On a diet? Be careful what your friends eat, says study
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NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Dieters beware. You might be watching what you eat but if a friend next to you is tucking into a calorie loaded snack you could be in trouble.
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A study by researchers at King&#39;s College in London has found overweight children are at risk for becoming bulimic adults. The study examined 154 twin sisters, one of each developed an eating disorder.
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Nutritionists have cast doubt on a study which suggested avoiding "bad" carbohydrates leads to weight-loss.
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Following health advice given on the Internet could leave people in worse health, a new study has warned. The research from University College London (UCL) has shown that many people would be in a better state
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Coating fats with dietary fiber may prevent their digestion.
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Measuring a type of blood fat called triglycerides hours after a person has eaten may offer a better way to predict heart disease risk than making the person fast overnight, two studies suggest.
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Maybe, say researchers at Rutgers University and other US east coast universities who have found people especially sensitive to bitter compounds in broccoli and other foods tend to be thinner than others.
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Children who eat in large groups may consume nearly a third more than when they are in small groups, a finding that sheds light on the problem of child obesity, a study says.
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NEW YORK  - A one-year follow-up study of patients with heart disease found that few are meeting recommendations for fruit, vegetable and fiber intake, and they were eating a "disturbing" amount of trans fat, Dr. Yunsheng Ma and colleagues from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester found.
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Off-campus eating may undermine school nutrition efforts.
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NEW YORK  - Researchers studying a group of vegetarians who'd maintained a diet relatively low in protein and calories found that they had lower blood levels of several hormones and other substances that have been tied to certain cancers.
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Yet another new &quot;study&quot; was released on Monday that pits the low-carb diet against the low-fat diet in a head-to-head matchup.
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Popular diets such as Atkins and South Beach recommend eating low or no carbohydrates to lose weight. But not all carbs are created equal, and now evidence
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A new report from the U.S. Surgeon General underscores why it's important not to skimp on dairy products or seafood when trying to whittle your waistline. It turns out that Americans, most of whom eat too much, often don't get enough calcium, vitamin D or activity to keep their bones healthy.
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A new study suggests that small diet substitutions can make a big impact in the fight against obesity. Researchers recently added fruits and vegetables and reduced fat and sugar in the diets of 24 women.
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Danish researchers who conducted the review, published in The Lancet, say the diet may be safe to use in the short term -- up to six months -- but that side-effects were more worrying in the long term.
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LONDON: A survey carried out by MyNutrition.co.uk has revealed that a diet high in wheat-based foods, such as toast and diary rich beverages like tea and coffee can cause health problems and ruin your day.