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Our Real Eating Disorder: Fear of Delicious Fat

Ron Rosenbaum says the 'witch hunt' is just plain wrong

(Newser) - Crack down on industrial, fatty junk food, the deep-fried stuff that leads to obesity, and Ron Rosenbaum is with you. But keep your hands off his roast goose, his clotted cream, and his split-shank bone marrow, thank you very much. The "hysterical crusade against fat has become a veritable...

Hot New Diet: Eat for 5 Days, Fast for 2

Idea of intermittent fasting arrives in US after sweeping Britain

(Newser) - The next Atkins? The New York Times says the Fast Diet has the potential to be a blockbuster in the US after becoming a best-seller in Britain. The premise is simple: Eat whatever you want for five days, then fast for two. Well, almost fast: The authors recommend two light...

Woman Dies After Downing 2 Gallons of Coke Per Day

 Woman Dies After 
 Downing 2 Gallons 
 of Coke Per Day 
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Feb 17, 2013 7:18 AM CST

Woman Dies After Downing 2 Gallons of Coke Per Day

Coca-Cola not pleased with release of coroner's report

(Newser) - Heavy drinking may have led to the death of a New Zealand woman—but it wasn't alcohol she was glugging. It was Coca-Cola, TVNZ reports. She reportedly drank some 2.2 gallons (that's 18 pints) of the soda every day, AFP notes, a habit that went on for...

Diet Soda Bigger Diabetes Threat Than Sugary Stuff
 Diet Soda Bigger 
 Diabetes Threat 
 Than Sugary Stuff 
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Feb 10, 2013 6:05 PM CST

Diet Soda Bigger Diabetes Threat Than Sugary Stuff

Scientists find heightened risk among women

(Newser) - Sugar-packed soda has been linked to a boosted diabetes risk—but it turns out the diet version may pose an even bigger threat. Researchers tracked 66,000 French women over 14 years; the volunteers were middle-aged or older when the study began. People who drank 12 ounces of either kind...

A New No-No for Diners: Mackerel

Once-sustainable species now overfished

(Newser) - Mackerel has long been considered a sustainable choice for seafood eaters—but no more. Now, top UK conservationists have taken it off their "fish to eat" list due to overfishing, the Guardian reports. "The total catch is now far in excess of what has been scientifically recommended,"...

Study Finds Link Between Kids' Asthma, Fast Food

Eczema also associated with the meals: study

(Newser) - The threat from fast food may be growing larger. A new study of hundreds of thousands of kids and teens worldwide finds the stuff is associated with a higher risk of asthma, rhinitis, and eczema, Time reports. Fortunately, there's a simple path to some protection: Eat more fruit. Researchers...

That Headache? Could Be What You Ate

Even 'healthy' foods can cause headaches, expert say

(Newser) - Blaming your headache on stress, lack of sleep, or that extra drink you had last night? All are possible causes, but researchers say that ordinary foods can cause headaches as well, the Wall Street Journal reports. The biological links are poorly understood—and one person's yummy snack may be...

Overeating Taking Bigger Toll Than Food Shortages

Non-infectious diseases now more of a threat than infectious ones: report

(Newser) - It's a worldwide first: Today, eating too much is more of a health threat than food shortages. On a global scale, overeating costs more years of healthy life than does undernutrition, according to a massive new study. The Global Burden of Disease 2010 report compares illnesses and causes of...

Soda a Day Sends Prostate Risk Soaring
 Soda a Day 
 Sends Prostate 
 Risk Soaring 
study says
Nov 27, 2012 1:01 PM CST

Soda a Day Sends Prostate Risk Soaring

Pasta, rice, cereal also pose cancer threat: study

(Newser) - Soda's dangers extend well beyond your teeth. Drinking an 11-ounce soft drink daily raises a man's risk of aggressive prostate cancer by a whopping 40%, a study finds. And while you're reducing your soda intake, you may want to take a look at your rice and pasta...

Most Ridiculous Celebrity Diets of 2012

Dietetic association comes up with 5 worst of the year

(Newser) - To get skinny, skip breakfast and sit in a cold bath until 10am each morning. Sounds ... crazy, right? Well, it is, according to the British Dietetic Association, which comes up with its five worst celebrity diets of 2012. The New York Daily News runs them down:
  • Dukan Diet: This diet,
...

Svelte Palin: I'm Writing a Fitness Book

The whole family's in on it: Sarah

(Newser) - A suddenly, startlingly thin Sarah Palin is fattening up her bank account with her latest endeavor: a fitness book. The incredible shrinking Sarah aims to involve the entire fam in the project. "Our family is writing a book on fitness and self-discipline focusing on where we get our energy...

Low-Calorie Diet Won&#39;t Help You Live Longer
 Low-Calorie Diet Won't 
 Help You Live Longer 
study says
Aug 29, 2012 6:51 PM CDT

Low-Calorie Diet Won't Help You Live Longer

Skinny monkeys didn't get increased lifespans

(Newser) - Eating a low-calorie diet may help mice live longer, but don't bank on it for yourself. The results of what the New York Times calls a "major, long-awaited study" on rhesus monkeys are in, and they cast serious doubt on the notion that eating a restricted diet increases...

Yo-Yo Dieter? You Can Still Lose Weight
 Yo-Yo Dieter? 
 You Can Still 
 Lose Weight 
study says
Aug 16, 2012 10:23 AM CDT

Yo-Yo Dieter? You Can Still Lose Weight

New study finds no lasting negative effects of 'weight cycling'

(Newser) - Heartening news: No matter how many times you've lost and then re-gained weight, a new study suggests it's never too late to shed the pounds once more. Previous studies have found that so-called "yo-yo dieting" can have a negative impact, but the new study of overweight and...

8 Celebs Who Stay in Shape Through ... Sex

Kim Kardashian lost 7 pounds in 7 days, a friend claims

(Newser) - Celebrity diets usually sound a little weird and very unpleasant , but not this one: Kim Kardashian lost seven pounds in seven days … on the "sex diet." What's that, you ask? Well, according to a friend of Kim's, you just have a whole lot of sex...

What Some Olympic Athletes Eat Is Insane

A whole pizza, an entire pint of ice cream ... and that's just for starters

(Newser) - Some Olympic athletes maintain their prime physical condition by ... eating an entire cheese pizza and a full pint of Ben & Jerry's? Believe it. The New York Times takes a look at the outsize dietary needs of top athletes, who, as one doctor explains, can burn as many as...

If You Eat Poorly, Your Grandkids Pay Price

Diet can actually change your DNA: studies

(Newser) - What you eat can take a toll on your DNA, and the phenomenon can last for generations, two studies suggest. In other words, regardless of your children's and grandchildren's nutritional habits, your diet could put them at higher risk for obesity and diabetes, LiveScience reports. Researchers found that...

Scientists Find New Obesity Clue in Tanzania

It turns out Westerners and hunter-gatherers have same metabolic rate

(Newser) - Scientists have long thought our hunter-gatherer ancestors burned through many more calories than the TV-watching, desk-sitting people of today, but a new study suggests that may not be the case—and the finding could inform our very modern-day battle against obesity. Researchers studied 30 members of the still-hunter-gatherer Hadza tribe...

The Root of What Ails Us: Inflammation?
 The Root of 
 What Ails Us: 
 Inflammation? 
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Jul 21, 2012 7:00 PM CDT

The Root of What Ails Us: Inflammation?

Scientists studying link between diet, chronic inflammation, and disease

(Newser) - Diabetes, Alzheimer's, cancer. They may seem like wildly different diseases, but they share a common thread, reports the Wall Street Journal : Each has been tied to chronic inflammation. And that has scientists now studying whether inflammation can be battled with certain foods, rather than drugs. The Journal gives a...

30% of Meat Eaters Refuse to Date Vegetarians

But only 4% of veggie lovers wouldn't date omnivores

(Newser) - When it comes to dating, meat eaters are actually pickier than vegetarians. Almost 30% of omnivores wouldn't go out with a vegetarian or vegan, whereas just 4% of vegetarians wouldn't date a meat eater, a Today and Match.com poll finds. Of course, it's not exactly a...

Ancient Relatives of Humans Ate Wood

Scientists analyzed dental tartar in fossils

(Newser) - Did our ancestors eat trees? New fossil evidence shows that a 2 million-year-old relative of humans nibbled on bark and leaves, reports BBC . Scientists analyzed the teeth of two members of the "southern ape" species, or Australopithecus sediba, and found evidence that they included wood in their diet.

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