Diet Review

As a health site, inevitably there will be a lot of talk about diets, the best diet available and the hottest fad diet around. With 1 in 3 children being obese (with adults not far from that figure), it is becoming a global epidemic in developed countries. You can blame it on a number of factors - junk food, lack of exercise, the television - it really boils down to lifestyle.

What about all these diet plans that are being touted nowadays - do they work? Are they for you? Here at A Healthy You, we will attempt to break it down for you so that you can come to an informed decision for yourself. If you are planning to embark on any drastic weight loss regime, it is best that you either enlist the help of your doctor or a dietician to ensure that the decision regarding the diet plan you pick is the right one for you.

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Before mesotherapy - classic orange peel effects of cellulite - the bane of most women

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Diet review

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Should The Federal Government Try To Curb Obesity?
The First Lady and the Surgeon General are trying to rally Americans to fight against the "epidemic" of obesity. Perhaps they will inspire many to follow their leadership by example. Otherwise, the role of the federal government in curbing obesity is questionable, write economists Michael Marlow and Alden Shiers of California Polytechnic State University...
Overweight? Obese? Or Normal Weight? Americans Have Hard Time Gauging Their Weight
For many Americans fat is the new "norm." More and more people are unable to accurately describe themselves using their height-to-weight ratio known as body mass index the scale that determines levels of overweight and obesity, a new Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll found...
'The Determinants Of A Successful Pregnancy' - ESHRE's First Workshop In Croatia
The workshop provides a forum for clinicians and scientists to share research results and discuss new developments: ESHRE Campus symposium, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 24-25 September 2010...
Animal Model Strengthens Link Between Everyday Stress And Obesity
Stress can take a daily toll on us that has broad physical and psychological implications. Science has long documented the effect of extreme stress, such as war, injury or traumatic grief on humans. Typically, such situations cause victims to decrease their food intake and body weight...
The MU Healthy Lifestyle Initiative Is Helping Redefine Efforts To Combat Obesity, Sedentary Lifestyles
As the nation becomes more aware of health issues related to nutrition and lifestyle choices, communities are struggling to find ways to make healthy living easier. The University of Missouri is helping communities turn healthy ideas into sustainable changes through the Healthy Lifestyle Initiative...
Teens Who Sleep Less Eat More Fatty Foods And Snacks
A study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that teens who slept less than eight hours per weeknight ate higher proportions of fatty foods and snacks than adolescents who slept eight hours or more. The results suggest that short sleep duration may increase obesity risk by causing small changes in eating patterns that cumulatively alter energy balance, especially in girls...
Capacity For Exercise Can Be Inherited, Suggesting That Pharmaceutical Drugs Can Be Used To Alter Activity Levels In Humans
Biologists at the University of California, Riverside have found that voluntary activity, such as daily exercise, is a highly heritable trait that can be passed down genetically to successive generations. Working on mice in the lab, they found that activity level can be enhanced with "selective breeding"- the process of breeding plants and animals for particular genetic traits...
Orexigen Partners With Takeda To Commercialize Obesity Drug Contrave (Naltrexone SR/Bupropion SR)
Contrave (naltrexone SR/bupropion SR), an investigational drug aimed at combination therapy to address both biological and behavioral drivers of obesity, will be developed and commercialized by Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited in the USA, Canada and Mexico. The two drug firms have just signed an exclusive partnership for the North American area...
Will Extra Protein And Exercise Help Dialysis Patients?
University of Illinois scientists will learn whether protein supplements and cycling during treatments can help dialysis patients fight cardiovascular disease and retain physical function, thanks to a $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). "Patients with kidney failure face many health problems...
More Patients Research Their Own Diseases, Seek To Manage Chronic Conditions
News outlets report on how the delivery of health care is being changed by empowered patients. USA Today: "In the past, most patients placed their entire trust in the hands of their physician. Your doc said you needed a certain medical test, you got it. Not so much anymore. Though some doctors find the newer 'empowered' patients taxing, others ...