Could eating beans and chickpeas help you lose weight - and KEEP it off?
EATING beans, peas, chickpeas and lentils not only help people lose weight - but also enables them to keep it off, according to new research. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 30, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Beans, Chickpeas May Help With Weight Loss: Study
WEDNESDAY, March 30, 2016 -- Beans, chickpeas, peas, lentils: Humble foods that may pack a punch for weight loss, Canadian researchers report.
A new analysis of data from 21 clinical trials on these foods -- collectively known as "pulses" -- finds... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 30, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Eating beans, peas, chickpeas or lentils may help lose weight and keep it off
(St. Michael's Hospital) Eating one serving a day of beans, peas, chickpeas or lentils could contribute to modest weight loss, a new study suggests. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - March 30, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Eating beans, peas, chickpeas or lentils may help lose weight and keep it off
(Source: St. Michael's Hospital News and Media)
Source: St. Michael's Hospital News and Media - March 30, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Tags: Hospital News Source Type: news
Oversleeping: The Effects and Health Risks of Sleeping Too Much
This article originally appeared on the Amerisleep blog. Rosie Osmun is the Creative Content Manager at Amerisleep, a progressive memory foam mattress brand focused on eco-friendly sleep solutions. Rosie writes more posts on the Amerisleep blog about the science of sleep, eco-friendly living, leading a healthy lifestyle and more. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Best Diet For Sleep (You Might Lose A Few Pounds Too!)
This study emphasizes the fact that diet and sleep are interwoven in the fabric of a healthy lifestyle," Dr. Nathaniel Watson, the president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, said in a press release, though he did not work directly on the study. "For optimal health it is important to make lifestyle choices that promote healthy sleep, such as eating a nutritious diet and exercising regularly." While more study is needed, the researchers said, the diet suggested by the results is definitely healthful. To try it, consider incorporating high-fiber foods like brown rice, flax, beans, lentils, fruit and leafy greens int...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - January 20, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
India lifts ban on lentil linked to paralysis as Modi seeks self-sufficiency
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is lifting a five-decade-old ban on a type of lentil that has been linked to nerve damage and paralysis, in a desperate attempt by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to cut legume imports and make the nation self sufficient in the edible seeds. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
The Next Big Short
Mike Burry, the hedge fund manager featured in the movie The Big Short, anticipated the housing crash by reading loan documents. Similarly, those in the food and agriculture arena predict a massive shift in farming practices by studying the inimical effects of the widely used weedkiller, RoundUp®. Glyphosate (the main ingredient in RoundUp®) has been under fire lately for its effects on human health. In March 2015, 17 experts from 11 countries analyzed the effect of glyphosate at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and deemed it a probable carcinogen. It's important to note that the USA uses 20% of th...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Eating one baked potato a week could increase risk of pregnancy diabetes
Harvard scientists suspect the readily-absorbable starch in potatoes may be to blame.Swapping potatoes for vegetables, or pulses such as beans, lentils and peas, reduced the risk. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Potatoes linked to diabetes in pregnancy, study finds
US-based researchers suggest substituting spuds with peas, beans and lentils (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - January 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
5 Hidden Superfoods to Eat Healthy in 2016
It's Jan. 2nd, you are serious about your New Year's resolution. In addition to getting in good shape, you start the year off eating healthy. You are doing extremely well until about Jan. 12th. By the second week of the year, you become tired of eating foods that taste like grass or wet cardboard. Due to the consumption of bland foods, your energy level is incredibly low, which results in exhaustion. Why can't we find foods that are healthy and tasty that gives us a boost of energy! I am a foodie, the type that will deliberately go looking for restaurants, even if it is hours away from my home. I'll do anything that wil...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hail to the Cowpea: a Blue Ribbon for the Black-Eyed Pea
Nteranya Sanginga is the Director General of the International Institute of Tropical AgricultureBy Nteranya SangingaIBADAN, Nigeria, Jan 5 2016 (IPS)2016 is the International Year of Pulses, and we at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture are proud to be organizing what promises to be the landmark event, the Joint World Cowpea and Pan-African Grain Legume Research Conference. Nteranya Sanginga, Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). Courtesy of IITAThe March event in Zambia should draw experts from around the continent and beyond and offer an opportunity to share ideas...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 5, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Nteranya Sanginga Tags: Conferences Development & Aid Education Environment Featured Food & Agriculture Global Headlines Health Projects TerraViva United Nations Agricultural Research for Development Arab Brazil Central America’s cereals develop Source Type: news
6 Food Trends To Help You Eat Better In 2016
Some of the trendiest foods that are popping up on Pinterest and appearing on 2016 food trend lists may just help you eat better in the year ahead.
Here are six food trends to get on board with in 2016:
1. Power bowls
Bowls are the new plates. All sorts of creative one-dish meals are being served in a bowl with various monikers – protein bowls, Buddha bowls, broth bowls, quinoa bowls and globowls – for globally inspired bowl meals. The same rules apply to breakfast bowls, which are being dubbed smoothie bowls, acai bowls and Banzai bowls. Just do a search on Pinterest, and you'll be bowled over.
For lunch and ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
6 Surprising Foods and Drinks You Should Never Eat Together
Some foods play really well together. Take these 13 health-boosting food combos, for example. Their chemical compounds merge to create a turbo-charged nutritional symbiosis. It's a beautiful and tasty thing. Other foods, however, don't play so nice together—we're talking combos that leave you bloated, send blood sugar levels soaring, and dampen the absorption of important nutrients. Here, six pairings to avoid if you want to feel your best: Tea + milk "Black tea is rich in antioxidants that work to decrease inflammation that's linked to many chronic diseases, including heart disease and diabetes," says Alissa Rumsey, RD...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 11, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
4 Things to Add to Your Diet to Lose Weight and Feel Better
In our nutrition practice, and in our personal eating practices, we focus on getting enough of the great stuff more than limiting the not-so-great stuff. If we put this into the context of activities for the day and said, "You cannot walk on the grass today. You also can't run through the sprinklers. You also can't fly a kite." That would seem like a real bummer and you'd feel limited. But if we said, "You can take a beautiful hike today. You can meet up with friends for tea. You can sit by the beach and read." That would make you feel like you had some really awesome options. The same goes for the way you approach healthy...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 7, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
