Diet and Weight Loss

• Arsenic Found in Rice at High Levels

  

  Posted 9:13 PM 9/19/2012

  Sept. 19, 2012 -- Arsenic is found in a wide variety of rice and rice products, sometimes at levels that are higher than safe limits set for drinking water, new tests confirm.

  Separate test results were released on Wednesday by Consumer Reports, the FDA, and by Lisa Madigan, the attorney general for the state of Illinois. Madigan has been testing rice products as part of a state investigation into arsenic in food.

  Based on its tests of 60 (More)
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• BPA in Foods, Drinks Linked to Childhood Obesity

  

  Posted 1:01 PM 9/18/2012

  Sept. 18, 2012 -- Add the risk of childhood obesity to the list of health ills that may be linked to the controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA), a new study shows.

  BPA is used to manufacture many metal food and beverage cans. It may act as an endocrine disruptor in the body, meaning that it can affect hormone activity.

  The FDA has banned BPA in (More)
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• By 2030, Obesity Rates Could Top 60% in 13 States

  

  Posted 1:01 PM 9/18/2012

  Sept. 18, 2012 -- America's weight report card is in. The grades aren't good, and they're on a path to get much worse.

  Right now, 12 states have adult obesity rates above 30%, according to the report, "F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future (More)
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• Organic Foods Not Necessarily Better

  

  Posted 1:20 PM 9/4/2012

  Sept. 4, 2012 -- Will eating pricey organic foods make you healthier? Maybe not, a new research review shows.

  The review sums up evidence from hundreds of studies of organic foods. It's published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

  Some of the studies compared organic milk, meats, eggs, and produce to non-organic foods. Those studies measured nutrients in the foods as well as contaminants like pesticides and bacteria. A few studies tried to (More)
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• Tiny Microgreens Packed With Nutrients

  

  Posted 6:05 PM 8/31/2012

  Aug. 31, 2012 -- They may be tiny, but a new study shows trendy microgreens punch well above their weight when it comes to nutrition.

  Researchers found microgreens like red cabbage, cilantro, and radish contain up to 40 times higher levels of vital nutrients than their mature counterparts.

  Microgreens are young seedlings of edible vegetables and herbs harvested less (More)
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• Keys to Weight Loss After Menopause

  

  Posted 3:01 AM 8/28/2012

  Aug. 28, 2012 -- As she approached her 50s, Susan Williams found it harder and harder to maintain her weight, let alone shed the extra pounds she had been working to lose for some time.

  "I was working out as hard as I ever have, but I was gaining weight," the Atlanta-based film production executive says. "It's a constant struggle."

  Now (More)
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• 'Electrified' Sweet Potatoes May Be Even Healthier

  

  Posted 5:46 PM 8/20/2012

  Aug. 20, 2012 -- Sweet potatoes are already packed with antioxidants and fiber, but zapping them with an electric current can boost these levels by as much as 60%, a new study shows.

  The simple experiment doesn't change the taste of the tuber either, says researcher Kazunori Hironaka, PhD, of the University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara in Okinawa, Japan.

  Researchers bathed the sweet potatoes in salty water and then passed various currents through the (More)
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• Yo-Yo Dieters Don't Necessarily Lack Willpower

  

  Posted 2:20 PM 8/17/2012

  Aug. 17, 2012 -- Even if the pounds you shed have crept back once again, you shouldn't toss out your skinny jeans, new research suggests.

  A study of postmenopausal women found that yo-yo dieters are just as likely to stick with a diet and/or exercise program as those whose (More)
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• More Self-Control as a Child, Lower BMI as Adult?

  

  Posted 3:27 PM 8/16/2012

  Aug. 16, 2012 -- Children who show self-control in the face of temptation may be less likely to have weight problems as adults.

  In a study published in the Journal of Pediatrics, 4-year-olds participated in a test measuring self-control between 1968 and 1974. Kids were asked to choose between an immediate small food reward (for example, one marshmallow) or to wait for (More)
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• State Obesity Rankings: No Winners

  

  Posted 7:02 PM 8/13/2012

  Aug. 13, 2012 -- At least 1 in 5 people is obese in every U.S. state, the CDC reported today.

  In the most obese states -- Mississippi and Louisiana -- more than 1 in 3 people is obese. But 10 other states are close behind, with more than 30% obesity among adults.

  The findings come from the CDC's annual self-report health survey, the Behavioral Risk Factor (More)
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