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What Are ‘Empty-Calorie’ Foods? Foods described as ’empty-calorie’ contain a very low nutrient/calorie ratio. Meaning,…

Caloric Content of Fast Foods Like Hamburgers, Cheeseburgers, Fried Chicken Nuggets, Hot Dogs, Hash Browns…

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Fat-Free Foods May Be High in Calories The introduction of more than 5,000 low-fat and…

Study links Cancer to Food Preparation (acrylamide) The process of frying and baking starchy foods…

American Institute for Cancer Research Nutrition Hotline The AICR Nutrition Hotline is a free service…

South African Eating Habits Rural South Africans eat much more healthily than city dwellers, despite…

High Calorie Diets may increase risk of Alzheimer’s A diet high in calories and fat…

Link Between Diet & Brain Function Elderly rats that eat certain fruits and vegetables stay…

More bananas in your diet may lead to fewer strokes Insufficient levels of potassium may…

Do Carbs make you fat? Answer: No. Carbohydrates do not make you fat. Too many…

Weight Gain in Marriage In a study by Weight Watchers in America of 25,000 married women, those…

Dieters have been buying high-protein diets all across America, Britain and the rest of Europe,…

Eggs okay in diets? Go ahead and enjoy eggs again (as many as seven a…

Link between diabetes and weight Gestational diabetes is defined as diabetes that has its onset…

Moderate Weight Loss OK for Overweight Moms Who Breast Feed Overweight mothers who breast feed…

The Dangers of Trans Fats First it was cholesterol, then saturated fat. Now trans fatty…

Diet Guidelines To maintain health and reduce risk of heart disease and cancer, Americans should…

High Protein Diet Not the Solution for Insulin Resistant High-protein, low-carbohydrate diets aren’t the solution…

Diet Plateau Sometimes you follow a diet plan exactly and lose weight but then –…

When is the most dangerous time of day for dieters? Evening. But if you learn…

Eating Disorders in Teenage Kids A new study just released by the Canadian Medical Association…

Essential Tremor causes weight loss? Tremors that commonly affect the elderly may spur weight loss…

Midlife Weight Gain Counting on staying as slim after menopause as you were before? Then reach for…

Air Pollution & Exercise – for people with heart disease According to a new study…

Exercise and weight loss A recent study into obesity done in Sweden has shown that…

Fasting to Lose Weight Fasting is not a healthy way to lose weight. Prolonged fasts…

Stomach Fat & Blood Pressure in Boys Boys with fat stomachs are more likely to…

High Protein, Low Carb Diets Don’t Burn More Fat High-protein, low-carbohydrate diets don’t increase our…

Fat-free foods & Calories Research is showing that you should probably eat more fat –…