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29th May 2006 : A Poor Diet is as Unhealthy as Smoking

Insufficient consumption of fish, fruit and vegetables is as bad for human health as smoking, a Dutch report said on Monday. The study, which the European Food Safety Authority says it will use when analyzing food and diet risks, concludes that most cas… more »

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18th May 2006 : Meat eaters may end up "beefier"?

Researchers at Oxford University have found that people who switched from a meat-eating diet to a vegetarian one did not gain as much weight over a five-year period. The team studied the eating habits of 22,000 people recruited to the European Prospecti… more »

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12th May 2006 : The Skinny on: Low Carb Diets

LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET HAS POSITIVE EFFECT ON BLOOD LIPIDS The Study: To investigate the effects of very low carbohydrate diets on the blood lipids and other markers of cardiovascular disease in women, investigators attempted to repeat work previously co… more »

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09th May 2006 : Weight Loss Plans Lack Exercise

More than two-thirds of American adults are trying to lose weight or maintain their current weight, but their strategy for weight control is probably ineffective, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The stu… more »

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02nd May 2006 : Losing Weight at McDonald’s

Inspired by the documentary "Super Size Me," Merab Morgan decided to give a fast-food-only diet a try. The construction worker and mother of two ate only at McDonald's for 90 days — and dropped 37 pounds in the process. It was a vastly different outcome… more »

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01st May 2006 : The Pocket Diet

FOOD COACH - Lori Corbin Many sandwich lovers were elated when Jarod lost weight with his popular Subway plan. Now, many are making like a kangaroo and stuffing a pita for weight loss. The Pocket Diet was created by a pita bread company called Kangaro… more »

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