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Regular Yoga Practice Is Associated With Mindful Eating
Regular yoga practice is associated with mindfulness and people with mindful eating are less likely to be overweight as measured by body mass index (BMI), a new study says. The...
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Dietary Intake of Fish Oil Offers Cardioprotective Benefits
Evidence is increasing that the omega-3 polyunsaturated fats docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) play a cardioprotective role in patients diagnosed with cardiovascular diseases and in healthy individuals, a...
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More Patients Took Antidepressants & Antipsychotics Together
The rate of antidepressant use doubled from 5.8% in 1996 to 10.1% in 2005, from 13.3 to 27.0 million persons, a new study says. Study results will be published in...
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Breast Cancer Cell Finding Leads to Treatment Roadmap
Scientists from Walter + Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (Melbourne) discovered a population of breast cells called luminal progenitor cells that are likely to be responsible for breast cancers...
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Nutrient Profiling Systems
Several new on-package nutrition symbols are designed to inform consumers about the nutrient profile of products. Are these programs going to help consumers or just simply add to their confusion?...
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Short-Term Risks After Bariatric Surgery Low
Short-term complications and death rates were low following bariatric surgery in extremely obese patients, according to the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery or LABS-1. These study findings are reported in...
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Americans Spent $34 Billion on Alternative Medicine
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in conjunction with the National Center for Health Statistics released a report today indicating that Americans spent $33.9 billion out-of-pocket on complementary and alternative...
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Is Low-Fat Dairy a Misnomer?
The American Dairy Association recommends three servings of dairy a day for stronger bones and healthy weight loss. Dairy products naturally contain many essential nutrients needed for good health such...
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Organic Food does not Offer a Health Benefit
A new study found no evidence of a difference in nutrient quality between organically and conventionally produced foodstuffs. The study findings were published today in an online version of the...
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Book Review: Ten Habits of Naturally Slim People
With so much diet information available, it’s hard to know which book to buy or program to follow. If your goal is to lose weight or maintain a healthy relationship...
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Obesity Costs the U.S. an Estimated $147 Billion
The annual medical burden of obesity has risen to almost 10 percent of all medical spending and could total $147 billion per year, said researchers earlier today. The study findings,...
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Tanning Beds Elevated to Highest Carcinogen
This week, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monograph Working Group classified UV-emitting tanning devices as “carcinogenic to humans”. The agency is the cancer arm of the World...
