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Aug 31, 2016

New Therapy Helps You Lose Weight Despite Feeling Tired & Hungry

A new weight loss therapy that involves, in part, teaching people how to accept feelings of discomfort may help patients shed more pounds than standard therapies, a new study finds. The therapy, called Acceptance-Based Behavioral Treatment (ABT), teaches people skills to help them better adhere to their diet and exercise...

Jul 31, 2016

What Are Sweetbreads?

Sweetbreads are neither sweet, nor are they breads. Buyer beware — sweetbreads are NOT a sweet-bread like a cinnamon roll, said Rebecca Shenkman, director at the Villanova College of Nursing's MacDonald Center for Obesity Prevention and Education (COPE). In fact, they are the total opposite of what one might expect...

Jun 30, 2016

Healthy Kids: Homemade Meals Not Always Best

Parents who prepare homemade baby food and meals for their toddlers can not only save money, but may also provide their kids with more nutrients, a new study suggested. The study, led by researchers in Scotland, found that home-cooked foods made based on recipes in cookbooks for infants and preschoolers...

Jun 30, 2016

Juicy, Exotic, Decadent: Food Porn Is Actually Centuries Old

Chocolate cake that oozes fudge; a big, juicy burger dripping with cheese; or decadent sushi displayed oh-so-perfectly: If your social media feeds are overflowing with beautiful images of foods that make you salivate, you're not alone. And in fact, that so-called food porn existed long, long before social media. It...

Jun 30, 2016

What Your Pee and Poo Color Says About Your Health

Out of the blue I passed bright red pee. I freaked, thinking it was a sign of terminal disease. Then I remembered the roasted beetroot tarts served at the party the night before – so delicious I’d eaten three! Beetroot, artificial colours, vitamin supplements and medications can change the colour...

May 31, 2016

Flour Recall: Do You Really Need to Throw It Out?

General Mills is recalling 10 million pounds of flour that may be linked with an outbreak of E. coli. And even though baking would kill the E. coli pathogen, experts say it's still wise to throw out the recalled flour if you have it in your kitchen. I wouldn't want...

May 31, 2016

Eating Fat Doesn't Make You Fat, Study Finds

It seems logical to think that eating a high-fat diet would tip the scale upward, but a new study suggests that might not be the case. What's more, eating more of certain types of fats may help move the scale in the other direction. Men and women in the study...

Apr 30, 2016

Potato-Heavy Diet Linked to High Blood Pressure

Packing potatoes into your diet may put you at higher risk for having high blood pressure, a new study finds, although the researchers acknowledged that the study presents an interesting paradox. People who reported eating four or more servings of potatoes per week were 11 percent more likely to have...

Apr 30, 2016

6 Distinctive Food Guides from Around the World

Introduction (Image credit: USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion)The United States may have replaced its classic food pyramid with a simple plate design in 2011, but creative food guides still reign around the world. [Beyond the Pyramid: How Food Guides Vary Around the World] Read on to learn about...

Apr 30, 2016

The Science of Weight Loss

Many people want to lose weight, but what are the best ways to do it? There's a lot of advice out there, telling you to eat less (and what not to eat), and to exercise more (but don't overdo it). But what does the science say? To get the lowdown...

Mar 31, 2016

Tomatoes: Health Benefits & Nutrition Facts

Tomatoes are ubiquitous in the American diet. They appear in sauces, salads, juices, soups and elsewhere. Their prevalence is good news; tomatoes are healthful as well as tasty and versatile. They are especially lauded for their cardiovascular benefits. Tomatoes are low in calories, (about 25 calories per one medium-size tomato)...

Dec 31, 2015

3 High-Tech Ways to Track What You Eat

LAS VEGAS – Keeping track of everything you eat can help you lose weight, but it isn't always as easy to track your every snack and sip as it is to, say, clock how long you jogged today. But now, new gadgets aim to make food tracking easier and more...

Nov 30, 2017

Brewing Health Benefits: Hot Tea May Lower Glaucoma Risk

Hot tea may do more than warm your insides: Drinking at least one cup of caffeinated tea a day may lower a person's risk for glaucoma, a new study suggests. Researchers found that daily hot-tea drinkers were 74 percent less likely to be diagnosed with glaucoma, compared with those who...

Nov 30, 2017

Your Body's Internal Scale May Sense (and Fight) Weight Gain

The body may have an internal scale that senses how much a person weighs, so the body can regulate fat mass in response, a new study in rodents suggests. If the findings hold up in humans, the research could pave the way to novel treatments for obesity, researchers said in...

Sep 30, 2017

Diet Tweaks Could Ease Runner's Diarrhea

If you're a long-distance runner, it may be an all-too-familiar scenario: You're partway through your run when your stomach cramps and you need to find a bathroom — immediately. A small new study from Australia suggests that making some changes to your diet could help ease your tummy troubles when...