Diet and Weight Loss

• Coffee May Be Part of the Recipe for a Longer Life

  

  Posted 8:01 PM 5/16/2012

  May 16, 2012 -- Whatever you call it -- joe, java, mud -- it is likely a key way to jump-start your day, and now new research suggests it may also help you live longer.

  The study, described as the largest of its kind, found that coffee drinkers had a lower risk of death from heart disease, respiratory disease, (More)
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• A Better Way to Assess Body Fat and Health Risk?

  

  Posted 9:02 PM 5/11/2012

  May 11, 2012 -- BMI's days as a top way to measure body fat and associated health risks may be numbered.

  New research presented at the 19th European Congress on Obesity in Lyon, France, suggests that the better way to know where you stand concerning health risks related to your amount of body fat is your waist-to-height ratio.

  BMI, or body mass index, is based on (More)
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• Eggs at Breakfast May Delay Hunger

  

  Posted 9:02 PM 5/11/2012

  May 11, 2012 -- Starting your day off with an egg may help curb your appetite better than cereal, new research suggests.

  In a small study, it took longer for people who ate eggs for breakfast to show signs of hunger than it did for those who had a bowl of ready-to-eat cereal.

  Scientists suspect that egg (More)
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• Pregnancy After 40: Healthy Weight Improves Risk

  

  Posted 9:50 PM 5/9/2012

  May 9, 2012 -- Pregnancy after 40 does carry more risks, but being at a healthy weight before getting pregnant seems to modify those risks, new research suggests.

  "If you are healthy, over 40, and not (More)
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• Longer Commutes Can Put Us on Road to Poor Health

  

  Posted 3:06 AM 5/8/2012

  May 8, 2012 -- A long commute may pave the way to poor health, a new study shows.

  The study found that people who commuted more than 15 miles to work each day were more likely to be obese and to carry a lot of fat around the belly -- where it's especially bad for the heart -- and less likely to get enough exercise compared to those who drove less than 5 miles to work each day. Workers who drove more than 10 miles each day also tended to have (More)
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• Fat Future: 42% of Americans May Be Obese by 2030

  

  Posted 3:20 PM 5/7/2012

  May 7, 2012 -- By 2030, 42% of Americans will be obese and 11% of Americans will be severely obese, Duke University and CDC researchers predict.

  These shocking numbers actually are conservative, note study researchers Eric A. Finkelstein, PhD, and colleagues.

  Finkelstein's team based its calculations on self-reported (More)
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• Black Pepper May Help Fight Fat

  

  Posted 8:03 PM 5/4/2012

  May 4, 2012 -- The same ingredient in black pepper that makes you sneeze may help keep you slim.

  A preliminary new study suggests that the pungent component in black pepper known as piperine fights fat by blocking the formation of new fat cells.

  If further studies confirm these effects, researchers say black pepper may offer a natural alternative for the treatment of fat-related disorders like (More)
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• Energy Drinks: Bad for the Teeth?

  

  Posted 8:42 PM 5/3/2012

  May 3, 2012 -- Energy and sports drinks can damage tooth enamel, boosting the risk of cavities, according to a new study.

  "The big misconception is that energy drinks and sports drinks are healthier than soda for (More)
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• USDA Unveils Plans to Stem Food-borne Illness

  

  Posted 8:33 PM 5/2/2012

  May 2, 2012 -- As grilling season fast approaches, the USDA today announced initiatives to better protect consumers from contaminants that can turn meat deadly.

  Officials told reporters that the new efforts will allow the agency to focus on the prevention of outbreaks rather than simply responding to them after they occur.

  "We will take these tools and do a better job of protecting consumers," USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety Elisabeth Hagen, MD (More)
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• Hate Meat? It May Be in Your Genes

  

  Posted 8:02 PM 5/2/2012

  May 2, 2012 -- Whether we like or loathe the smell of a frying pork chop may depend on our genes, a new study shows.

  The study, published in the journal PLoS ONE, is one of the first to show how genes may shape our food choices.

  "People who are instinctively vegetarian or vegan or instinctively heavy meat-eaters, it could definitely have some (More)
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