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Scientists find link between maternal diet and diabetes

They say rat studies indicate an imbalanced diet in the mother can lead to the "silencing" of a gene in the child. The gene has been linked to insulin production. The UK study appears in Proceedings of the National Academy of S [...]

Posted On : Mar, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Diet pills may have been Toure’s undoing

Manchester City defender Kolo Toure faces a lengthy suspension after failing a drug test. The English soccer association informed City Toure had tested positive for a “specified substance” in a routine test. Details have been [...]

Posted On : Mar, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Diet pills left me unable to move arm or leg

AT size 18, Sarah Dean felt fat and frumpy. She had piled on 3st following the birth of her three children and a hysterectomy. In a desperate bid to battle the bulge and regain her curvy size 14, the determined mum turned to diet pills. [...]

Posted On : Mar, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Is diet pop really hazardous for the heart?

Q: Is diet pop really bad for your heart? A: Diet pop has been a headline-maker for the past week or so, thanks to a study presented at the International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles. The study, based on a sample of just more than 2, [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

HCG Diet: Starving on Pregnancy Hormones?

With one-third of Americans obese and many more overweight, the nation is desperate for a weight-loss miracle. But the return of the hCG diet -- a fad popular in the 1970s that combines daily injections of "human chorionic gonadotro [...]

Posted On : Mar, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Children given sweets when they are good are the most likely...

A poll of more than 2,000 people has found those given edible treats in childhood for behaving well had a higher chance of becoming heavily overweight, or of developing an eating disorder, than those who were not. Those who recalled bein [...]

Posted On : Feb, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Is this the end of the yo-yo diet?

The protein angiotensin-converting enzyme has been strongly linked to a woman’s weight and how she retains her shape after dieting. Soon, a simple blood test will be able to tell you whether you're more susceptible to increased [...]

Posted On : Feb, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Your HCG Responds to the HCG Diet Story on the Dr. Oz Show

Your responds to the HCG diet investigation on the Dr. Oz Show. The television program, which aired on February 22nd, 2011, did an in-depth investigation on the HCG diet. Many people came on the show that had taken HCG diet drops and had [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

The Lady Gaga Diet: Whiskey and self-promotion

Ever wonder how Lady Gaga manages to maintain that perfect figure while she’s so busy shopping for slabs of meat and giant eggs to wear? Even if you haven’t wondered, she’ll tell you: It’s all about the a [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Lady Gaga: I'm on the drunk diet

Boozy Lady Gaga has said she keeps herself in shape while on tour by necking whisky and hitting the gym with a hangover. The Born This Way singer told a US radio station: “I’m on the drunk diet. I live my life as I want to, c [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Sofia Vergara's Diet Pepsi Skinny Ad: Did They Photoshop Her...

Curvaceous beauty Sofia Vergara has been named the face of Diet Pepsi’s new Skinny Can but critics claim that the Modern Family beauty’s new ads have been photoshopped to reduce her famous assets. The new ad shows Sofia, 38, [...]

Posted On : Feb, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Eating more fiber could mean longer life

That's the message from the largest study of its kind to find a link between high-fiber diets and lower risks of death not only from heart disease, but from infectious and respiratory illnesses as well. The government study also [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Diet soda and heart disease?

If you’ve heard about the study relating diet soda consumption to increased risk of stroke and heart attack, don’t put down that diet soda just yet. The study followed more than 2,500 New Yorkers for nine years or more. The r [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Daily diet soda raises stroke risk by 61%: Study

A new study suggested that people drinking soda regularly may raise the risk of stroke by 61 percent. Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine studied soda habits of 2,564 people for more than 9 years to see if th [...]