Search Results for 'Diets'

Diets for the lost and mortified

Oh, how weak we have become. How whiny and wretched, tormented and convinced -- convinced! -- we simply cannot do even the most mildly difficult thing all by ourselves, lest we break, wail and beg for medication. Behold, the latest mic [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

Crazy diets

Developed by Stanley Burroughs in 1941, the Master Cleanse is a ten-day detoxification programme. In the period of these ten days, nothing is consumed except for lemon juice, maple syrup and cayenne pepper. It is believed that through thi [...]

Posted On : Apr, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Ditch diets for good health

NEVER diet again: it's a bold claim, but one that two Sunshine Coast authors say is more realistic than you think. Energetic Tanawha couple Julius and Sharny Kieser, who own and operate Stripfit Health and Fitness Studio in Wara [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2012 | Comments : 0

Women have tried 61 diets by age of 45

An average 45-year-old woman has been on 61 diets through her life, according to a survey. In a poll of 2,000 British men and women, more than three-quarters had embarked on a diet in the past year. However, women had tried the biggest ar [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Pitting the Fad Diets Against Each Other

The Actual Diet: Gluten-Free: Cut out grains like wheat, barley, and rye. This also means saying no to certain types of flours, which probably means you will have to say goodbye to breads, cakes, pies, cookies, and crackers, unless they&# [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

High fibre diets don't protect gut health

High fibre diets, surprisingly, may not protect gut health, but they do heighten your chances of developing diverticulosis. The condition is characterised by small bulging pouches forming on the inner lining of large intestine, trappin [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

Diets That Let You Drink Alcohol

Dieting is hard enough if it means giving up or cutting back on favorite foods. Doing it without the comfort of an occasional drink can be near-impossible for some dieters. While certain diets have a zero-tolerance policy toward booze, ot [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 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

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

Diets work better with WeightWatchers than the NHS: research

Diet programmes such as Weight Watchers, Slimming World and Rosemary Conley are cheaper and far more effective than those run by the NHS, according to new research. Dieters lost more weight and kept it off for longer by joining a slimming [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Fact: Road Diets Work.

The “road diet” on Fauntleroy Way in West Seattle was controversial when it was introduced, to say the least: Drivers, used to being able to speed along four general-purpose traffic lanes, feared that reducing the road to two [...]