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It pays to eat less as you age
While it may sound painfully obvious, nutrition experts have been divided over whether cutting calories leads to long-term weight loss, because the practice can sometimes boomerang, triggering binge eating and weight gain.
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A low-carbohydrate diet improves type 2 diabetes control
A low-carbohydrate diet such as the familiar Atkins diet improves control of blood sugar levels in obese individuals with type 2 diabetes, researchers have shown.
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Obesity linked to ovarian cancer
Obese postmenopausal women who have never used hormone replacement therapy may face an increased risk of ovarian cancer, compared to normal-weight women, a new study suggests.
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Diet tied to survival in breast cancer patients
Women with early-stage breast cancer may live longer if they maintain a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy, a new study suggests.
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Eating on the run may lead to a poor diet
Many young people say they lack the time to sit down to a meal, and that may be pushing them to make less-than healthy food choices, a new study suggests.
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Diet and exercise cuts kids risk for metabolic syndrome
Components of metabolic syndrome that appear in children should be treated by doctors who also must encourage them to improve their diet and exercise routines, a new report says.
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Sodium and potassium intake tied to heart disease
Too much sodium and too little potassium in one's diet may increase one's risk of cardiovascular disease, a new study suggests.
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Physical activity declines over preschool years
Childhood obesity is a growing problem, and new research suggests that physical activity levels among youngsters already begin a decline before they start school.
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Lifestyle changes benefit overweight kids
Efforts to fight obesity among children and teens should include strategies to help them think differently about their eating and exercise habits, researchers conclude.
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Family stress may make kids fat
Living in a stressful household may raise a child's risk of becoming obese, according to findings from a study of Swedish families.
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Why saying no to foods may be harder for women
New research on the brain suggests that women unconsciously have a tougher time resisting their favourite foods than men do.
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Youngsters often miss diet and exercise marks
According to their parents, pre-school children have somewhat better diets than school-age children, but both groups fall short when it comes to getting recommended amounts of exercise.
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Simple exercise keeps brain at top of its game
Physical fitness may be as good for the brain as it is for the body in old age, a new study says.
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Weight control program ups diabetics well being
People with type 2 diabetes show improvements in their physical and mental health-related quality of life after a year of participation in a weight management program, a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows.
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