Diet

Healthy Halloween Treats: Recipes to Diet By

Donna Diegel — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:34:23 -0500

Trick or treat with healthy Halloween snacks this year. Roasted pumpkin seeds and healthy Halloween dessert recipes can help you stay on your diet during the biggest candy holiday of the year.

Best Diet For Diabetics

Mindy Hartman — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:47:56 -0500

Italian researchers report that the Mediterranean diet may help people with type 2 diabetes stay off blood sugar-lowering medications.

Are America's Unhealthiest Foods Really That Bad?

charismb — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:55:59 -0500

The Connecticut Center for Science in the Public Interest just released a list of America's unhealthiest foods. With all that we know and are continually learning about nutrition, America's unhealthiest foods may be closer to poison than to actual food, all things considered.

The Game On Diet

charismb — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:23:46 -0500

The Game On Diet, developed by Az Ferguson while helping "Grey's Anatomy" writer Krista Vernoff lose her post-baby weight, is poised to be the new diet sensation. There has not been a diet craze for the past couple of years, and the Game On Diet's new approach to health and fitness may be the next big craze.

Steve Harvey's 50 Million Pound Challenge: Lose It and Win

Michael Santo — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:45:12 -0600

You are probably confused. Lose 50 million pounds and win? Well, if you are in the UK you might be thinking, huh? But Steve Harvey's challenge is about weight and health, not money.

Macrobiotic Diets Guidelines

Michael Santo — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:54:37 -0600

Although author, chef and TV show host Anthony Bourdain's video of his disdain for the vegetarian lifestyle was aired in 2007, a recent op-ed piece by the Examiner's resident vegan has focused attention on both it and the macrobiotic diet.

Sassy Water Recipe for the Flat Belly Diet

Michael Santo — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:09:18 -0600

The Daily Mail is running what it calls its "Flat Belly Diet," an "exclusive" two-days series focused on helping you lose up to 7 lbs and more than five inches in just four days. Key to that plan is something called sassy water. What exactly is that?

Higher Protein Meals Help Keep the Fat Away

aboey — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:29:22 -0600

A low kilojoule diet made up of higher protein meals improves the ability to burn fat among overweight and obese people and may be the key to shedding excess kilos, according to new Australian research.

Obesity highest in children from lower income areas

aboey — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:45:23 -0500

The study of primary school-aged children also found almost one in three children aged six to 12 years are either overweight or obese.

The Truth About Fat

gina_clark — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:04:11 -0500

Fat is considered the enemy. We try to eat a fat-free diet and avoid fat at all costs. It’s important to understand, though, that not all fats are bad and some are actually necessary for a healthy diet and proper nutrition.

Diet Wars - Low Carb Wins

Armen Hareyan — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:23:21 -0500

The confusion about which diet is best for health and weight maintenance has plagued us for decades. The New England Journal of Medicine reported today that the Mediterranean and low carbohydrate diets are the way to go. Here were the parameters:

New Diet Study Paints Bleak Future For Obese People

Odur Joe — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:26:46 -0500

According to a new study published in Thursday’s edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, obese people on average lose between 6 to 10 pounds in a period of two years when put under strict dieting.