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Diet Bytes May 2007

By WLR Dietitian, Juliette Kellow BSc RD

Salty Foods Cause Heart Disease New research carried out in Boston, has shown that people who cut back on the amount of salt in their diet, reduce their risk of developing cardiovascular disease by a quarter AND lower their chances of dying from this condition by a fifth. Read More...

A New Formula to Prevent Obesity? This month a feature in the science journal Chemistry and Industry suggested that infant formula milks are currently being developed to include an ingredient that may help to protect against obesity and diabetes throughout life. Read More...

Be Sexier and Slimmer with a New Pill? This month, the news has been full of reports on a new pill that could soon be available to boost our libido AND help us lose weight. Read More...

Foods Loaded with Sugar - Not So Sweet News The A new report by Which? confirms what many slimmers have known for years – that many foods are loaded with sugar, including many products you wouldn’t expect to contain much of the white stuff. Read More...

Men Prefer to Work Off Those Pounds A new study has revealed that if you really want to motivate your man to diet and shift his beer belly, you’d be better off talking to him about work. Read More...

Seeing Red - Red Meat a Risk for Breast Cancer? Earlier this month, the papers were full of reports suggesting that red meat may increase the risk of breast cancer, following a study published in the British Journal of Cancer. Read More...

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