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When it comes to losing weight, experts say having support is key. And now according to a new study from the University of Illinois, a certain type of support could help women maintain their weight loss after a diet. The type of support? Social support--something researchers say is vital for helping women successfully stay thin. "All of the women lost a significant amount of weight on the program, but many were unsuccessful at maintaining it after the program ended," says…
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For those desperate to lose weight, nutritionists say the Mediterranean diet is your best bet. According to new research from the Columbia University Medical Center, however, this isn't its only benefit. The findings, now published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, reveal that those who ate a Mediterranean diet were 50 percent less likely to develop chronic kidney disease, as well as have a 42 percent reduced risk of developing kidney function decline. Those who did…
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One of the biggest risk factors for heart disease is having high blood pressure--especially later in life. Now researchers say they've uncovered a simple way to lower blood pressure to minimize your risk of cardiovascular disease as you age. According to Boston University School of Medicine researchers, people who ate a high protein diet had a 40 percent lower risk of developing high blood pressure compared to those who consumed more carbohydrates in their diet. These weren't just short-term effects…
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When it comes to dieting, people agree this is their biggest problem: Curbing their appetite. And while diet drugs or pills may work, they don't necessarily provide the safest solution, say health experts. One health expert says she's identified three foods that naturally suppress a person's appetite, however. "Satiety is the feeling of fullness after or between meals, and it is an emerging area in weight management," says Linda Milo Ohr, a contributing editor to the Institute of Food Technologists.…
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A good diet may help you get a healthier bod, but could it also save you from dying from cancer? A new study from Oxford University alleges this in the case, now published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. "Interestingly, they found that it was not the individual components that affected mortality, but an overall healthy diet," says Dr. Elisa V. Bandera, an associate professor of epidemiology at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey. "The index gives more…
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What's better: Crash diets or a healthy, gradual diet? While most nutritionists say gradual diets, a new study published in The Lancet says you may be better off crash dieting. "We now know that there are several ways of losing weight," says Gaynor Bussell, a public health nutritionist and dietitian. "There may well be a role for using rapid weight loss diets in some people, but it is important to consider how weight loss will be maintained after the diet…
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For those with metabolic syndrome, there are almost always two certainties: Obesity and diabetes. Worse yet, it's on the rise. Yet new research from the Canadian Medical Association Journal may show that not everyone is doomed to develop metabolic syndrome--provided they tweak their eating habits in a few simple ways. Researcher Dr. Jordi Salas-Salvadó recently spoke with the media about what he discovered in his latest study, now set to be published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. "In this…
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Eating a high-fat diet? Turns out there's a new way to make you even skinnier--by using something you'd never expect. According to a new study in PLOS One, mice who ate a high-fat diet supplemented with no-pulp grapefruit juice lost 18 percent more weight than mice who simply drank water. Doing so also lowered their blood glucose levels--something that could also lower the risk of diabetes. For researcher Dr. Andreas Stahl, the news is encouraging. "Obesity and insulin resistance are…
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