via Nutrition / Diet News From Medical News Today on 11/4/09
Night-shift workers should avoid drinking coffee if they wish to improve their sleep, according to research published in the journal Sleep Medicine. A new study led by Julie Carrier, a Université de Montréal psychology professor and a researcher at the affiliated Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur Sleep Disorders Centre, has found the main byproduct of coffee, caffeine, interferes with sleep and this side-effect worsens as people age.Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Does Green Tea Prevent Cancer? Evidence Continues To Brew, But Questions Remain
via Nutrition / Diet News From Medical News Today on 11/8/09
Although scientists are reluctant to officially endorse green tea as a cancer prevention method, evidence continues to grow about its protective effects, including results of a new study published in Cancer Prevention Research , a journal of theMood Improves On Low-Fat, But Not Low-Carb, Diet Plan
via Nutrition / Diet News From Medical News Today on 11/10/09
After one year, a low-calorie, low-fat diet appears more beneficial to dieters' mood than a low-carbohydrate plan with the same number of calories, according to a report in the November 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Obese individuals who lose weight tend to have an improved psychological state, including a better mood, according to background information in the article.Tuesday, November 10, 2009
New Research Shows Direct Link Between Soda And Obesity
via Nutrition / Diet News From Medical News Today on 9/20/09
While health officials have long suspected the link between obesity and soda consumption, research released provides the first scientific evidence of the potent role soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages play in fueling California's expanding girth.Healthy On-the-Go Eating Tips
via Every Diet by aub on 5/18/09
Eating healthy — sure we’d all like to, but who the heck has the time? Grabbing an on-the-go meal is simply a much more feasible option when you’re always, well, on the go. The downside of that option, however, is the consumption of too many calories, unhealthy fats, and fast-digesting carbs. Sounds to me like it’s time to make time for eating healthy.
Weight Watchers magazine offers some easy, time-saving tips for whipping up a healthy meal in a pinch. Here are a few you can use for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Breakfast Time-Saver. Hard boil five eggs on Sunday evening (they’ll last one week in the fridge), and portion one-cup servings of cereal in plastic bags. Each morning, just grab an egg and a cereal bag for a fast and satisfying breakfast you can eat on the run.
Lunch Time-Saver. Double your dinner recipes, then reinvent leftovers for a lunch you can eat on the fly the next day. Grilled chicken can become chicken salad (simply add low-fat mayo, celery, and diced apple). A turkey burger can be ground up and repurposed as a turkey taco salad by tossing the meat with romaine, black beans, salsa, and vegetables.
Dinner Time-Saver. When shopping, look for convenience foods that are high in fiber and low in preservatives, calories, and unhealthy fats. Whole grain pasta, brown rice, sweet potatoes, frozen vegetables, and frozen fruit without added sugar, are all great fast-lane options.
Junk Food and Fatty Food Linked to Depression
via Every Diet by gerry on 11/3/09
Appearing in the British Journal of Psychiatry, a new study has discovered a link between fatty and processed food, and depression.
Results showed people eating diets packed with processed food had a 58% higher risk of becoming depressed.
Conversely, individuals consuming healthy foods, like fruits, vegetables, and fish, plus exercising, and not smoking, had 24% less risk.
Researchers credit antioxidants for fruits and vegetables depression-preventing effects, previous studies associate antioxidants with a decreased risk of depression.
And fish works because it is rich in healthy fats, like omega-3s, which promote brain health.
It’s hard to go wrong with fruits and vegetables, but nowadays, most fish comes with a high degree of mercury contamination, so, and for you vegans out there, foods like walnuts and flaxseed are also good sources of omega-3s.
For fish eaters, here’s a guide to help you choose low contamination fish: Environmental Defense Food Seafood Selector.
Via the AFP.
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Cardio interval training ....
via Men's Health Information, Including Fitness, Nutrition, Weight Loss, Working Out & Sex by Sem on 11/10/09
Cardio interval training gives you the benefits that you probably never expected like the threat of a heart attack lessened if not eliminated altogether. Your heart will function overall better and more efficiently, and you will have increased metabolism thus burning more calories and losing weight. You will have improved lung capacity and eliminate cases of stress. So as you can see a complete body workout including cardio interval training along with a great healthy diet plan will get you in shape, fit, and let you live a long and healthy life.
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