August Diet Bytes
Weight Loss Resources dietitian Juliette Kellow uncovers the
diet and food stories to hit the headlines in the last month.
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Diet Bytes
August 2006
By WLR Dietitian
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Supersizing Meals Most slimmers know that supersizing a meal increases the calorie
content of that meal. But now new research shows that we tend not to
compensate for this at our next few meals – even if we’re once again
given a large serving.
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Fish Oil and Exercise for Weight Loss The current popularity and understanding of the benefits of
omega 3 fish oil could just be a drop in the ocean. Now a recent
study has shown that taking fish oil supplements, with regular
exercise, can assist weight loss.
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Teenage Dieting Risks New research published in the Journal of the American Dietetic
Association has revealed that teenagers who diet or take unhealthy
measures to control their weight are more likely to end up
overweight as adults.
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No Such Thing as Too Late? In a recent research
group, those who had led sedentary lifestyles until the age of
40, and then become more active, were 55% less likely to be
diagnosed with the disease than those who didn’t change their
lifestyles at all.
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Plus get some tips on how to start getting more exercise.
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Steps Ahead? - Pedometer Accuracy Many of us have
invested in a pedometer to help us achieve our 10,000 steps a
day goal. However, a new report published in the British
Journal of Sports Medicine raises the question about how
accurate are pedometers, particularly those that are
inexpensive.
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The
Obesity Blues Obesity and depression often seem to go hand in hand and
now new research proves that this is indeed the case. A study
published in the Archives of General Psychiatry studied more
than 9,000 American adults and found that those with a Body
Mass Index of more than 30 were far more likely to suffer from
major depression, bipolar disorder, panic disorder and
agoraphobia.
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Don't
Drink Those Calories A new study published in the
International Journal of Obesity has confirmed what health
experts have known for years: that intakes of soft drinks are
linked with excess weight gain.
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Diabetics
at Earlier Risk of Heart Disease Most health experts
agree that people with diabetes have an increased risk of
cardiovascular disease (CVD) regardless of their age. Now, new
research published in medical journal The Lancet shows that
diabetes puts people at risk of CVD at a much earlier age than
non-diabetic people.
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Take Off
Those Calories The summer holidays are here and for
many of us that means jetting off to exotic climes – and
leaving our diets behind. But if you want to avoid returning
from your holiday with loads of excess baggage, you’ll still
need to eat and drink reasonably sensibly – and that begins
from the moment you step foot on the plane!
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