 17th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Flying in the face of dietary expert advice regarding breakfast cereals, a new study claims that eating two bowls of cereal every day could help people with obesity to lose weight . The advice only extended to healthy cereals that include high...
February 16th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

A diet high in crisps can have dire effects. New research which is going to be published in the March issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition hints that acrylamide found in foods can increase the risk of heart disease . Acrylamide has...
February 9th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

According to diet news today, Chinese diet pills being marketed to the Irish market have been issued with a ban by the Irish Medicines Board. The authority also issued a warning to the general public regarding the pills . The diet drugs, labelled...
February 3rd, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Celebrity dieter Cheryl Cole is now aiming to pile on the pounds by taking on a junk food diet . Her goal is to get heavier to prepare for trekking to the summit of Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief. Wife of soccer star Ashley, Cheryl is heading to the...
February 2nd, 2009 at 12:00 AM

According to recent diet research, human cells have a form of memory that can recall the effects of a bad diet on the body. The news could help to explain why obesity and other diseases seem genetic. Experts at the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes...
January 30th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

A diet based on low saturated fats, high vegetable proteins and low levels of animal protein could be associated with a serious increase in prostate-specific antigens. A diet of this type could increase quality of life. The study investigated 36 men...
January 27th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

According to recent diet reports, cutting what one eats by a third every day could improve memory function, according to a team of German researchers. The team introduced the lower-fat diet to 50 elderly volunteers and tested their memory several...
January 20th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

According to a recent diet study conducted by scientists at the UT Southwestern Medical Centre, those people who eat low-carbohydrate diets depend more on oxidization of fat in the liver than those who consume low-calorie diets . The research team...
January 15th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

According to a recent report, diet in the earliest part of life could affect your health for decades. A study by researchers at the University of Calgary Faculty of Kinesiology indicates that the rate at which an adult puts on weight is directly...
January 13th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

A dog has been put on an intensive diet following serious obesity that renders him unable to walk. The dog, a beagle cross called Patch, weighs around 62lbs, about the same as an average eight year old child. Patch, who is six years old, is facing...
January 12th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

According to a recent study, carrying a single gene may increase the proneness an individual faces to eat too much and become obese . Scientists indicate that carrying one of two variants of the FTO gene increases the risk of overeating and obesity...
January 8th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

The Food and Drug Administration in America is clamping down still harder on diet pills . A further 41 different diet pill products have been added to an official warning list, bringing the total up to 69. The director of new drugs and labelling...
January 6th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

A type of diet pill that costs just £1 per day claims to help women lose weight . The drug could soon be available to buy in British pharmacies . Alli, a diet drug, prevents the body from absorbing the fat in food. The European medical watchdog...
January 5th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Diet experts have rubbished claims that detox diets could help people to lose weight and get healthier . Celebrities championing the diets may be misleading people, according to the British Dietetic Association. The BDA, an association that...
December 29th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

According to recent diet news, eating a diet rich in mushrooms could help people to lose weight after the festive season. A team of volunteers ate mushrooms instead of meat in four otherwise identical meals. The trial was led by a dietician called...
December 23rd, 2008 at 12:00 AM

The American Food and Drug Administration this week warned against a variety of online weight loss products. Each of the thirty or so listed by the regulator contains dangerous, illegal or unlisted ingredients . Most of the diet pills are advertised...
December 18th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Low-fat labels as well as diet pills are delusions stated Watchdog representative Sean Poulter. Those who over eat and drink at Christmas may consider the solution placing some weight loss products in their shopping basket. The idea that festive...
December 8th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Foods that speed up the metabolism of the body are essential ingredients of a healthy diet . Health experts have made it clear that eating a balanced diet, exercising regularly and cutting out unhealthy habits are the key for a healthier, happier...
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