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Low Fat Diet Helps Drop Pounds, Study Suggests
December 6, 2012 Exchanging fatty foods for lower fat alternatives will help people shift around three-and-a-half pounds -- without any other form of dieting. People taking part in trials also saw their waist-lines ... > full story -
Eating Fewer, Larger Meals May Prove Healthier for Obese Women
December 6, 2012 Media articles and nutritionists alike have perpetuated the idea that for healthy metabolisms individuals should consume small meals multiple times a day. However, new research suggests all-day ... > full story -
Bye Bye Mediterranean Diet, the Poorest Can't Afford It Anymore
December 5, 2012 The Mediterranean diet seems to creak under the burden of the economic crisis. The alarm was raised by a study on 13,000 subjects. The findings show that reduced economic resources are associated ... > full story -
Second-Hand Smoke Linked to Children's Behavior Problems
December 4, 2012 It is a known fact that active maternal smoking during pregnancy has negative effects on child health, such as attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, new research suggests that ... > full story -
Healthy Eating Beneficial Beyond Drug Therapy in Preventing a Second Heart Attack
December 3, 2012 A heart-healthy diet rich in fruits, vegetables and fish significantly reduces the chance of a second heart attack and stroke in people with cardiovascular disease, researchers have ... > full story -
Dichlorophenol-Containing Pesticides Linked to Food Allergies, Study Finds; Chemical Also Used to Chlorinate Tap Water
December 3, 2012 A new study finds that high levels of dichlorophenols, a chemical used in pesticides and to chlorinate water, when found in the human body, are associated with food ... > full story -
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Food Retailers: The Solution to Childhood Obesity?
November 30, 2012 While most of the blame for childhood obesity is placed on the marketing practices of food manufacturers, research by a professor of food marketing suggests that more attention should be given to the ... > full story -
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Obese Children More Vulnerable to Food Advertising
November 29, 2012 Rates of childhood obesity have tripled in the past 30 years, and food marketing has been implicated as one factor contributing to this trend. Every year, companies spend more than $10 billion in ... > full story -
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Sleep Duration Affects Hunger Differently in Men and Women
November 29, 2012 A new study suggests that increasing the amount of sleep that adults get could lead to reduced food intake, but the hormonal process differs between men and ... > full story -
Cutting Real Christmas Trees Less Environmentally Harmful Than Using an Artificial One for Six Years, Biologists Say
November 27, 2012 Given recent extreme weather events – the summer’s brutal heat and subsequent drought, followed by Superstorm Sandy’s disastrous path – newly green-conscious consumers may be ... > full story
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