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diet stories: 98 news summaries

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What to Eat to Avoid Cancer

What you eat—and just as importantly what you don't—may affect your risk of getting cancer

Oct 17, 07 9:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Genes may be a bigger factor than diet, but what you eat can still affect your chances of developing cancer.  MSNBC tells you what to pile on your plate, and what to avoid. Eat up:
  1. Cruciferous veggies like broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower and kale
  2. High-fiber anything
  3. Foods
... More »

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cancer • food • health • diet • list • cancer diet

The Anti-Heart-Attack Diet

Oct 9, 07 4:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Preventing heart disease is about more than fad diets; it's about creating long-term change and sticking with it. Forbes gives you the no-nonsense guide to heart health:
  1. Balance calorie intake and activity.
  2. Eat fruits and veggies.
  3. Make sure at least half your carbs come from whole grains
... More »

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food • health • heart disease • diet • list • heart attack • whole grains

Myth: Exercise Keeps You Lean

Studies don't support connection between working out and slimming down

Sep 27, 07 6:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - The idea that exercise is the key to shedding pounds is relatively modern—and a whole lot of hogwash, Gary Taubes argues in New York magazine. Though the theory that working out makes us lose weight has been around since the 1960s, scientific research has consistently shown that the relationship... More »

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obesity • nutrition • obesity epidemic • weight loss • diet • exercise • health study • waistline

High-Fat Diet May Slow Cancer

Researchers cut off tumor sugar supply

Sep 19, 07 7:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - A diet high in fat but devoid of sugars is being tested as a new strategy to fight cancerous tumors. Researchers are exploiting tumors' dependence on sugar fermentation by banning most carbohydrates in the regimen, similar to the Atkins diet, Time magazine reports. Nutrition is supplied by plant oils and... More »

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cancer • food • health • fat • diet • tumor • Atkins diet

A Fad Won't Fix Your Fat Butt

Diet expert weighs in on six red flags
that should send you jogging for the hills

Sep 18, 07 3:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Losing weight isn't a race, and getting to the finish line isn't as important as staying there. "Today" show nutritionist Joy Bauer recommends giving a wide berth to these six fads:
  1. Diets that promote or promise drastic weight loss.
  2. Diets that rely on supplements or lotions.
... More »

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health • weight loss • diet • list • fad diets • Joy Bauer • dieting

Fashion Urged to Model Health

Inquiry recommends random drug tests, no under-16s on runway

Sep 14, 07 7:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vulnerable young models should be subject to mandatory health checks and backstage drug testing, a British Fashion Council study said today, citing "startling" evidence  of their lack of education about health problems and eating disorders. Models would have to provide a signed health certificate from a doctor experienced in... More »

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fashion • health • diet • eating disorder • model

Tangerine Peel May Help
Fight Cancer

Compound in fruit's skin attacks, destroys abnormal cells

Sep 12, 07 3:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - UK researchers may have found a natural way to combat certain cancers. In tests, a chemical compound in tangerine peel attacked and destroyed cancer cells. The findings could lead to treatments for cancers of the breast, lung, prostate, and ovaries, Reuters says. “It is very exciting to find a... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • prostate cancer • lung cancer • diet • ovarian cancer • cancer research • tangerines • tangerine peel • enzyme

Brits Will Pay Moms-to-Be to Eat for Two

Pregnant women in the UK will be given $240 to support a healthy diet

Sep 9, 07 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Starting 2009, all expecting moms in the UK will receive a lump sum of $240, intended to be spent on a healthy diet of fruits and vegetables to help prevent low-birth-weight complications in newborn children. The "pregnancy grants" are part of Britain's new health secretary's plan to close the... More »

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food • pregnancy • health • women's health • England • public health • parents • diet • mothers • prenatal care

Let Them Eat Less Cake,
Live Longer

Boomers radically restricting calories
to live longer

Sep 3, 07 4:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Once a fringe theory, calorie restriction is now the latest front in the boomer battle for never-ending youth. Increasing numbers of people are restricting their diet to a quarter of what they theoretically need in an effort to increase lifespan. "You have to be willing to stick to it,... More »

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baby boomer • diet • lifespan • calorie restriction • healthy eating

Picky Eating
May Be in
Their Genes

Kids inherit reaction
to unfamiliar foods,
new study says

Aug 21, 07 4:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Don't chide your kids for their picky eating habits—they may be as much your fault as the length of their noses. In a study of identical and fraternal twins, UK researchers found children inherited nearly 80% of their “food neophobia,” hinting that that tongue-out reaction to unfamiliar... More »

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food • twins • children • parents • diet • eating • Lucy J. Cooke • food neophobia

Diet Linked to Colon Cancer Survival

Deaths, recurrences triple in patients who eat "Western" diet

Aug 15, 07 8:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new study reconfirms the link between colon cancer and a diet rich in red meat, fat and sugar—this time focusing on the survival rate of those who've already been treated for colon cancer. Those who ate what researchers dubbed the "Western" diet were three times as likely... More »

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cancer • fat • diet • colon cancer • red meat • sugar

FTC Subpoenas Food Giants
on Marketing
to Kids

Congress wants data
on childhood obesity

Aug 11, 07 4:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The FTC dealt out 44 subpoenas yesterday to food companies, including McDonald's, Coca-Cola, and Kraft, seeking information on how much they spent on advertising to kids. The businesses have until November 1 to comply for a report the FTC is preparing for Congress on marketing practices and child obesity. More »

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obesity • Congress • nutrition • health • advertising • childhood obesity • McDonald's • marketing • Coca Cola • children • weight • diet • FTC • General Mills • advertisements

Diet Foods
May Help
Make Kids Fat

Low-calorie imitations confuse system,
cause overeating

Aug 8, 07 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Feeding children diet food may actually help make them fat, the BBC reports. Young rats who had been given low-calorie versions of ordinarily high-calorie food begin to gain weight when they were switched to regular fare, a new study found. Rather than stop eating when they reached a certain calorie... More »

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obesity • food • childhood obesity • children • diet • calories

5 Common Dieting Myths

The truth may not set you free—but it might make your pants looser

Aug 2, 07 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nutritionist Joy Bauer, the "Today" show's diet editor, looks at some popular dieting myths—or are they?
  1. Diet and exercise can transform fat into muscle: The one can't become the other.
  2. Metabolism slows with age, and there's nothing you can do about it: Exercise can maintain your
... More »

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obesity • nutrition • health • weight loss • diet • list • exercise

Roly-Poly
Polar Bear
Goes on a Diet

Keepers cut off celebrity cub Knut's supply of croissants

Aug 1, 07 7:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Superstar polar bear Knut has been put on a diet after growing too fat to be weighed on the Berlin Zoo's scales. Knut's Brando-style transformation came about from eating too many croissants and second helpings of meat and fish, leaving him a visibly stuffed bear. "Knut has become noticeably... More »

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Knut • Berlin Zoo • weight • diet • exercise • polar bear • animal

Extra Fruits, Veggies Don't Stall Breast Cancer

Docs weigh focus on weight and exercise

Jul 18, 07 7:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Loading up on fruits and vegetables doesn't stop breast cancer from returning, a 7-year study shows, causing researchers to mull switching focus to exercise and weight. The 3,000-woman study found no benefit to those who scarfed down extra servings of fruits and veggies—a relief to women who worry... More »

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cancer • health • breast cancer • diet • fruits and vegetables

Fast Food Replaces Grandma's Cooking

Across the globe, traditional diets fade

Jun 2, 07 9:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Every nation has its traditional cuisines, but in today's fast-paced, globalized culture, cheap, fatty Westernized food is crowding out ancient preparations and presentations. Diets define who we are, Time reports, and in the modern world, once-unique food is becoming culturally homogenized. Global influences traditionally enriched flavors and techniques; today, the... More »

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food • nutrition • Spain • globalization • famine • world economy • Westernization • diet • fast food

Gluten-Free Sticks for Many Dieters

Mild-mannered wheat protein is the latest dietary scourge

May 8, 07 8:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gluten-free diets, once the purview of those with life-threatening conditions like celiac disease, have hit the mainstream. Docs now estimate that gluten allergies strike one in 100 North Americans, and even those who aren't allergic are turning onto gluten-free, blaming the protein for ailments from infertility to anxiety. More »

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health • gluten free diets • diet • gluten • allergy

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