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Bob Harper of 'Biggest Loser' talks diet, fitness

Health and fitness guru Bob Harper shot to fame as a trainer on "The Biggest Loser" reality TV series, which beings is 12th season on Tuesday on NBC, after becoming an improbable hit for its network. The show has obese people c [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Diet regimen for one

Each week on Footprint, the National Post profiles an ordinary Canadian doing his or her small part for the environment—nothing drastic, nothing life-altering, but a conscientious act that deserves attention and might just inspire o [...]

Posted On : Sep, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Plant-rich diets tied to lower breast cancer risk

Women with diets rich in vegetables, fruit and legumes may have a somewhat decreased risk of developing one type of breast cancer, a new study suggests. The findings, from a large, long-running study of US nurses, showed that women w [...]

Posted On : Sep, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Why dieting doesn't help lose weight

Experts have advised health freaks not to indulge in dieting to lose weight after piling on pounds. The Sinai Hospital program offers weight loss surgery patients expert advice and consultation from Melissa Majumdar – who consults p [...]

Posted On : Sep, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Diet queen has plenty of bite left

Jean Nidetch ambles down the hallway of the senior community where she lives, two cups of Coca-Cola teetering on her Zimmer frame. In her one-bedroom apartment in Parkland, Florida, icecream is in the freezer and, in the fridge, Bailey [...]

Posted On : Sep, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Diet alone can help lower bad cholesterol, says study

A diet based around plants, nuts and high-fibre grains lowered "bad" cholesterol more than a lowsaturated-fat diet that was also vegetarian, researchers reported on Tuesday. And the drop in lowdensity lipoprotein, or LDL cholest [...]

Posted On : Aug, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

The Importance of Phytochemicals in Your Diet

Phytochemicals, are naturally found in plants and are responsible for providing color, flavor, and aroma to fruits and vegetables. They are biologically active and function to protect plants against invasion, disease, and infection. Studi [...]

Posted On : Aug, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Andy Murray Discusses His New Gluten Free-ish Diet

Andy Murray has recently jumped on the gluten-free craze. Like Novak Djokovic and Sabine Lisicki, Murray has also decided to rid himself of gluten and change his diet with an eye on better results and performance. In his presser yesterday [...]

Posted On : Aug, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Diet book for girls as young as six provokes outrage from do...

A diet book for six-year-olds with a cover that features a plump child holding a skinny frock in front of the mirror has been attacked by nutrition experts. Maggie Goes on A Diet by Paul Kramer, is due for publication in the US in Octo [...]

Posted On : Aug, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Potassium-rich diet tied to lower stroke risk

The findings, reported in the journal Stroke, come from an analysis of 10 international studies involving more than 200,000 middle-aged and older adults.Researchers found that across those studies, stroke risk dipped as people's repor [...]

Posted On : Aug, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Colour-code your diet

If eating well was as simple as ensuring your meals always looked vibrant and eye-catching, good nutrition would be easy, right? When it comes to fruit and vegetables, plating up a rainbow of different colours is a sure-fire [...]

Posted On : Aug, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Giann Rooney's biggest challenge: diet

Change can be a difficult beast to master, especially if it comes with a wake-up call. Four women tell Candice Chung how they turned challenging circumstances into something life affirming. I retired from my swimming career in March 2006, [...]

Posted On : Aug, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Long-discredited hCG diet makes a comeback

Among the hundreds of drastic and unproven weight loss plans, the controversial hCG diet may take the cake. Discredited by researchers in the 1970s, the near-starvation diet restricts followers to 500 calories a day for six weeks. At the [...]

Posted On : Aug, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Cueto cuts chicken wings from diet, earns win over Colorado

This just in: Chicken wings are apparently not an essential part of any athlete's training regimen. Unfortunately, Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto(notes) had to learn this the hard way. The young righthander pitched [...]