Negative Calorie Diet news 2008-11

2008-12-06 L. A. Nutrition Examiner: Feed a cold, feed a fever: Study suggests dieters more susceptible to seasonal flu

According to the researchers, mice that followed a calorie-restricted diet were more likely to die within days of being exposed to the flu virus than their better-fed peers. In addition, the surviving mice on the restricted calorie diet took longer to recover from the virus and experienced a higher rate of negative health effects.

Don and rsquo;t think there and rsquo;s much chance you and rsquo;ll be restricting your diet across the coming months Then look to other members of your family: The elderly and young children, who are already vulnerable to bouts of seasonal flu, often have trouble consuming enough calories to meet their dietary needs, so take extra care to ensure that your loved ones are eating healthy, well-balanced meals (even if they are taking a vitamin supplement. ) so that they and rsquo;re in fighting form if the flu should strike.

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Los Angeles Article: Feed a cold, feed a fever: Study suggests dieters more susceptible to seasonal flu by local L. A. Nutrition Examiner expert, Mark Sisson. - Los Angeles L. A. Nutrition Examiner Feed a cold feed a fever: Study suggests dieters more susceptible to seasonal flu

2008-11-13 Diet for a Warm Planet

Diet for a Warm Planet

One-third of those 3,747 daily calories comes from junk foodpotato chips, soda, etc. We can save on fossil fuel costs in this area by installing more efficient lighting, heating, and cooling in the plants that make the stuff and by using less packaging materials. But wed save a lot more if you and I simply bought less of it. A can of diet soda, for instance, delivers only 1 calorie of food energy at a cost of 2,100 calories to make the drink and the can. Transporting the components and the finished product costs even more, and shipping processed food and its packaging accounts for much of the problem of Americas food averaging 1,500 travel miles before its eaten.

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2008-12-04 Cancer, Diet and Global Warming with the Producer of Healing Cancer from the Inside Out

And have studies to prove it; they all specifically exclude vegetable oils. There are clinical studies, it tears up the arteries. Essylstyn says its as good for your arteries as roast beef. If you look at nutrient scales, the key to a good diet is getting the maximum amount of nutrients per calorie that you can. If you look at vegetable oils, they have the lowest nutrient value of any food on the planet. Its all fat, very few nutrient values per calorie on it.

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2008-11-26 Feed a cold, feed a fever: Research shows calorie cut makes it harder to fight flu MSU News Michigan State University

In Gardner and rsquo;s research, both regularly fed mice and calorically restricted mice exposed to the virus exhibited decreased food intake as they tried to fight off the infection. Yet the mice on calorically restricted diets took longer to recover and exhibited increased mortality, weight loss and other negative effects. Even though both sets of mice had a diet fortified with appropriate vitamins, the mice consuming normal amounts of food had their appetites back sooner and recovered faster.

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2008-11-20 Diet, Exercise May Modify Breast Cancer Risks - US News and World Report

For the new study, researchers studied 45 obese mice that had their ovaries surgically removed to model the post-menopausal state. After eight weeks, mice fed a calorie-restricted diet had significantly lower blood levels of leptin, a hormone that plays a role in fat metabolism, than those mice only put on an exercise program or those allowed to eat at will with no forced exercise. The calorie-restricted mice also had increased levels of adiponectin, a hormone produced in fat tissue that regulates some metabolic processes, the researchers said.

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(HealthDay News) -- Scientists believe they have found out why diet and exercise affect a womens chance of breast cancer after shes past menopause, a new study says. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin found that cutting calories and exercise affect pathways to mTOR, a molecule that integrates energy balance with cell

2008-12-13 Low Carb Diet Is Bad For Thinking And Memory

For the study, Taylor and colleagues recruited 19 women aged 22 to 55 and let them each choose to go on either a low carb or low calorie diet as recommended by the American Dietetic Association. Nine of them chose the low carb diet and the other 10 chose the low calorie diet.

A new study from scientists in the US found that when women went on low or zero-carb diets they performed worse on thinking and memory tests compared to reducing calories without reducing carbohydrates. When they put carbs back into their diet, their thinking and memory skills went back to normal.

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A new study from scientists in the US found that when women went on low or zero-carb diets they performed worse on thinking and memory tests compared to reducing calories without reducing carbohy - Nutrition / Diet news medical news health news medical headlines healthcare news health articles medicine articles welfare living

2008-12-03 Athletic Business - High School/Youth Sports - Mass Resistance

Comstock says many performance-enhancing substances are not regulated by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration and contain dangerous and sometimes banned ingredients that can show up in drug tests. And a diet of fatty, high-calorie food can lead to diabetes, cardiovascular disease and joint problems, among other conditions. "Many oversized kids are looking ahead to college and professional playing careers without ever realizing how few actually make it to those levels," Comstock says.

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2008-11-30 The Sudbury Star - Ontario, CA

Much of that room for improvement lies in what we eat. Diet and exercise go hand in hand, so even if you spend ample time at the gym, you might not be as healthy as you think if youre not combining those workouts with a proper diet. While a diet can seem like a lifestyle overhaul, eating healthier doesnt have to involve so much sweat and sacrifice. Below are some easy dieting tips that, when combined with exercise, can help you become both healthier and happier.

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2008-12-14 Low carb diets can cause memory loss - Telegraph

It cannot store the glucose, so a low carbohydrate diet means less fuel to power the brain cells. In the study, participants included 19 women who were allowed to select either a low-carbohydrate diet or a "low-calorie, macronutrient balanced diet. " Nine women chose a low-carbohydrate diet. The others selected low-calorie meals.

She added: "This study demonstrates that the food you eat can have an immediate impact on cognitive behaviour. The popular low-carb, no-carb diets have the strongest potential for negative impact on thinking and cognition. "

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2008-11-11 Smell the coffee - The National Newspaper

One of the biggest question marks about diet during pregnancy is whether or not caffeine can be harmful to the foetus. This month, one source has offered new advice on the subject. The United Kingdoms Food Standards Agency (FSA) changed its guidelines on caffeine intake, suggesting pregnant women and those trying to conceive consume no more than 200mg of caffeine a day. The government body had previously advised a limit of 300mg. This amendment follows findings released by scientists at Leeds and Leicester universities revealing that pregnant women who consumed more than 200mg per day were more likely to give birth to smaller babies. The study, which took place between and , followed the caffeine intake of 2,645 low-risk pregnant women with an average age of 30.

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