Encouraging Loved One To Lose Weight Could Be Best Gift This Christmas

Encouraging an overweight partner or close friend to shed some pounds could be your best gift to them this Christmas. Yet a recent UK poll finds that while most people worry that an excessive waistline might be affecting their loved one’s health, a considerable number shy away from raising the matter with them…

Encouraging Loved One To Lose Weight Could Be Best Gift This Christmas

Encouraging an overweight partner or close friend to shed some pounds could be your best gift to them this Christmas. Yet a recent UK poll finds that while most people worry that an excessive waistline might be affecting their loved one’s health, a considerable number shy away from raising the matter with them…

The Academy Of Nutrition And Dietetics Advocates For Expanded Nutritional Coverage Under Medicare

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has prepared a request to submit to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to expand coverage of medical nutrition therapy (MNT) for specific diseases, including hypertension, obesity, and cancer, as part of the CMS National Coverage Determination (NCD) Process…

How To Cut Calories With Fast Foods

With today’s hectic schedules, individuals often eat at fast food joints due to convenience. Although fast food joints are packed with tempting colorful signs, those watching their weight can still order healthier alternatives. Dr…

Peanut Allergies, Breakthrough Could Improve Diagnoses

This product may contain nuts.” It’s an increasingly common warning on food labels of all kinds, given the recent heightened awareness of the dangers of nut allergies.

Winter Diets? The Secret Is To Chill The Extremities

Large mammals living in temperate climates frequently have difficulty finding food during winter…

In-Store Calorie Signs Reduce Teenage Sugary Drink Consumption

According to an investigation published December 15 in the American Journal of Public Health, adolescents from lower-income, mainly Black neighborhoods in Baltimore who saw signs in convenience stores regarding calorie information, bought fewer energy drinks, sodas, and other sugary drinks. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation supported the investigation through its Healthy Eating Research program…

Got Holiday Leftovers? Tips For Safely Savoring Foods A Second Time Around

Sure the gifts, decorations and sparkly lights are all lovely elements of the holiday season. But let’s be honest. For many of us, the holidays are all about the yummy foods that we don’t get at any other time of year, like turkey, ham, green bean casserole, creamy mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, cookies, and yes, even fruitcake…

Dietary Fibers From Algae Help Weight Loss

Researchers at the Faculty of Life Sciences (LIFE) at the University of Copenhagen have established that dietary fibers from brown algae boosts the body’s sensation of satiety, so that people eat less and lose more weight.

Agent Responsible For Protection Against Early Stages Of Atherosclerosis Identified

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified for the first time the A2b adenosine receptor (A2bAR) as a possible new therapeutic target against atherosclerosis resulting from a diet high in fat and cholesterol.

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