“The heavier you are, the more likely you are to get osteoarthritis,” explains David Felson, professor of medicine and epidemiology at the Boston University School of Medicine. Osteoarthritis is caused…
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In theory and in some studies, yes, sugar substitutes help people lose weight. In practice, it depends. [text_ad] Companies advertise their artificially sweetened foods as being almost magical weight-loss potions.…
For diabetes and diet, eating whole fruit may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, while drinking fruit juice may raise the risk. And whole fruit curbs appetite better than…
Saccharin may lead to high blood sugar levels by changing gut bacteria in some people, but other artificial sweeteners may not have the same effect. [SF] Israeli researchers allowed mice…
People with more visceral (deep belly) fat have a higher risk of both cardiovascular disease and cancer. [DW] Scientists monitored 3,086 men and women (the average age was 50) in…
Experts advise us to eat more fruits, vegetables, beans, whole grains, fish, and nuts. Instead, our stores are stocked with junk foods that claim to deliver those same foods. “It’s…
On a diet report card, Americans would score a D+ in sugar. We’re coming down from a sugar high of 89 pounds per person in 1999. That mirrors the drop…
Swedish researchers monitored 6,640 overweight or obese people (mostly women) who chose either a very-low-calorie diet (500 calories a day) or a low-calorie diet (1,200 to 1,500 calories a day)…
If you’re postmenopausal, extra pounds boosts your risk of breast cancer. And it doesn’t have to be many pounds. “It’s not just obesity,” notes Regina Ziegler, senior investigator at the…
A diabetes tsunami is headed our way, say experts. One in three adults—and nearly one in two men—already have prediabetes. The chief culprits: two-thirds of adults (and one-third of children)…