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NEWS ABOUT: carbs

carbs stories: 7 news summaries

 Why You're Still Chubby 

Common mistakes can prevent weight loss

Apr 18, 08 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you've mustered the energy to lose weight, nothing is more frustrating than not seeing results. Men's Health lists some common mistakes:
  1. Too much carb consumption
  2. You're eating low-fat foods, but more of them
  3. Skipping breakfast can lead to sugar bingeing
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nutrition • health • weight loss • diet • list • exercise • carbs

10 Ways to Eat More Grains

Here are some easy suggestions for making your diet healthier

Jan 17, 08 12:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Did you vow to eat healthier in 2008? Start by adding whole grains to your diet with these these 10 tips from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
  1. When a recipe calls for white flour, use half white flour and half whole wheat.
  2. Add ½ cup of cooked bulgur,
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obesity • health • diet • list • grains • carbs • whole grains

9 Not-So-Good 'Good' Foods

That bran muffin might not be doing your body the wonders you thought

Jan 3, 08 2:23 PM CST
(Newser) - The authors of Eat This, Not That! provided Men's Health with 9 foods that aren't as healthy as they claim. Replace your:
  1. Bran muffin (420 calories, 20g fat) with ham, egg, and cheese on an English muffin (300 calories, 12g fat)
  2. Chicken Caesar salad (900 calories, 60g fat) with
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food • health • fat • weight loss • list • calories • sugar • healthy eating • carbs

Cat Diabetes Becoming
a Weighty Problem

Some vets think dry, high-carb kibble is a major culprit

Dec 5, 07 9:04 PM CST
(Newser) - If your cat is fat, he might have an even bigger problem. The rate of type 2 diabetes among pets—particularly cats—is soaring, reports the Chicago Tribune. Experts aren't in total agreement about why, but in general they think that our furry feline companions are developing the disease for... More »

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pets • obese • overweight • carbs • cat

Dark Bread, Beans Make Babies

Time to celebrate! High-fat ice cream increases fertility

Dec 2, 07 7:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Brown rice, dark bread, high-fat ice cream, and beans increase fertility, according to a recent Harvard study on diet. Foods not so great for making babies include breakfast cereal, potatoes, trans fats, and frozen yogurt, the researchers report in Newsweek. The study of 18,000 nurses' eating habits linked success... More »

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fertility • milk • fat • diet • fertility treatment • carbs

Starchy Foods Increase
Diabetes Risk

But adding whole grains to the diet improves the odds

Nov 27, 07 3:05 AM CST
(Newser) - African-American and Chinese women whose diets are high in starchy foods like white rice are at bigger risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, researchers have discovered. The good news is that eating whole-grain foods can help reduce the risk, according to two studies in the Archives of Internal Medicine. As... More »

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bread • diabetes • public health • blood pressure • wheat • rice • black women • grains • carbs • Chinese women

Time to Stop Blaming the Turkey

Carbs do as much as tryptophan to put you to sleep after Thanksgiving feast

Nov 22, 07 3:22 PM CST
(Newser) - It's time to stop blaming the tryptophan for your post-feast snooze, says LiveScience Bad Medicine columnist Christopher Wanjek. The chemical, found in turkey, does affect sleep, but cheddar cheese is also packed with it and doesn't get the same bad rap. The real Turkey Day culprit is the "combination... More »

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serotonin • turkey • insulin • Thanksgiving • carbs

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