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Glucose, Fructose Compared in Study on Overeating

Glucose, Fructose Compared in Study on Overeating

| December 12, 2014 Comment

Glucose, Fructose Compared in Study on Overeating – Researchers at the University of Southern California found fructose, a fruit sugar often used as a sweetener, could encourage overeating. Skipping that second helping at dinner might not be all “mind over matter,” according to a study on sugar. Researchers at the University of Southern California found […]

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From Popcorn to Vending Snacks FDA Ups Calorie Count Rules

From Popcorn to Vending Snacks FDA Ups Calorie Count Rules

| November 25, 2014 Comment

From Popcorn to Vending Snacks FDA Ups Calorie Count Rules – The US FDA is announcing new calorie rules on Tuesday that will require everywhere from theaters to vending machines to include calorie counts. You can run, but it’s getting harder to hide from knowing exactly how many calories are in whatever you’re eating. On […]

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New Research Suggests Coffee Just As Healthy As Tea

New Research Suggests Coffee Just As Healthy As Tea

| November 13, 2014 Comment

New Research Suggests Coffee Just As Healthy As Tea – Experts have found evidence to support anyone’s habit. Tea has many disease fighting properties, and so does coffee. Coffee or tea, which one is better for you? Research suggests they both have pros and cons. According to the National Cancer Institute, tea can arrest the […]

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Chain Restaurants Cutting Calories Ahead of Regulations

Chain Restaurants Cutting Calories Ahead of Regulations

| October 8, 2014 Comment

Chain Restaurants Cutting Calories Ahead of Regulations – Researchers believe restaurants are adding items with fewer calories in anticipation of Affordable Care Act provisions being carried out. American chain restaurants have been cutting calories in their new menu options. A recent study looked at America’s largest chain restaurants and found an average drop of nearly […]

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US Food Makers Surpass Calorie-Cutting Pledge

US Food Makers Surpass Calorie-Cutting Pledge

| September 22, 2014 Comment

US Food Makers Surpass Calorie-Cutting Pledge – Sixteen large food and beverage companies in the United States that committed to cut calories in their products far surpassed their target.

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Silent Killer Kidney Disease is on the Rise

Silent Killer Kidney Disease is on the Rise

| September 3, 2014 Comment

“Silent Killer” Kidney Disease is on the Rise – More than 10 percent of people worldwide suffer from kidney disease and, unlike years ago, it’s not just affecting the elderly.

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High-Fat Diet, Gut Bacteria, and Bowel Cancer

| September 1, 2014 Comment

Scientists have found a connection between high-fat diet, gut bacteria, and bowel cancer. Until now, researchers thought that obesity caused by consumption of a high-fat diet was to blame for different types of bowel cancer, but a new study conducted on mice found that changes in intestinal bacteria is probably what causes these cancers. The […]

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Hidden Sugar Bombs and How to Avoid Them

Hidden Sugar Bombs and How to Avoid Them

| August 28, 2014 Comment

Hidden Sugar Bombs and How to Avoid Them – Sugar has many ways of sneaking into your diet. Learn how to avoid hidden sugar bombs in this video. Expert: Karen Ansel, MS, RDN, CDN Spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Transcript Is sugar really the enemy? Do you know how much you’re eating? What […]

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Effects of Binge Eating

Effects of Binge Eating

| August 23, 2014 Comment

Effects of Binge Eating – Binge eating will cause obesity, which in turns causes a host of serious, sometimes fatal, diseases. Watch this to learn about the compounding effects of binge eating. Expert: Nina Moadel, M.D. Practicing psychiatrist Transcript Whatever the cause, binge eating disorder can lead to SERIOUS health problems related to obesity. These include: […]

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How Much Sugar Per Day?

How Much Sugar Per Day?

| July 29, 2014 Comment

How Much Sugar per Day? How much sugar is too much? Watch this video to learn when you should stop yourself when eating sugary food and snacks. Expert: Amy Hendel, R-PA, Health Coach Health Coach, Author of “The 4 Habits of Healthy Families” » Transcript The dietary guidelines for Americans suggest limiting sugar consumption to 32 […]

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Alzheimer’s Preventable in a Third of the Cases

| July 15, 2014 Comment

Alzheimer’s is preventable in a third of the cases, according to a University of Cambridge study. Researchers identified seven important risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease, which include, diabetes, midlife hypertension, midlife obesity, physical inactivity, depression, smoking, and poor education. A third of these are because of lifestyle factors such as lack of exercise and smoking, […]

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Abdominal Fat May Increase Risk of COPD

| July 11, 2014 Comment

A new study has found that abdominal fat may increase the risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a group of lung disease like bronchitis, which block air flow and make it difficult to breathe. Being underweight is also bad, according to researchers who studied data from over 100,000 patients aged 50 to 70 years […]

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