Tag Archive | "dieting"

Added Sugars in Diet Threaten Heart Health

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

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The added sugars in prepared and processed foods are threatening Americans' cardiovascular health, lowering levels of protective HDL cholesterol, raising levels of potentially dangerous triglicerides and possibly making people fatter, a new study finds.

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Five dairy servings a day can trigger weight loss

Monday, October 26, 2009

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During the study period participants ate a low calorie diet that reduced their total energy intake to below normal requirements. At the end of the 12 weeks the researchers found that those people who ate five servings a day instead of the normally recommended three servings lost more weight. In addition improvements in the risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes were recorded.

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Blueberry juice displays weight management benefits

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

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Canadian researchers report that mice prone to obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes and hypertension drinking the blueberry juice were protected against the development of glucose intolerance and diabetes mellitus.

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Study identifies vitamin D’s benefits for diabetic heart health

Monday, August 24, 2009

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Vitamin D may inhibit the build-up of cholesterol in blood vessels, says a new study that support calls for vitamin D supplements to improve heart health of diabetics. According to new findings published in Circulation, diabetics – a population group at higher risk of heart disease – with low vitamin D levels displayed difficulties in processing [...]

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High-fat diets linked to poor mental function

Friday, August 14, 2009

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Animals fed a high-fat diet for nine days could run 50 per cent less far than their counterparts fed a standard rodent diet, while they also made mistakes sooner in the maze task, suggesting that their cognitive abilities were also being affected by their diet.

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Dietary Oils May Help Some Fight Fat

Thursday, July 16, 2009

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"I don't think it's a magic bullet, but I think it could have enhancing effects," said the study's lead author, Martha A. Belury, the Carol S. Kennedy professor of human nutrition at Ohio State University in Columbus. The study appeared online in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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Vitamin D linked to successful weight loss with dieting

Friday, June 12, 2009

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Increased intakes of vitamin D may improve weight loss while following a calorie-restricted diet, according to new findings from the US. “Our results suggest the possibility that the addition of vitamin D to a reduced-calorie diet will lead to better weight loss,” said the study's lead author, Shalamar Sibley, MD, from the University of Minnesota.

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