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Top Diet Programs for Weight Loss

By Guest PostMarch 6, 2013Healthamerican heart association, bad cholesterol, bad ldl cholesterol, beauty, blood pressure, cardiovascular conditions, diabetes, european countries, fish, food pyramid, fruits, Health, healthy life, heart disease, herbs, hypertension, mayo clinic diet, mediterranean diet plan, mediterranean sea, mono, nuts, polyunsaturated fats, ray lehigh, red meat, saturated fat foods, seafood, spices, sugar, therapeutic lifestyle changes, tlc, top diet programs, vegetables, weight loss, whole grains

Most people today look at diet plans to help them lose weight; however, these plans can also serve other purposes such as keeping heart disease and diabetes at bay. With all the different diet plans on offer, choosing the one that is right for you can be a tough job. Take a look at these plans that were evaluated by health experts and received high rankings in a recent survey by U.S. News, and make your decision.

The Mediterranean Diet

Like the Mayo Clinic Diet, the Mediterranean Diet plan helps to achieve and maintain a healthy weight and also prevent or control diabetes, brain and heart disorders and even cancer. Drawing inspiration from the diet of people in the European countries around the Mediterranean Sea, this diet focuses on eating more of nuts, herbs and spices, whole grains, vegetables and fruits, seafood and fish, and cutting down on red meat, saturated fat foods and sugar. With its emphasis on mono- and polyunsaturated fats and avoidance of saturated fat, this diet is effective at reducing bad cholesterol and keeping blood pressure low. Although it is one of the top diet programs, the only possible weakness lies in the fact that the plan is not a structured one and so, the onus lies on you to come up with a calorie chart to follow. (more…)

Beliefs on Best Way to Lose Weight Can Torpedo New Year’s Resolutions

By Guest PostJanuary 5, 2013Healthbest way, calorie intake, lose weight, obesity, overweight, weight loss

ANN ARBOR — People setting a goal to lose weight in 2013 may want to first ask themselves if diet or exercise is more important to success. (more…)

6 Daily Routine Changes to Help You Lose Weight

By Guest PostJuly 23, 2012Healthdaily routine, skip the sodas, weight loss

Weight loss isn’t easy, if it was everyone would be at their healthy goal weight but there is a reason why many countries are finding themselves topping the weight charts. A lot of people don’t have the time and the money to take care of themselves. So here are 6 small changes you can make to your daily routine that will help you drop a few pounds: (more…)

UA Physician: Diet and Lifestyle Key to Preventing Diabetes

By Guest PostNovember 18, 2011Healthamericans, big benefits, breast cancer and aids, carbohydrate intake, craig stump, diabetes, dietary and physical activity, endocrine specialist, high caloric foods, highly processed carbohydrates, ice cream, obesity, pre diabetic, simple behavior changes, stamina, type 2 diabetes, university of arizona college of medicine tucson, weight loss, white bread, white noodles, white potatoes, white rice

*Dr. Craig Stump, interim director of the Diabetes Research Program at the UA College of Medicine–Tucson, suggests simple behavior changes that can add up to big benefits.*

Diabetes kills more people each year than breast cancer and AIDS combined, and 79 million Americans are at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Diabetes Association. (more…)

Timely Depression Diagnosis Critical to Maintain Health of Elderly

By Guest PostNovember 11, 2010Healthchanges in characteristics, clinical characteristics, depression, depression symptoms, increased pain, lorraine phillips, marilyn rantz, medicare, missouri minimum data set, mood, niversity of missouri, urinary incontinence, verbal aggression, weight loss

*MU researchers find non-mood changes related to depression in elderly*

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Depression affects approximately 30 to 40 percent of nursing home residents, but it often goes unrecognized, according to American Geriatrics Society, which can lead to lower quality of life or even suicide. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have found a series of indicators, other than changes in mood that are associated with the development of depression in nursing home residents.

“Prompt diagnosis and treatment of depression is essential to improve the quality of life for nursing home residents,” said Lorraine Phillips, assistant professor in the Sinclair School of Nursing. “Many elderly people develop certain clinical characteristics at the same time they develop depression. Understanding these changes is essential to quickly and accurately diagnosing depression in nursing home residents.” (more…)

For Those Who Don’t Exercise or Watch Their Diets, CU ‘Nutraceutical’ Research Could Help

By Guest PostOctober 16, 2010Health, Scienceaging process, anti-inflammatory, ashley walker, bad cholesterol, behavioral changes, brad fleenor, cardiovascular disease, curcumin, douglas r seals, exercise, good nutrition, integrative physiology of aging laboratory, kevin strickfaden, ldl, molly russell, noah larsen, nutraceuticals, salt restriction, united states' no 1 killer, university of colorado at boulder, vitamin D, vitamin supplements, weight loss

University of Colorado at Boulder Professor Douglas R. Seals has amassed scientific evidence indicating that exercise, weight loss, good nutrition and salt restriction can cut your chances of getting cardiovascular disease, the United States’ No. 1 killer.

But Seals knows that exhorting people to exercise and lose weight, no matter how well the case is buttressed with data, will only go so far. So Seals’ laboratory has begun researching “nutraceuticals,” food extracts or vitamin supplements that could mimic the effects of a healthful lifestyle. (more…)

Putting on the Pounds after Weight Loss? Hit the Gym to Maintain Health Gains

By Guest PostSeptember 25, 20101 commentHealthcardiometabolic, disease, metabolic, obesity, risk factor, shana warner, syndrome, university of missouri, weight, weight loss

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Although obesity is a major risk factor for disease, much of the threat may be associated with the metabolic (or cardiometabolic) syndrome, a cluster of risk factors related to diabetes and heart disease. Losing weight can improve health and reduce many of these risk factors. However, many people struggle to keep the weight off long-term. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have found that people who perform resistance training while regaining weight can help maintain strides in reducing their risks for chronic disease.

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New Evidence that Chili Pepper Ingredient Fights Fat

By Guest PostJune 9, 20102 commentsHealthbeneficial effects, capsaicin, chili pepper ingredient, fat buildup, fat levels, obesity, protein changes, weight loss

Scientists are reporting new evidence that capsaicin, the stuff that gives chili peppers their kick, may cause weight loss and fight fat buildup by triggering certain beneficial protein changes in the body. (more…)

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