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What is the most effective diet for losing weight?

This past weekend, Science-ish was disappointed to read Margaret Wente’s column on health evidence, in which she opined: “Today’s health wisdom has a way of becoming tomorrow’s bunk… This may help explain wh [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

Diets high in flavonoids 'help type 2 diabetic women'

Funded by Diabetes UK and published in Diabetes Care, researchers spent 12 months giving half the sample of 93 women flavonoid-enriched chocolate. Half the group of women were given placebo chocolate bars, by the group at University of Ea [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Vitamins, fish rich diet cut Alzheimer`s risk

New Delhi: People taking diets high in several key vitamins or in health-boosting omega-3 fatty acids are less likely to develop the brain shrinkage linked to Alzheimer`s disease, according to a new research. This means people who regu [...]

Posted On : Jan, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

5 fad diets that stink

It seems people have been looking for the perfect diet since the first chunky caveman. Nowadays every week seems to bring word of some new fad that a friend of a friend swears by or some regimen the hot celebrity du jour is rumored to be [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

Diets Differ in Effect on Weight Gain and Fat and Lean Mass

A new study published in JAMA demonstrates the various effects of overeating of three diets that differed mainly in protein composition. George Bray and colleagues randomized 25 healthy volunteers to participate in an inpatient study t [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

New Year crash diets are not worth their weight for 80% of w...

Rapid weight-loss plans typically last 15 days and see just 20 per cent of women reach their target, with 35 per cent putting on more than they lost. Despite shedding an average 2.5kg (5.6lb), women gain 2.1kg (4.7lb) less than three week [...]

Posted On : Jan, 04 2012 | Comments : 0

Lean beef OK for certain diets: study

People using a diet centered on fruits and vegetables to lower their cholesterol may be able to introduce lean beef and get similar results, suggests a new study. The findings, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, a [...]

Posted On : Jan, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Diet patterns linked with brain health

Eating a diet rich in certain vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids and low in trans fats may be best for brain health, new research suggests. Older people who ate this way had less of the brain shrinkage linked with Alzheimer's disease an [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Veg diet can help keep toxins away

Sticking to vegetables for five days a week can significantly reduce the body's amount of antibiotics and phthalates - a common chemical added to plastics - says a new research. To come up with the conclusion, researchers in Korea [...]

Posted On : Dec, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Maintaining Healthy Dietary Habits Has Benefits Beyond Weigh...

Improvements to health remain even if weight is regained after long-term healthy dietary interventions, say researchers. Long-term healthy dietary interventions frequently induce a rapid weight decline, mainly in the first four to six mon [...]

Posted On : Dec, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Researchers put farmed fish on vegetarian diet

BALTIMORE — Researchers say they may have overcome a roadblock in efforts to satisfy the world's growing demand for seafood through fish-farming. While more fish are being farmed, taking pressure off wild stocks, environmenta [...]

Posted On : Dec, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Study reveals why diet may slow ageing

cEating less may keep the mind young, according Italian scientists who they have discovered the molecular process by which a strict diet may save the brain from the ravages of age. The research, published in the journal the Proceedings of [...]

Posted On : Dec, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

The diet dilemma

Eat more turkey, but less stuffing, drink and be merry this Christmas and you could end the season looking less like Santa Claus and more like his sleek reindeer. To stay healthy and lean you need only control the carbohydrates you eat [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Cancer prevention diet tips: aim for 16 colorful foods

I tend to get into food ruts, eating the same fruits and vegetables every day to fill my daily quota. At the moment, blackberries, spinach, and chopped tomatoes are my faves. Yet despite my plentiful consumption of these nutritional super [...]