Diet

Eating This Diet Reduces High Blood Pressure By 59%

To some people, it sounds absurd: Noshing on high-protein cuts of beef, chicken, and veal as a way to lose weight. However, doing so now isn't just a great way to get a slimmer waistline, according to a new Boston University Study. Now it could actually reduce your risk of high blood pressure--a risk factor that could increase the likelihood of developing heart disease. The evidence, now published in the American Journal of Hypertension, shows that people who consumed around…
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The 1 Weird Reason Why THIS is the Best Diet

It's a common saying: The best diet is the diet you can stick to. As it turns out, this saying may actually now be a proven scientific fact, according to a new study from McMaster University. The research, which looked at nearly 50 different studies, reveals that people lost weight regardless of what diet they tried--whether that was the Atkins diet, going Paleo, or eating a macronutrient-based diet. However, researchers note that low-fat and low-carb diets provided more weight loss…
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Drink This Before Exercising to Stop Heart Disease

Want to lower your risk of heart disease? Researchers say drinking a glass of wine everyday could help. New findings from the European Society of Cardiology reveal that those who drank wine regularly were less likely to develop the disease--although it only worked for those who were already physically active. Milos Taborsky, who presented the research at the European Society of Cardiology Congress, now says that staying active is essential for keeping your heart healthy. "This is the first randomised…
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This Diet Makes You Thin AND Prevents Heart Disease!

When it comes to weight loss, eating fewer calories matters, according to nutritionists. But now new research from the Annals of Internal Medicine reveals that a certain diet may help people lose more weight compared to other diets. Lydia A. Bazzano, M.D., lead researcher of the study, says that when it comes to weight loss, you're better off going low-carb than low-fat--an effect that not only makes you thin but makes your heart healthier as well. "The new study shows…
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This All Natural Extract Reduces Hunger By 95%!

It sounds too good to be true--a weight loss aid that could stop hunger and make you thin too. But according to researchers from Lund University in Sweden, it's now a reality. According to their research, published in the health journal Appetite, they've uncovered a new weight loss aid extracted from spinach--an extract that can make people feel less hungry and nearly double weight loss. Better yet, it's all natural. "Our analyses show that having a drink containing thylakoids before…
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Don’t Do This if You Want a Higher Metabolism

Want a faster metabolism? Until recently, health experts claimed eating breakfast was the key to revving up an otherwise sluggish metabolism. However, new research from the University of Bath says that breakfast doesn't actually speed up your metabolism--a finding considered controversial. Now lead author James Betts says that eating breakfast isn't a good recommendation. "I almost never have breakfast," says Betts, who is a Senior Lecturer in Nutrition, Metabolism & Statistics at the University of Bath. "That was part of…
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This Diet Reduces Your Dementia Risk By 90 Percent!

Don't eat a healthy diet? Doing so now won't just increase your risk of obesity later in life--it could now cause dementia. A study from the University of Eastern Finland says that those who ate a healthy diet at 50 were 90 percent less likely to develop dementia later on in life. While it isn't the first study to link a healthy diet with a reduced risk of dementia, it is the first to look at a person's overall diet…
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This is the Only Diet That Lowers Blood Pressure

While most people choose to go vegetarian for ethical reasons, researchers say there's a more important reason to cut out the meat--it could lower your blood pressure. Reporting in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers say that people who consumed a vegetarian diet were more likely to have lower levels of blood pressure than those who consumed a meat-based diet. Having lower blood pressure also meant their risk of heart disease was low--making it not just great for…
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Eating This Makes it Impossible to Eat Healthy Foods!

We all love junk food--but is indulging in a cookie or crisp changing your appetite? A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology alleges that eating junk food for just two weeks can cause your brain to become addicted, making it nearly impossible to eat a balanced diet. Not surprisingly, it will also make you fat too, say researchers. "These experiments sought to determine whether exposure to a cafeteria diet consisting of palatable high fat foods impacts upon…
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Why Experts Say You Should Only Follow THIS Diet

Many diets promise to help people lose weight, but few can say they've earned the title "World's Best Diet." But now researchers from the University of Copenhagen say they've uncovered a diet plan that not only helps people lose weight but feel and look good too. Based off a European study called the Diogenes Diet, researchers says that eating a diet high in protein and low-GI carbs is the best diet you can try--not just because it helps you lose…
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