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June 26th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

According to a recent study, eating a Mediterranean diet with lots of fish, fruit and grains could lower the risk of having asthma attacks. The research team studied just under 175 asthmatics, and closely investigated their diet . Those who eat...
June 24th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

What a mother eats during pregnancy can make a big difference on the timescale of her son or daughter’s puberty, according to a recent report. A study conducted at the Liggins Institute found that mothers with high-fat diets during pregnancy...
June 19th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

According to diet reports from America, a new diet plan known as the ‘big breakfast diet’ could be the key to shedding those pounds. The big breakfast diet has been espoused by Dr. Jakubowicz of the Virginia Commonwealth University for...
June 16th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

According to reports from pharmaceutical company, diet pill Alli has reached some 4 million people since hitting the shelves one year ago. The dietary drug, which is the only non-prescription federally-approved weight loss drug available over the...
June 12th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

A recent newspaper article argues that Scotland needs to improve their average diet by eating more healthy food, drinking less alcohol and taking more active. Susan Pryde of the Food Standards Agency gave some top tips and claimed that even simple...
June 10th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

According to a recent study at the University of Melbourne, Australia, eating regular portions of oily fish as part of your diet could lower the risk of developing a debilitating eye disease . Age-related macular degeneration is a common eye problem...
June 9th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

A recent article in the Daily Mirror gave some advice for making the calorie cutting process taste better. Cutting calories can be a good way to lose weight, but dieting in this way can seem to remove all the flavour from your food. The article gave...
June 5th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

According to recent studies, drinking red wine could lower the negative effects of eating a diet high in fat, according to a recent study. A research team examined the French diet that, although high in fat generally causes lower levels of heart...
June 3rd, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Spain is encouraging the culture body of the United Nations, Unesco, to add the Mediterranean diet to the world heritage list. Usually reserved for specific events, such as the Mexican Festival of the Dead, Spain have taken the initiative in trying...
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Of all the diets that circulate, some are extremely easy to follow and others more difficult. One of the diet regimens that require serious commitment is the raw food diet . Eating a raw food diet is fairly self-explanatory; this type of diet is...
May 30th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Eating a decent amount of fruit and vegetables as part of your diet is the best way possible to stay healthy . As well as protecting against cancer and sunburn, the nutrients in fruit and vegetables work in an enormous variety of ways. Recent...
May 29th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

According to a special issue of The Lancet concerned with diabetes, diet and exercise could help to prevent or delay Type 2 Diabetes for as long as 14 years. According to a study, those with IGT (Impaired Glucose Tolerance) could delay or prevent...
May 27th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

According to recent reports in the diet news, a new diet pill could aid dieters in shedding an average of a stone and a half in just six months. The new drug, Tesofensine, alters the brain chemicals that control the appetite, leaving a patient...
May 22nd, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Losing weight and going on a diet are the subject of much attention and debate, largely because almost all of us will at one stage want to lose weight . With the range of diet-related advice out there, it’s no surprise that some of it...
May 20th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Recent research indicates that over 70 per cent of the public are not exercising in accordance with government guidelines relating to diet, whilst high percentages said that they did not eat a healthy diet and just under half ate too...
May 19th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

According to an American research team, as many as 75% of diet supplements available for online purchase could contain ingredients that potentially disrupt heart rhythm. The team tested 12 different over-the-counter supplements to draw their...
May 16th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

A diet high in protein can aid the struggle to keep weight off once it’s been lost, according to recent results from a European study. A research team examined the difference between eating high and low protein diets . Diets high in protein...
May 13th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

A successful Australian diet that includes eating high levels of red meat has been under attack this week. The diet, developed by research body CSIRO, is known as the Total Wellbeing Diet . Dieticians had previously lambasted the diet, and now...
May 12th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

A newcomer to the US diet industry proudly announced their 1 millionth sale on the weekend, in under one year of operation. The innovative diet solution, called portionpals, is taking the US dieting industry by storm, with consumers looking to lose...
May 8th, 2008 at 12:00 AM

According to recent research, the majority of people are confused about what exactly constitutes a healthy diet . Millions are failing to eat recommended five-a-day portions of vegetables and fruit . Many of the respondents in the survey, which...
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