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Health And Nutrition Guide

3 Important Differences Between White Bread and Whole Wheat



Diet Boredom- Combating Boredom While On A Diet


One way to combat the boredom many people complain accompanies eating healthy is to eat outside the box by experimenting with new foods and cuisines and by challenging your long held notions about what to eat and when. Iceberg is not the only kind of lettuce, apples and oranges aren't the only fruits and there is no law that says you can't eat mushroom lasagna for breakfast and a southwestern omelet for dinner.

Does Yogurt Help?


White, creamy, cooling, and a bit acid in taste, yogurt is known for its benefits for the human body and immune system. Yogurt has been discovered by accident back in ancient times and the characteristics that distinguish it among many other dairy products are two microorganisms that break down lactose, known as Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus.

Why Is Too Much Salt Bad For You?


Did you know that the average American consumes between 4,000 and 5,000 mg of sodium (or salt) a day. That is close to double the recommended amount we should be consuming.

Benefits Of Garlic Juice


Benefits of garlic are numerous. Used throughout the ages, both feared and venerated, Garlic is probably the oldest 'superfood' known to man. Garlic, like the onion, has a powerful effect on healing wounds and is also very good as a disinfectant. Visit Gilroy, California for the biggest Garlic Festival.

B12 Vitamin - Why ?


Also known as cobalamin, vitamin B12 is a part of the b vitamin family which helps to keep the body in good shape. Foods such as meat, eggs, fish and live have adequate levels of vitamin B12. It helps the white blood cells which as a result helps prevent disease through a healthy immune system.

Coffee vs. Water -- Which One Actually Gives You More Energy And Which Drains Your Energy


Coffee is by far one of the world’s most popular and loved beverages. According to Wirthlin Worldwide (a market research company), North Americans consume on average 1.5 cups of coffee a day. This article gives some interesting facts about coffee and drinking coffee. The detrimental effects of coffee on pregnancy is well know, caffeine the active ingredient in coffee..

Do You Know The Benefits Of Drinking Black Tea?


In 1827 'theine' was discovered. It had close to the same effects as caffeine in coffee and we actually know it as black tea caffeine.

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Obesity creeps up in US: report (AFP)

A woman rides the back of a motorcycle in the middle of a heavy traffic jam. Obesity continued to creep up in the United States last year and now affects more than one in four US adults, a US government report showed Friday.(AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)AFP - Obesity continued to creep up in the United States last year and now affects more than one in four US adults, a US government report showed Friday.



Mississippi remains most obese state, CDC reports (AP)

Two versions; cut-and-paste graphic shows the top five and bottom five states? obesity prevalence with the option to incorporate own state; map shows state rankings; three sizes; 1c x 3 3/8 inches; 46.5 mm x 85.7 mm; 1c x 3 3/4 inches; 46.5 mm x 95.3 mm; 2c x 3 1/2 inches; 96.3 mm x 88.9 mmAP - The South tips the scales again as the nation's fattest region, according to a new government survey.



U.S. Obesity Epidemic Continues to Grow (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- Despite wide-ranging efforts to encourage Americans to lose weight, the number of U.S. adults who are obese increased almost 2 percent between 2005 and 2007, a new report found.
More Americans obese, government finds (Reuters)
Reuters - More than a quarter of all Americans are now obese, the latest U.S. government figures show.
Study: Low-carb diet best for weight, cholesterol (AP)

Food is seen on a table at a restaurant at the port of El Masnou, near Barcelona May 16, 2008. The Spanish government is leading a bid to persuade UNESCO to put the Mediterranean diet on the world heritage list. REUTERS/Albert GeaAP - The Atkins diet may have proved itself after all: A low-carb diet and a Mediterranean-style regimen helped people lose more weight than a traditional low-fat diet in one of the longest and largest studies to compare the dueling weight-loss techniques.



Diet Plans Produce Similar Results (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- New research shows that Mediterranean and low-carb diets are just as good and just as safe as the low-fat diet often prescribed by doctors, a revelation that should give people more choices in eating well.
Obesity ups a woman's pancreatic cancer risk: study (Reuters)
Reuters - Obese women who carry most of their extra weight around the stomach are 70 percent more likely to develop pancreatic cancer, an international team of researchers reported on Tuesday.
Laparoscopic gastric bypass provides better results (Reuters)
Reuters - Performing gastric bypass surgery to reduce the weight of morbidly obese patients using a laparoscopic method, rather than the conventional more invasive "open" abdominal method, reduces postoperative complications, the need for a second operation, and shortens hospital stays, new research shows. Nevertheless, laparoscopic gastric bypass is more expensive.
Newest fertility treatment may be a diet (Reuters)

Magdalena Kalczak-Kanapka (R) and Magdalena Mazur-Wolak (L) practice during exercises for pregnant women at a hospital in Warsaw March 14, 2007. (Katarina Stoltz/Reuters)Reuters - The newest low-tech fertility treatment may be a diet, researchers said on Wednesday after learning that obese men have more abnormal sperm and make less semen.



Obesity levels in China rising fast, study finds (Reuters)

Obese patient receives acupuncture treatment from Chinese doctor at fat reduction hospital in Tianjin, China, March 21, 2005. Obesity levels in China are rising fast, with more than a quarter of the adult population overweight or obese. (Mark Ralston/Reuters)Reuters - Obesity levels in China are rising fast, with more than a quarter of the adult population overweight or obese. As people add more meat and dairy products to their diet, serious health problems can develop, a new study says.



Kids' Obesity May Lead to Epidemic of Adult Diabetes (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- The current childhood obesity epidemic in the United States may lead to large numbers of young adults developing type 2 diabetes in the future, along with serious diabetes-related health complications, warns a University of Michigan researcher.
Quarter of Chinese adults are overweight, obese: US study (AFP)

A doctor treats an obese patient at a hospital in Shanghai, in 2004. Declining physical activity and a shift towards a Western diet are driving up obesity rates in China, with more than 25 percent of adults now considered overweight or obese, a study warned Tuesday.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - Declining physical activity and a shift towards a Western diet are driving up obesity rates in China, with more than 25 percent of adults now considered overweight or obese, a study warned Tuesday.



Metformin may help obese teen girls lose weight (Reuters)
Reuters - The addition of the type 2 diabetes drug metformin to a lifestyle modification program may help female adolescents lose weight loss if they also make dietary changes, according to a new study.
ADHD Might Raise Kids' Obesity Risk (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at a 50 percent higher risk for being overweight if they are not taking medication for the condition, a new study finds.
Hardwired for fat: scientists identify obesity gene (AFP)

An obese man walks through Sydney. British and French scientists have identified several variants of a single gene that boost the risk of obesity, according to a study published Sunday in the British journal Nature.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - British and French scientists have identified several variants of a single gene that boost the risk of obesity, according to a study published Sunday in the British journal Nature.



Obesity may offer some protection after stenting (Reuters)
Reuters - Paradoxically, obesity may offer some protection against heart-related "events," like heart attack, in people who have a stent placed to prop open a clogged coronary artery, research shows.
Kidney stones a risk after stomach bypass surgery (Reuters)
Reuters - Morbidly obese adults who undergo a particular type of stomach bypass surgery called Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) appear to be at increased risk of developing kidney stones earlier than previously thought. The increase in stone risk was evident just three months after the surgery.
Population-Based Strategy Urged to Cut U.S. Obesity Rate (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Reducing the high rate of obesity in the United States requires a comprehensive, population-based strategy, says a new American Heart Association (AHA) scientific statement.
Fatty Liver Disease Ups Heart Risks for Obese Kids (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- More than 6 million children in the United States have a condition called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which can boost their odds for heart disease, researchers report.
Obesity may interfere with prostate cancer screen (Reuters)

A woman walks along the boardwalk in New York September 4, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters - The test commonly used to screen men for prostate cancer may be more likely to miss tumors in obese men, a new study suggests.


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