What The World’s Healthiest Diets Have In Common
To research his 2010 book The 5 Factor World Diet, celebrity trainer and nutritionist Harley Pasternak traveled to the healthiest countries around the world to learn more about what made their meals extra nourishing.
He noted that Japanese people eat a wonderful variety of seaweeds, and that Chinese people tried to incorporate at least five different colors in every meal. But Pasternak also came away with some valuable observations about how different the North American way of life was compared to many other countries.
For starters, we eat much bigger portions than people in other countries. We don’t prioritize eat...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - September 4, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Dynamic Diet -- Focus On Nutrients And Whole Foods Instead Of Calories
In conclusion, do not fall for calorie counting - it can easily become a trap. It can be really difficult to turn that mentality off even when you don't want to do it anymore. -- 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 - September 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Moderate Exercise Might be More Effective at Combatting Pre-Diabetes
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DURHAM, N.C. -- Walking briskly on a regular basis may be more effective than vigorous jogging for improving glucose control in individuals with pre-diabetes, according to research from Duke Health.
The findings, published online July 15 in the journal Diabetologia, are the result of a randomized, six-month study of 150 participants, each of whom was designated as having pre-diabetes based on elevated fasting glucose levels.
Study participants were randomized into four group...
Source: DukeHealth.org: Duke Health Features - July 19, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Duke Medicine Source Type: news
Summer is the perfect time to fine tune your diet
It’s July, and the year 2016 is half over! If in January you promised yourself that you’d eat healthier, it’s not too late! In fact, summer is a great time to fine tune and upgrade your diet. The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans is a good roadmap.
Here’s how you can get started.
Establish a healthy eating pattern
Rather than focus on nutrients, percentages, or grams, let’s eat real, whole food.
Vegetables are the go-to food. Most are low in calories, high in fiber, and full of nutrients
Fruit, especially whole fruits, are also key players in eating healthfully. They are loaded with vitamins and mineral...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - July 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD Tags: Diet and Weight Loss Health Healthy Eating Source Type: news
Study finds link between saturated fats and early death
Conclusion
It's confusing when advice about healthy eating seems to change with each study published, and the experts say different things. However, when you look closely, the two studies mentioned here do not necessarily contradict each other.
The researchers who carried out last year's summary of research warned that their conclusions might change based on future studies, and said they had "very low" confidence in the results, because of the quality of the studies that had previously been carried out. We concluded last year that the summary did not rule out the possibility that saturated fat might be harmful,...
Source: NHS News Feed - July 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Heart/lungs Source Type: news
Carbs Part I: The Weight-Loss Industry's Biggest Lie
"I just can't stay away from sugar!"
"My trainer does Paleo...."
"I want to lose weight, but I love bread!"
For almost a hundred years, low-carb diets have been recycled through our consciousness one bestseller at a time. Need to shed pounds? Cut the carbs.
Effective? If so, why does low-carb dieting have the lowest long-term success rate?
Practical? If so, why does virtually everyone end up wrecked in a self-loathing heap of binging shame?
It won't surprise anyone to hear that the USDA recommends 45 to 65 percent of calories should come from carbs. Not a surprise because the government is antiquated, wrong, and jus...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 27, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Grub's Up! How Eating Insects Could Benefit Your Health
Feeling hungry?
How about some spicy grasshoppers with a side of buffalo worms?
The thought of consuming such a meal might turn your stomach, but the practice of eating insects is common across many areas of the globe, largely due to its nutritional benefits.
According to a 2013 report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), around 2 billion people worldwide eat insects as part of a traditional diet - a practice known as entomophagy.
Beetles are the most commonly consumed insect, followed by caterpillars, bees, wasps, ants, grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets. All in all, more than ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Coconut Oil: Why You Should Question the Hype
by Carra Richling
Coconut has become a popular and trendy "super food." Ever since some preliminary research started claiming that it can cure everything from heart disease to Alzheimer's, and even aid in weight loss, coconut products have flooded the market. They include coconut oils, margarines, milks, yogurts and ice cream, and many products are substituting in coconut oil in order to gain market value.
There is, however, still a dearth of validated scientific research on the benefits of coconut, so it remains unclear whether or not the trend is the result of marketing hype. For example, the Alzheimer's Association no...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Could 5:2 diet play a role in preventing breast cancer?
Conclusion
This study shows that intermittent calorie restriction has an immediate and fluctuating effect on our bodies that varies from person to person.
For the 24 inactive, overweight or obese, middle-aged women in this study, about half showed signs of genetic and biochemical changes to processes that might loosely be linked to breast cancer risk.
A very small number (three) had changes more directly associated with breast cells processes, but, again, loosely linked to breast cancer risk.
These links weren't consistent, clear or assessed over a long enough period to really know how the 5:2 diet or similar might affe...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Food/diet Source Type: news
5:2 diet 'could play a role in preventing breast cancer'
Conclusion
This study shows that intermittent calorie restriction has an immediate and fluctuating effect on our bodies that varies from person to person.
For the 24 inactive, overweight or obese, middle-aged women in this study, about half showed signs of genetic and biochemical changes to processes that might loosely be linked to breast cancer risk.
A very small number (three) had changes more directly associated with breast cells processes, but, again, loosely linked to breast cancer risk.
These links weren't consistent, clear or assessed over a long enough period to really know how the 5:2 diet or similar might affe...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Food/diet Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Mediterranean diet high in vegetable fats 'benefits weight as much as low-fat diet'
Researchers suggest a Mediterranean diet rich in vegetable fats is comparable to a low-fat diet when it comes to weight loss and waist circumference. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
Mediterranean diet high in healthy fat does not lead to weight gain, according to randomized trial
Eating a non-calorie restricted Mediterranean diet high in vegetable fats such as olive oil or nuts does not lead to significant weight gain compared to a low-fat diet, according to a large randomized trial. The study suggests that current health guidelines that recommend a low-fat, low-calorie diet create unnecessary fear of healthy fats present in a Mediterranean diet, which have known health benefits. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - June 7, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
High-fat Mediterranean diet does not cause weight gain, study finds
Researchers found that people whose diets were rich in olive oil and nuts lost more weight than those on low-fat regimeThe Mediterranean diet, with a high fat content from olive oil and nuts, does not cause people to gain weight, a major study has found.Fear of fat is misplaced and guidelines that restrict it in our diets are wrong, say the Spanish researchers who have followed more than 7,000 people, some eating 30g of nuts or 50ml of extra virgin olive oil a day while others were put on a standard low-fat diet. Their research, they say, should put healthy fats – from vegetables and fish – back on the menu, changing a...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 6, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Boseley Health editor Tags: Health Medical research Diets and dieting Obesity UK news Spain Europe Life and style Science Source Type: news
Anti-obesity campaigners resign over low-fat diet report
Clinical director and consultant obstetrician were not shown or consulted about study, which reversed decades of wisdom on excess weightTwo leading figures in the anti-obesity campaign have resigned after a controversial report suggested that urging people to follow low-fat diets and to lower their cholesterol is having “disastrous health consequences”.National Obesity Forum (NOF) clinical director Dr Matt Capehorn and consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist Sangeeta Agnihotri have resigned from the NOF board as a result of the 23 May report, Eat Fat, Cut the Carbs and Avoid Snacking to Reverse Obesity and Type 2 Dia...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 2, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Press Association Tags: Obesity Diets and dieting Nutrition Food science & drink drink industry Health UK news Source Type: news
Report attacks official guidance on low-fat diets
This report is full of ideas and opinion.
"However, it does not offer the robust and comprehensive review of evidence that would be required for the BHF, as the UK's largest heart research charity, to take it seriously."
Who produced the report?
The report was published by the Public Health Collaboration, a not-for-profit organisation described as being dedicated to informing the public and implementing healthy decisions.
The report is said to follow decades of work and experience that founding and advisory board members have gathered through working with thousands of patients to improve their health.
The lis...
Source: NHS News Feed - May 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Diabetes Food/diet QA articles Source Type: news
