Weight Loss
Sweet potatoes have great nutritional value. Now, research suggests even the water left over from cooking sweet potatoes has slimming effects.
Title: Eating Tapeworms for Weight Loss
Category: Doctor’s & Expert’s views on Symptoms
Created: 11/25/2013 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/6/2016 12:00:00 AM
Jurors found that Trudeau violated a 2004 Federal Trade Commission consent order, which barred him from misrepresenting the content of books in infomercials in which he starred. In his Supreme Court appeal, Trudeau said his right to a speedy trial was violated, and that he would have been acquitted if prosecutors were required to prove that he knew what he was doing was wrong.
A new study suggests yo-yo dieting tricks the brain into thinking the body is in a famine period, prompting the body to store more fat for future shortage.
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics have issued a new position paper hailing the benefits of vegetarian diets for overall health and the environment.
Title: Low-Carb Diet May Aid Your Metabolism
Category: Health News
Created: 12/2/2016 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/2/2016 12:00:00 AM
In surprising findings, researchers from MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) and Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) have discovered that nearly one in five children with celiac disease…
These food plans are safe at all stages of life, nutrition group says
Scurvy, a disease historically associated with old-world sailors on long voyages, is making a surprise comeback in Australia with health officials Tuesday revealing a spate of cases. Caused by vitamin C deficiency, it used to be a common, and often fatal, curse among seafarers who went months without fresh fruit and vegetables. Now considered rare, it is reappearing due to poor dietary habits, said Jenny Gunton, who heads the Centre for Diabetes, Obesity and Endocrinology research at the Westmead Institute in Sydney.
Soda is the main source of added sugar in the American diet, researchers note in the journal Sleep Health. Soda and lack of sleep are both independently associated with obesity, and sugar-sweetened beverages are also linked to rising rates of heart disease and diabetes, the authors write. What set these poor sleepers apart is they consumed 21 percent more sugar-sweetened drinks than adults who got a healthy seven to eight hours a night.