"Diet" cocktails are more intoxicating (Reuters)

" NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Having your alcohol with a sugar-free artificially sweetened mixer may cut calories, but it will also make you drunker, a study suggests. The problem, Australian researchers found, is that drinks made with "diet" mixers pass through the stomach...

High-calorie diet fattens U.S. detainees (AP)

" SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A high-calorie diet combined with life in the cell block — almost around the clock in some cases — is making detainees at Guantanamo Bay fat. Meals totaling a whopping 4,200 calories per day are brought to their cells, well above the 2,000...

Another myth blown

"Cannibalism amongst humans is controversial as are assertions that Neandertal man was, which has also been proven untrue. For more Neandertal news see here. It now it appears that another prehistoric cannibalism myth bites the dust."

Settlement reached on Dr. Phil diet plan (AP)

" LOS ANGELES - Unhappy customers who sued "Dr. Phil" McGraw over his now discontinued Shape Up! diet plan have reached a $10.5 million settlement agreement with the TV psychologist, an attorney for the plaintiffs said. The lawsuit, filed in 2004 on behalf of three...

Restricted Diet May Help Prevent Alzheimer's

" Cutting calories may halt or even reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer's, according to a new animal study."

Blood types and nutrition

How to eat healthy by taking into consideration your blood type. A list of best resources to investigate and a brief enumeration of food categories per blood type.

Demand for maple syrup rockets as detox diet fad hits Britain

"A DIET championed by the singer Beyoncé Knowles which involves slimmers drinking maple syrup for ten days at a time to lose a stone in weight has become the latest diet craze in the UK. Health food shops have...

Sight worries? Try looking beyond carrots

"Carrots may not really help you see in the dark, but brightly coloured yellow and green vegetables do have similar sight-enhancing properties, a study published yesterday says. According to the Journal of...

Good Nutrition

LovelyLabels.com is gearing up for the upcoming school year, which is right around the corner. Recently, I have been reading more and more articles written about the benefits of children receiving a good, healthy diet coupled with the right amount of sleep as they prepare...

Eating curry is good for the brain

"Call it yellow ginger, haldi, turmeric or E100, the yellow root of Curcuma longa, a staple ingredient in curry, is turning out to be gratifyingly healthy. Now Tze-Pin Ng and colleagues at the National University...

Eating processed meats raises stomach cancer risk

" Eating more processed meats such as bacon, sausage and smoked ham increases the risk of stomach cancer, Swedish scientists said on Wednesday. A review of 15 studies showed the risk of developing stomach cancer...

Virgin Coconut Oil

"For decades, virgin coconut oil had been accused of damaging human’s health. On the contrary, soybean earned all the credits. Well, now is the time for you to know the real story!"

Researchers Discover the Nearly Perfect Diet: Beer, Pizza, and Coffee

"I knew that if I kept blogging long enough, I'd get around to writing about news that had nothing to do with politics. From this day forward, let June 13 be known as 'Vice Day'. Two stories that go so well...

Importance of Diet for Good Health Boosts Need for Specialty Nutrition

"PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Rising awareness of the role of diet in promoting good health, high healthcare costs, and increasing importance of personal fitness are some of the key factors driving the growth of the specialty nutrition market."

TV weight-loss recipe causes food poisoning outbreak

158 Japanese have been put on an unwanted extreme diet after contracting food poisoning by following a weight-loss recipe presented on TV. The TBS network received numerous complaints of diarrhea and vomiting afer airing a recipe that instructed viewers to roast white kidney...

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