Essay: As Diet Ideas Abound, Is Willpower Obsolete?
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The importance of willpower in promoting weight loss is becoming an obsolete notion. Is it worth saving?
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Modifying the consumption of different food-groups may keep body weight from creeping up over time, new research suggests.
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New research finds that people who give up on unattainable goals are physically and mentally healthier than âbulldogsâ who persevere against all odds. The importance of knowing when to throw in the towel.
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Science & environment: The world's best thinkers admit that from time to time even they are forced to change their minds
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NEW YORK  - Some researchers are questioning whether national guidelines advising Americans to eat a low-fat diet have had the unintended consequence of feeding the current obesity epidemic.
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A panel of nutrition experts proposed new US dietary guidelines on Friday that acknowledge a link between soft drinks and weight gain, but stopped short of telling increasingly overweight America to eat less sugar.
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Demand for calorie labels on restaurant food is sweeping the country but the real question is whether diners with more information will make wiser decisions.
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New study findings suggest that controlling portion sizes may be the fastest route to weight loss.
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NEW YORK  - Shunning food every other day  may be a feasible way to slash calories -- if you and those  around you don't mind the crankiness that comes with it,  according to researchers.
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People who adopt four healthy principles can add as much as 14 years to their lives, study reveals
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For a long time, fat took center stage as the object to be banished from our collective dinner plate. Then the Atkins diet came along, and carbs became Public Enemy No.
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Those who struggle to lose weight are often accused of not having enough willpower. But in today's Lean Plate Club column, discover how some who struggle might be able to turn into super losers--based in part on the type of food that they eat. (Don't get too excited, calories still count.)
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When I got to college I finally lost the extra pounds Iâd been carrying, but I was still thinking about food constantly. How I changed my mind as well as my body.
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NEW YORK  - Over the past 20 years, the diets of American adults have become more consistent with most dietary recommendations for heart disease prevention -- but the trend may not be continuing, research suggests.
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Feeling daunted by some of eating goals included in the latest U.S. Dietary Guidelines? Aside from urging Americans to engage in 30 to 90 minutes of physical activity on most days, the document also includes 41 eating recommendations and weighed in at 71 pages.
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Diet trends aren't just for adults anymore. A new obsession of America's food, beverage and restaurant companies is thwarting childhood obesity.
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Less shut-eye equals greater risk: Resulting increased stress can result in overeating, nutrition expert warns. LAS VEGAS - Weight-loss experts have a novel prescription for people who want to shed pounds: Get some sleep.