Archive for January, 2009
Diet pills from Brazil pose health risks: report (Reuters)
Reuters - A new report highlights the potentially serious health risks of using imported Brazilian-made prescription diet pills that combine amphetamines and other prescription medicines, such as anti-anxiety agents and antidepressants.
Ah, My Beloved Lo Mein…
When I first started trying to lose weight, I swore off all takeout, even my favorite, Chinese. Big mistake. I hit the all-you-can eat Chinese buffet a couple…
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Diet tied to survival in breast cancer patients (Reuters)
Reuters - Women with early-stage breast cancer may live longer if they maintain a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy, a new study suggests.
Weight loss surgery improves sexual function in men (Reuters)
Reuters - Sexual dysfunction that commonly occurs in morbidly obese men improves after weight loss surgery, according to a new study.
Food Phosphates Might Spur Lung Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) — A diet rich in the inorganic
phosphates found in many natural and processed foods accelerated the
growth of lung cancers in rats, South Korean researchers report.
Diabetic youth may try unhealthy dieting tactics (Reuters)
Reuters - Young people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes are often overweight and many turn to unhealthy weight loss practices, such as using over-the-counter diet aids without a doctor's advice, fasting and taking laxatives, new research shows.
Diet appears to alter heart failure risk (Reuters)
Reuters - Each serving of whole-grains may lessen heart failure risk by 7 percent among middle-aged African-American and white men and women, according to findings from a long-term study.
Before You Join a Gym…
Did you know most gym contracts are non-refundable? When we flock to the gym in droves in the new year — with our determination to meet our fitness resolutions…
Make Your Resolutions Work
Are you resolved to meet your weight loss goals this year? If healthier habits and weight loss are among your new year’s resolutions, give yourself a great big pat on…
