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Eating Canned Food Found To Increase BPA Levels In People
While eating food products coming in cans are quite convenient especially in today's fast-paced lifestyle, it may not be as healthy as eating fresh food products. Although this might already be common knowledge with all the preservatives and other chemicals found in canned foods, another research may add one other reason to this. A new study has discovered that eating canned food on a regular basi... [Read More]
Duke University Rice Diet
Duke University has devised a diet program called the Rice Diet, which claims to help treat heart disease and prevent diabetes while rapidly losing weight. The lifestyle program was created in 1939 by Walter Kempner, who was at the time experimenting on the effects of rice among people suffering from hypertension and diabetes. Since then, the Rice Diet has been teaching patients about the basics i... [Read More]
Memory Supplements: How Effective Are They?
It is natural for people to become forgetful from time to time, but some cases of memory loss are commonly associated with aging, as well as in worse cases like dementia or Alzheimer's disease. You may have heard about memory supplements and how they help improve one's memory, but are they worth the purchase? Do they cause side effects? Here are some (non-professional) advice about the most common... [Read More]
Health Risks of Kids Eating Junk Food
If your child eats a lot of junk food, including fast food, you need to monitor how much they eat. Junk foods include cakes, chips, sodas, and many processed foods that lack in nutrition, and loaded with fats, sugars, and empty calories. Here are some of the reasons why children should minimize, even avoid, their junk food intake. Child obesity - Many junk foods are high in calories, sugar, and fa... [Read More]
Model Diet Secrets to Boost Metabolism
Models are humans, too. They struggle to lose weight and keep the ideal body type just like the rest of us, which is why you see a lot of them hitting the gym. Apart from weight, age is also a model's worst enemy, as studies show that women over 30 lost half a pound of muscle every year and gain the same amount in fat. And while exercising and eating the right foods are very important, you also ne... [Read More]
Popular But Dangerous Diets Used by Teen Girls
Girls become more conscious about their body image as they grow into their teens, which is why a lot of them would resort to dieting. However, they often end up with trendy diets that promise fast weight loss, but may pose risks to health in the long run. The American Academy of Family Physicians has compiled a list of diets that should be considered as fad diets. South Beach Diet - This diet is v... [Read More]
Does Just Eating Cereals Make You Lose Weight?
We know that eating cereals is healthy, but does eating a single bowl of cereal for every meal makes you lose weight? We see lots of cereals on grocery shelves, with some promising to help you get rid of the extra poundage, but truth of the matter is that not all cereals are nutritious. Some cereals actually have higher calories, even those so-called diet cereals. Depending on the brand and type o... [Read More]
Devices To Keep Track Of Your Fitness Level
Trying to keep track of your weight is one of the ways in order to maintain better fitness. Aside from using the usual means to keep track of one's weight, there are also other devices that can be used in order to monitor weight and fitness level. Here are three of them: BodyMedia Fit Armband The BodyMedia Fit Armband is a wearable armband that can be used in order to keep track of your fitness le... [Read More]
Kitchen Devices That Can Help You Lose Weight
When you are trying to lose weight, you might need to stick to a healthy weight-reducing diet as well as regular exercise. You might also need to make it a habit. And for this, you might need all the help you can get. You may not be aware of it, but there are some gadgets handy around the kitchen that might help you out in your quest to lose weight. Here are just some of them. Vegetable Steamer Ha... [Read More]
Study Suggests Diet Soda Makes You Fat
For people who are conscious about their weight, they usually go for the healthier alternatives to eat. That is why some may consider drinking diet soda rather than the normal one. But according to recent research, drinking diet soda may not be a healthier choice, so it seems. Researchers from the Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio conducted a study to see if diet soda does indeed provide ... [Read More]