Miracle diet pill? A safe drug is elusive
The battle of the bulge has been a big, fat failure for U.S. drugmakers. But that hasn’t stopped them from trying. For nearly a century, scientists have struggled to make a diet pill that helps people lose More...
Michelle Wie hopes for game boost from gluten-free diet
US golfing star Michelle Wie said she is feeling healthier after embarking on a gluten-free diet, inspired partly by the success story of tennis world number one Novak Djokovic. “I heard that story that he More...
CDC: Breads top list of salt sources in US diet
Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as snacks like potato chips and pretzels. That surprising finding comes in a government report released More...
“Yo-yo dieting” not tied to early death
Despite earlier concerns, dieters who repeatedly lose weight and then gain it back aren’t at higher risk of early death than people who don’t “yo-yo diet,” according to a new report. About More...
Common Gastro Disease Occurs Even With High-Fiber Diet
Eating a high-fiber diet does not lower a person’s risk of diverticulosis, but a low-fiber diet might, according to a new study that contradicts what doctors have believed for decades. Diverticulosis is a More...
Magnesium-rich diet may lower stroke risk
People who eat lots of magnesium-rich foods such as leafy green vegetables, nuts and beans have fewer strokes, according to an international analysis covering some 250,000 people. But the authors of the study, published More...
The Zone Diet
The Zone diet was developed by Barry Sears, PhD, and The Zone became a best-selling diet book. The idea behind the Zone diet is that those who follow it will reset their metabolism, warding off heart disease, diabetes, More...
Weight Watchers
Weight Watchers has had an impressive track record of success. Founded more than 40 years ago by Jean Nidetch, this weight-loss company began in Nidetch’s home with a few friends looking for diet support. More...
The Weight Loss Cure
The Weight Loss Cure is a three-phase diet explained in the book, The Weight Loss Cure “They” Don’t Want You to Know About, by Kevin Trudeau. The book outlines a plan to lose weight and overcome obesity not More...
Mid-Morning Snacks May Thwart Diets
Dieters may want to reconsider that mid-morning snack. In a 12-month study of 123 overweight or obese women, those who snacked between breakfast and lunch lost less weight than those who skipped a mid-morning nosh. The More...