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Nibbles: Heart disease markers up cancer risk, green tea sales rise and celebs shouldn’t endorse junk
on Mar 22, 2009 in Beverages Celebrities and politicians Diabetes Diet and food media Food miscellaneous Foreign stories (non-U.S.) Kids and families Nibbles: diet news shorts birth control Britain C-reactive protein cancer celebrities cholesterol commercials green tea heart disease junk food weight gain Inflammation marker linked to higher cancer risk; injected birth control causes big weight gains; Americans importing more green tea; diabetics may benefit from cholesterol-lowering drug; and UK consumer group says celebs shouldn't sell junk food.Fro...
Why must every diet be supercharged?
on Apr 17, 2009 in Diet Tips Diet and food media Diet programs dieting safely diets Diet plans (and the magazines that promote them) are touting super-quick results without a lot of effort. Sure, that's what everyone wants to hear, but is it safe to lose 16 pounds in a week?From the RSS feed of CalorieLab News (REF3076322B7) Why mus...
“Diet Detective” helps people make healthy changes
on May 6, 2009 in Diet TV this week Diet Tips Diet and food media diet detective Rachael Ray weight loss "I Want to Save Your Life" follows the Diet Detective as he spies on people making unhealthy choices and moves in with them to help them turn their diets -- and their lives -- around.From the RSS feed of CalorieLab News (REF3076322B7) “Diet Det...
Why Americans are fat and what we can do about it
on Jun 2, 2009 in Childhood obesity Diet and food industry Diet and food media Diet books and authors Obesity causes obesity overeating Public policy Dr. David Kessler says many Americans are conditioned to want more food than they need, particularly when that food is high in fat, salt and sugar. And the food companies are more than happy to oblige our cravings, leading to widespread obesity.From...
Food, Inc. presents dark view of American food industry
on Jul 2, 2009 in Diet and food media Food miscellaneous Food safety food food industry Inc. "Food, Inc." movie takes a hard look at industrial food in America and finds a lot of things to be disgusted by, as well as a couple of bright spots.From the RSS feed of CalorieLab News (REF3076322B7) Food, Inc. presents dark view of American food in...