1. Thermal Effect of Foods

... work as possible. The notion that eating certain foods will make you lose weight is simply untrue. Weight loss is a process that involves proper nutrition, excercise and an overall healthy lifestyle. No ...

2. Is one diet as good as another? U of I study says no and tells you why

... that is moderately high in protein," said Donald Layman, a University of Illinois professor emeritus of nutrition. The research was published in the March Journal of Nutrition. Layman's new study ...

3. See salad, eat fries: When healthy menus backfire

DURHAM, N.C. –- Just seeing a salad on the menu seems to push some consumers to make a less healthy meal choice, according a Duke University researcher. It's an effect called "vicarious goal ...

4. Drinking 100 percent fruit juice is associated with lower risk of obesity and metabolic syndrome

... from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2004 – an ongoing data collection initiative through the Centers for Disease Control and Promotion – University of Minnesota's ...

5. Dietary fat intake affects hidden stomach flab

You literally are what you eat, at least when it comes to the amount of abdominal visceral fat, Johns Hopkins researchers say. Studying the food diaries of a group of middle-age adults, they found that ...

6. Could eating blueberries help get rid of belly fat?

And could a blueberry-enriched diet stem the conditions that lead to diabetes? A new University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center study suggests so. The new research, presented Sunday at the Experimental ...

7. Low glycemic breakfast may increase benefits of working out

... of Nottingham conducted a controlled human intervention trial. The results of their study are published in the May 2009 issue of The Journal of Nutrition. As expected, blood glucose concentrations were ...

8. Irregular exercise pattern may add pounds

BERKELEY, CA — The consequences of quitting exercise may be greater than previously thought, according to a new study from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ...

9. Scientists find high-fat diet disrupts body clock

EVANSTON, Ill. --- Our body’s 24-hour internal clock, or circadian clock, regulates the time we go to sleep, wake up and become hungry as well as the daily rhythms of many metabolic functions. The ...

10. Emotional eaters susceptible to weight regain

Study finds dieters who eat in response to emotions versus social situations, lose less and regain more. Providence, RI - Just in time for the start of the holiday eating season - a new study finds that ...

11. How nutrition affects the breakdown of fats

Scientists have shown that when either lean or obese individuals exercise after eating a high fat meal, their fats are broken down and oxidized in skeletal muscle, making them healthier. These results ...

12. Alternate-day fasting: How good is it for your health?

Researchers report that fasting or eating half as much as usual every other day may shrink your fat cells and boost mechanisms that break down fats. Consuming less calories and increasing physical activity ...

13. Feeling Full is Not So Easy

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have found new clues to why some people overeat and gain weight while others don't. Examining how the human brain responds ...

14. High Protein, Low Carbohydrate Diet Proposed to Be Most Effective

... Their work has just been published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Healthy, obese men were given two different diets during their stay in the Rowett’s specialised Human Nutrition Unit. ...

15. The Value of National Dietary Guidelines

For nearly three decades, Americans have become accustomed to hearing about the latest dietary guidelines, which are required by federal regulation to be revised and reissued at five-year intervals. Mid-way ...

16. Whole Grains Or Not?

Whole grain foods have long been touted for their health benefits. It is claimed that the refinement of grains such as wheat not only destroy some of their nutritional value, but also is connected to an ...

17. What You Crave

... to resist their food cravings, as opposed to trying to eliminate them, are most likely to be successfull in their weight loss program. The Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA ...

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