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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Diet review

Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today
Latest Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today.

Obesity Could Be Socially Contagious Say Researchers
 Researchers from the UK and Belgium suggested obesity could be a socially contagious phenomenon, after they found that people were influenced by the weight of those around them, such that their view of how overweight they were, and the decisions they made about dieting, depended on how they compared themselves with others of the same age and gender.
Research Says Fat Friends And Poor Education Helps People Think Thin
Research by economists at the University of Warwick, Dartmouth College, and the University of Leuven, finds that people are powerfully but subconsciously influenced by the weight of those around them. Without being aware of it, the researchers believe, human beings keep up with the weight of the Joneses. For a whole society, this can lead to a spiral of imitative obesity.
Boosting Weight Loss By Limiting Fructose
One of the reasons people on low-carbohydrate diets may lose weight is that they reduce their intake of fructose, a type of sugar that can be made into body fat quickly, according to a researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr.
The Importance Of Exercise
It is common knowledge that regular exercise supports physical and mental well-being. Despite this and recommendations from health care providers, the majority of patients with chronic illnesses remain inactive. In a new study, University of Missouri researchers found that adults with chronic illness who received interventions focused on behavior-changing strategies significantly increased their physical activity levels.
Meaty Men Required For Weight Loss Study, University Of Aberdeen Rowett Institute Of Nutrition And Health
Scientists at the University of Aberdeen Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health are starting a new weight loss study to assess mechanisms associated with hunger during dieting. They are particularly interested in the role of diet composition in helping people comply with weight loss diets.
Johnson Calls For National Movement To Tackle Obesity, UK
 Health Secretary Alan Johnson will tonight call for a national movement to tackle the growing problem of obesity. In a major speech on public health the Secretary of State for Health will outline the public health implications of the obesity epidemic and argue that our strategy to combat obesity will only succeed if every part of our society recognises the problem and joins together to takes steps to address it.
Woman Brain Damaged After Detox Diet Gets Settlement
 Dawn Page, 52, a conference organizer and mother of two, from Faringdon, near Swindon in Oxfordshire, UK, received 810,000 pounds in an out of court settlement following allegations that the detox diet she followed on the advice of a nutritional therapist caused her brain damage. Page told the High Court she was told to drink more water and reduce her salt intake, as part of The Amazing Hydration Diet.
Rural Alaska Natives Drink More Sugary Beverages Than Urban Residents
 Many rural Alaska Natives are drinking more soda and drinks high in sugar, increasing their risk for diabetes, obesity and cavities, Anchorage Daily News reports. According to a 2006 Alaska
New York Restaurants Can Be Fined For Not Showing Calories
 As of midnight last Friday, big chain restaurants in New York City can now be fined between 200 and 2,000 dollars if they do not show calorie counts on their menus. Since May, city health inspectors have had the authority to cite restaurants that did not comply with the new ruling, but the right to fine them has only just come into force. Over 12,000 restaurants have been cited up to 12th July, according to the New York Times.
Disease Prevention Programs Could Generate Substantial Savings In Health Care Costs, Report Finds
 Investing $10 per person per year in community disease prevention programs could save the U.S. $2.8 billion in health costs over two years and $16.5 billion over five years, according to a study released on Thursday by Trust for America's Health, the Miami Herald reports.