Very low-carbohydrate diets work for men and upper body fat
...eight and fat loss were affected by what order the diets were done in. Their data seem to favour undertakin...those who have concerns about long term 'low carb' diets could follow a low carb diet first followed by a low fat diet. There is much debate about the healt...Protection from sudden cardiac death in women may be linked with a diet rich in alpha-linolenic acid
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 8 Women who reported eating diets rich in oils containing alpha-linolenic acid (ALA)... disease and sudden cardiac death than women whose diets are low in the plant-derived fatty acid, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's Sc...Good fats decrease multiple heart disease risk factors
...7 mg/dl. The participants ate three experimental diets that provided about 35 percent of total calories a...the average American diet, both the LA and the ALA diets lowered total cholesterol about 11 percent, LDLs about 11 or 12 percent and triglycerides about 18 p...High-fat diets hammer memory, more than a waistline worry
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 24 -- High-fat diets may do more than wreak havoc on your waistline. Ne...cent animal studies suggest. Other work shows that diets high in fats and carbohydrates may worsen cognitive losses due to sleep apnea in those prone to the ...... telling immigrant families that their traditional diets are good and should be maintained." Said Moon S. Chen, Jr., professor of public health sciences at UC Davis School of Medicine and Medical Center and principal investigator for AANCART: "We cannot afford to wait to prevent the development of di...Soy likely doesn't affect fertility, according to research in monkeys
... study was designed to test a theory that high-soy diets can compromise fertility in women. The results, from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and Emory University School of Medicine, were reported today at the annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in Philadelphia, ...Mayo Clinic finds ketogenic diet may be started as an outpt treatment for children with epilepsy
...nd maintaining of the ketogenic diet. Different diets have been popular in the treatment of epilepsy since ancient times. In the 5th century B.C., Hippocrates reports about a man suffering from epilepsy completely cured by abstinence from food and drink. The ketogenic diet, which is very high in fats an...Doctors miss chances to provide diet, exercise counseling to patients at risk of heart disease
...d through lifestyle changes that include healthier diets and adequate levels of exercise. Stafford and his colleagues wanted to know whether physicians were actively encouraging their patients to make diet and exercise changes in accordance with guidelines established by such organizations as the American ...$25 million funds health promotion studies at UT School of Public Health
... in Texas, designed to help children improve their diets and increase physical activity. Healthy Passages V A longitudinal study that spans 10 years and examines educational and social outcomes of adolescents in an effort to understand factors that cause disparities in health outcomes by race/ethnicity, g...Researcher looks at racial identity as part of healthy lifestyle
...s might receive information on healthy traditional diets or cancer rates in African countries. Those who score high on positive Black items, but low on Afro-centric items, might get information infused with quotes from American civil rights leaders, he said. The basic premise is that different peopl...How a dietary supplement can protect against Alzheimer's disease
...ers also found that the transgenic mice on low-DHA diets showed "profound performance deficits" in learning and remembering the location of hidden, submerged platforms in a tank called the Morris water maze. Supplementing the mice with DHA, however, prevented this deficit. "The present results provide, for...Highlights of the September Journal of the American Dietetic Association
..., in addition to calcium. The girls on their usual diets increased their consumption only of iron and zinc.... professionals, and policymakers that calcium-rich diets do not increase the risk of excessive weight gain," according to the researchers....Study supports aggressive treatment of heart patients with cholesterol-lowering medication
...eral weeks or months and placed on low-cholesterol diets before physicians intervened with statin drugs. "Earlier medical protocols called for patients to receive lower dosages of statins later following a heart attack," said Dr. de Lemos, an investigator in the Donald W. Reynolds Cardiovascular Clinical R...Health benefits of citrus topic at American Chemical Society meeting in Philadelphia
...escription drugs and the current push for low-carb diets has caused citrus consumption to decline, experts say. But new evidence for the potential health benefits of citrus fruits including grapefruits, oranges and tangerines continues to emerge as researchers discover compounds in the fruits that fight ...Isolated soy protein shown to benefit type 2 diabetics, study indicates
...AMPAIGN, Ill. -- Isolated soy protein added to the diets of 14 men, all military veterans under treatment for advanced stages of type 2 diabetes, significantly lowered unwanted proteins in their urine and slightly raised desired HDL cholesterol levels in their blood, researchers say. The two improved areas...Chronic diseases need global health attention
...n with intensified attention to tobacco, unhealthy diets and physical activity, "is essential to address the enormity of the burden of those who now survive beyond childhood around the world," the authors conclude. (JAMA. 2004;291:2616-2622. Available post-embargo at JAMA.com )...Moderate exercise and simple dietary supplements significantly reduce risk of atherosclerosis
...gions were significantly reduced in the mice whose diets included the antioxidants and amino acid. Here's how exercise, L-arginine and vitamins C and E work together. Exercise increases the amount endothelial NO synthase, an enzyme that converts L-arginine to nitric oxide, which in turn lowers abnormally ...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, May 18, 2004
...als of Internal Medicine compared low-carbohydrate diets with low-fat diets and found that people on the low-carb diets had improved triglyceride levels and slightly improved H...Research in monkeys suggests estrogen therapy may lower androgens in postmenopausal women
...l contraceptives, which contain estrogen, in their diets for 26 months. All animals then had their ovaries removed to make them menopausal. For the next three years, the animals were divided into three groups based on diet. One group ate soy that didn't contain isoflavones, which are natural plant estroge......d eating habits and dispel rumors that all healthy diets are challenging and lack taste, according to a researcher in the University of Iowa College of Public Health. Oftentimes when Americans try to decrease their fat intake, they refrain from red meat or eliminate meat entirely, sai...