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99.2% of Brits Do Not Eat a Healthy Diet
I suppose we could look on the bright side here; well over 400,000 Brits eat exceptionally well!
These rather unflattering findings are the result of a wide-ranging investigation for the Food Standards Agency's National Diet and Nutrition Survey. The results are based on 5 dietary targets set out by the World Health Organization. Let's look at what criteria they tracked and try and make some sense of it.
» moreThe 9-Inch Diet
Early next year, ad men Alex Bogusky and Chuck Porter will release The 9-inch Diet.
The premise of the book is: by using a 9-inch plate at every meal, caloric intake can be decreased by 30-35 percent.
» moreCan a Diet Break Up a Relationship?
Relationships end for a lot of reasons: differences of opinion, growing apart, boredom or good old-fashioned infidelity, but eating habits! Could one partner's change in diet actually kill a romance?
It might. "When one person alters that routine, it can unwittingly throw off the balance of the relationship or make the other feel rejected," Cynthia Sass, R.D., co-author of Your Diet Is Driving Me Crazy, told Shape magazine.
» moreWhy Do Most Diets Fail?
Sometimes, though, a diet seems successful: you follow the plan for a set period of time, you reach a goal weight, you fit back into those jeans. But then, just when you think you can relax, the diet fails. How? You put back on all that weight you lost.
» moreMediterranean and Low Carb Diets Shine in Study
A landmark study comparing Low fat, Low carb and Mediterranean diets over a 2 year period has shown low carb and Mediterranean diets to be favorable alternatives to low fat. The study looked at weight loss, blood lipids, glycemic control and inflammation.
Let's explore the study details and see what applications may arise from it.
» moreMediterranean Diet: Worth Taking a Second Look
It's not terribly sexy.
As diets go, it floats under the radar. It's not promoted heavily by any celebrities and if it were, it wouldn't get much press anyway. It's been permutated, repackaged and resold by diet book authors, and it quietly goes about its business preventing disease, prolonging life, cutting heart disease risk, dodging type II diabetes, curbing Alzheimer's and fighting allergies among other health-boosting attributes.
The latest on the Mediterranean diet is its impact on cancer, with a recent study showing a 12% reduced risk by implementing just a couple of Mediterranean-inspired easy-to-make changes.
» moreWeight Watchers vs. Gym Membership
A unique and fascinating study has pit the weight loss system giant against a gym membership program. What makes this study somewhat unique is that they tested for body fat percentage in addition to weight and other health benefits.
Here's what the University of Missouri researchers found...
» moreOprah's 21 Day Cleansing Diet
Oprah Winfrey frequently discusses dieting issues - often going as far as teaming up with particular weight loss regimes (such as YOU: on a diet, or the Best Life Diet).
Recently Oprah embarked on a 21 day vegan 'cleansing' regime and blogged about it. It makes interesting reading.
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