Friday, November 28, 2008
These days there are many well-known and often repeated “facts” about weight loss and dieting.
It seems like every week there’s some new diet, exercise trend or rediscovered supplement that promises to peel off the pounds. And since we’re all secretly hoping for the discovery that will magically solve our weight issues, we listen.
The American Dietetic [...]
Thursday, November 27, 2008
There are lingering diet myths that seem to defy experts’ attempts at explaining them away.
The American Dietetic Association’s Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo that took place in Chicago last month made yet another attempt to de-bunk some of these popular myths.
Here are ten of the most enduring and most mistaken diet and nutrition myths [...]
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Tired of grown up workouts? Want to rediscover your inner child?
New research from the University of Glamorgan shows that short bursts of activity… as children do when they play, may be more beneficial than long grueling workouts every day.
The Welsh study focuses on exercise patterns over several years, comparing short high-intensity sprints of 30-100m (lasting [...]
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Did you know that November is American Diabetes Month?
Now that we’ve gorged on Halloween candy and are getting ready for some calorie laden holiday meals, the CDC has chosen this month to share some sobering news.
The rates of Type 2 Diabetes (by far the most common kind) have increased from 4.8 per 1,000 in 1995-1997 [...]
Monday, November 24, 2008
If you’re a lifelong wine drinker, the results of an analysis of British researchers might have you changing the beverage you enjoy each day. Potential harmful levels of metal ions have been found in many wines being sold on the market even as you read this.
Researchers analyzed levels of metals in wines from 16 different [...]
Friday, November 21, 2008
Typical allergy triggers like pollen from trees and grasses aren’t the only items that might have you reaching for the tissues… some unexpected things you probably have in your home right now might also cause your allergy symptoms to flare up. There are eleven lesser known triggers to watch for…
1. Candles – the odors from [...]
Thursday, November 20, 2008
The latest information we have on cancer deaths in the U.S. shows the rate going down an average 2.1% a year between 2002 and 2004. Important drops were seen in the three leading causes of cancer deaths for men: lung, prostate and colorectal.
In women, death rates from colorectal and breast cancer was down, while the [...]
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
When you want to really catch a man’s eye… nothing beats a little red according to researchers at the University of Rochester in New York. Long associated with love and romance, the color red had yet to prove it had a real impact… until now.
There were several different psychological experiments that were part of the [...]
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Is the world really ready for purple tomatoes?
A team out of the John Innes Centre, Norwich is asking us to face just this question as they’ve developed a new breed of tomato, rich in an antioxidant pigment known as anthocyanin that is believed to offer protection from cancer.
The British researchers took two genes known to [...]
Monday, November 17, 2008
You’ve heard time and time again how good exercise is for you… but if you’re carrying a few extra pounds working out like a maniac isn’t something you’re probably comfortable doing.
Thankfully new research says that you don’t have to work up a sweat to get the benefits of exercise.
You see, the study presented at the [...]
