Tag Archives: Diet
Which Diet is Best for You?
Are you looking for a diet that helps you to lose weight, eat healthier, or manage or prevent health problems? I have the answer for you. In the latest U.S. News & World Report’s Best Diets 2012, experts examined 25 … Continue reading
Dietary Pattern and Breast Cancer
Evidence is mounting that healthy dietary patterns might be associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer. Using data from prospective Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study that involved 20,967 women and followed for 14.1 years, researchers analyzed 124 foods and beverages … Continue reading
Dietary Pattern that Cuts the Risk of Alzheimer’s disease
According to a new study published in the April 12 issue of the Archives of Neurology, individuals who consume a diet rich in nuts, fish, poultry, vegetables, fruits, and olive oil–based salad dressings but low in high-fat dairy products, red … Continue reading
High-Protein, Low-Carbohydrate Diet – a viable option for Obese Teens to lose weight
Fear that a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet could adversely affect the growth and cholesterol level; parents have few option to help their kids to lose weight. A study published in the March issue of the Journal of Pediatrics, however, shed light … Continue reading
Lose Weight, regardless of Diet Intervention, can Shrink the Plague in Carotid Artery
A study published in the March issue of the Circulation indicated that people who lost weight by one of the three diets 1) low fat, 2) Mediterranean or 3) low carbohydrate can have the plagues in their carotid artery (the … Continue reading
Exercise Improves Elasticity of Coronary Blood Vessels in Type 2 Diabetic patients
A study conducted by the University of Leipzig (Leipzig) and the Paracelsus Medical University (Salzburg) found that exercise and hypo-caloric diet improved the elasticity of the coronary blood vessels in Type 2 diabetic patients with coronary artery disease. The study … Continue reading
How to live longer with Stage 4 Melanoma?
Would you and your loved ones like to fight cancer and fulfill your dreams? Have you reached your milestones yet? Here are some suggestions offered by Nekar Lo, a terminal cancer patient who is in his eighth year after his … Continue reading
Low-carb diet has same weight loss but better BP control than drug/diet combo
A new randomized study comparing 1) a low-carbohydrate diet with 2) combination of weight-loss drug, orlistat* (Xenical), and a low-fat diet has found that both strategies produced similar weight loss over a one-year period. The low-carb diet, however, also produced … Continue reading
Diet & exercise reduce risk of heart attack
A study published in the February 1, 2010 issues of Circulation indicated that improving diet, exercising more and quitting smoking are as important as taking medicine for patients who have heart attack (angina and myocardial infarction). The study, Organization to … Continue reading