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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]
Study Shows Low-Carb Diet Should Couple with Vegetable-Based Proteins and Fats
A recent study shows that Atkin-style low-carbohydrate diets may help people lose the weight, but merely replacing the bread and pasta with calories from animal protein and fat may have to deal with an increased risk of early death due to cancer and heart disease. The research, which was published last September 7 in Annals of Internal Medicine, found that the death rate among people who clung to ... [Read More]
5 Finger Diet
Different magazines have been featuring celebrities who have had success stories using diets that involved either restricted calories or the use of supplements. Although the weight loss is obviously seen in celebrities as they walk the red carpet or appear in television shows, we often wonder whether that diet would be the right one for us. Chances are, it is not. Many new diets that have been app... [Read More]
Diverticulitis Diet
Diverticulitis is a condition which occurs when the diverticula - small, bulging pouches in the digestive tract - become infected and inflamed, causing severe abdominal pain, fever, and nausea. A diverticulitis diet does not actually treat or prevent diverticulitis. Rather, it may help alleviate your symptoms while you are being treated for diverticulitis with other forms or treatments, such as an... [Read More]
The Perfect Body Plan
The Perfect Body Plan is two-pronged program designed to improve both physical and psychological well-being. It offers a detailed guide to creating a physical activity plant that will help get you fit, make you feel better about yourself, and of course live a healthier lifestyle. Unlike other programs, The Perfect Body Plan wants to equip you with the necessary tools and information to develop you... [Read More]
The Love-Powered Diet
Victoria Moran, author of the Love-Powered Diet, has a goal. Her goal is to make peace with food and have a body that you are proud off utilizing the wisdom and grace that you keep inside, and to replace cravings with calmness, and turn food into a friend. The Love-Powered Diet nourishes body, builds self-esteem and spirituality - areas ignored by other diets.As is the the usual case with fad diet... [Read More]
The Personality Type Diet
Author Robert F. Kushner, MD who teaches medicine at Northwestern University and is the director of the Wellness Institute at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, says there is not one-size-fits-all diet. In the book, readers are asked to answer 66 questions about their habits and attitudes towards eating, exercise and coping.The scores will tell whether a person falls under which category or personali... [Read More]
The Belly Fat Cure
A recent study released in the November 2008 issue of New England Journal of Medicine established a link between waist circumference and your overall health status. Come to think of it, the conclusion makes sense. A smaller waist gives you more energy, makes you feel good about yourself, and lets you live a longer life. However, many dieters have struggled with losing the excess bulge on their wai... [Read More]
The 50 Million Pound Challenge
With an immense number of obese Americans, what if they all banded together and lose weight? How many pounds are they able to shed? How about 50 million pounds?The gistOriginally aimed in bringing African-Americans together in losing weight (because they have a higher percentage of obesity compared to other races in the United States), the 50 Million Pound Challenge welcomes all Americans in colle... [Read More]
Hourglass Fitness
Entertainment tabloids and television shows have been following the life of Ruby Gettinger of Savanna, Georgia, as she takes her journey to shed off some weight from her 500-pound body. Part of her weight loss program is a consultation with a Savannah-based weight management center called Hourglass Weight Loss and Fitness. The gistThe Hourglass Weight Loss and Fitness focuses on educating clients ... [Read More]