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The WAVE's Health Forum - Diet and Weight Loss


Canadians Eschew Healthy Diets Despite Efforts

Despite all the efforts of outreach many Canadians still don't follow healthy diet plans and eating habits. Less than 30 percent of the people in Montreal are conscious about healthy food. People continue to avoid diets that are said to be healthy and include fruits, vegetables, dairy products and whole grains.

Despite all the efforts of outreach many Canadians still don't follow healthy diet plans and eating habits. Less than 30 percent of the people in Montreal are conscious about healthy food. People continue to avoid diets that are said to be healthy and include fruits, vegetables, dairy products and whole grains. The Healthy Agency of Montréal noted again this morning showing what types of food the citizens have chosen to consume between 2002 to 2007.

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Montreal Health Department, Radio Canada
Weight Loss Benefits From Low Carb Diet

Making your diet low carbs and thus, reducing modestly carbs from your food may help weight loss. A new study shows that eating fewer carbs might cut food cravings by making us feel fuller longer. The study has implications for weight loss that go beyond traditional methods of losing weight that focus on calorie restriction and low to no carbohydrate dieting.

Making your diet low carbs and thus, reducing modestly carbs from your food may help weight loss. A new study shows that eating fewer carbs might cut food cravings by making us feel fuller longer. The study has implications for weight loss that go beyond traditional methods of losing weight that focus on calorie restriction and low to no carbohydrate dieting.

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Kathleen Blanchard RN
Food Lovers Fat Loss Diet Promises a Slimmer Waistline

Eating all day may seem a bit contrary for a slimmer waistline, but that is exactly what Robert Ferguson promises with his Food Lovers Fat Loss diet. Since Americans love to eat anyway, the concept of the Food Lovers Fat Loss diet is exactly that ? eat a lot, but eat foods that burn fat and promote weight loss.

Eating all day may seem a bit contrary for a slimmer waistline, but that is exactly what Robert Ferguson promises with his Food Lovers Fat Loss diet. Since Americans love to eat anyway, the concept of the Food Lovers Fat Loss diet is exactly that: eat a lot, but eat foods that burn fat and promote weight loss.

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Kathleen Blanchard RN
FDA Issues Immediate Hydroxycut Recall

FDA says Hydroxycut dietary supplement is posting a liver injury and asks the consumers to immediately stop using Hydroxycut. FDA at this point does not know which ingredients are causing the health danger and asks the consumers to report any side effects, while issuing immediate Hydroxycut recall.

FDA says Hydroxycut dietary supplement is posting a liver injury and asks the consumers to immediately stop using Hydroxycut. FDA at this point does not know which ingredients are causing the health danger and asks the consumers to report any side effects, while issuing immediate Hydroxycut recall.

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eMaxHealth, FDA
Switch That Sugary Drink for Water

Sugary drinks have become a ?staple? in the daily diet of many children who have a least one can of soda a day. These drinks are the main source of added sugar in the daily diet of children. Each 12-oz serving of soda has the equivalent of 10 teaspoons of sugar so provide many non-nutritional calories.

Being overweight has become the most common medical condition of childhood. Complications of being overweight or obese include not just the increased social problems, but the ?adult? health problems of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and joint problems.

Sugary drinks have become a ?staple? in the daily diet of many children who have a least one can of soda a day. These drinks are the main source of added sugar in the daily diet of children. Each 12-oz serving of soda has the equivalent of 10 teaspoons of sugar so provide many non-nutritional calories.

Source: 
Ramona Bates MD
Younger (Thinner) You Diet That Understands Your Chemistry

The new book called Younger (Thinner) You Diet shows how understanding Your brain chemistry can help You lose weight, reverse aging and fight disease.

The new book called Younger (Thinner) You Diet shows how understanding Your brain chemistry can help You lose weight, reverse aging and fight disease.

Everything you know about dieting is wrong. We have been taught that controlling your weight begins and ends with the stomach, and that dieting is all about creating a better ratio of "calories in versus calories out." But where do you think this metabolism takes place? The truth is that your stomach doesn't control your weight at all. Weight loss occurs in your brain.

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Eric Braverman, M.D.
Safety Alert on Weight-Loss Drugs Expanded by FDA

In January the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a nationwide alert to consumers regarding tainted weight loss products. The safety alert on weight loss drugs has been expanded by the FDA.

In January the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a nationwide alert to consumers regarding tainted weight loss products. The safety alert on weight loss drugs has been expanded by the FDA.

As before, undeclared active pharmaceutical ingredients were found to be added to several products. The products added to this latest alert include Herbal Xenicol, Slimbionic, and Xsvelten.

The previous list included 28 different products marketed for weight loss. The latest warning brings the number of products to 72. The FDA states it will continue to update the list as needed.

Source: 
Ramona Bates MD
Book Uses Nutrition and Exercise to Break Free of Roller Coaster Diets

At Peace with Food by Leeann Simons gives readers tools to help them stay healthy, enjoy eating and maintain their weight for the long term.

For those who have tried fad diets and wondered why the weight stayed on, At Peace with Food by Leeann Simons offers a new way to look at food. Readers can discover that it is possible to lose weight and keep it off while enjoying the foods they love, states Simons.

As a registered dietitian for more than two decades, Simons worked with people every day who were so focused on food and losing weight that they wasted valuable time - time that could have been devoted to family, friends and other passions.

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Leeann Simons
Moderate Protein Best for Dieters

A newer study from University of Illinois says a diet consisting of moderate protein is the best way for dieters to lose fat, maintain muscle, and promote heart health through improved lipid profiles. Donald Layman, a University of Illinois professor emeritus of nutrition says not just any diet can deliver all those results when choosing a diet.

A newer study from University of Illinois says a diet consisting of moderate protein is the best way for dieters to lose fat, maintain muscle, and promote heart health through improved lipid profiles. Donald Layman, a University of Illinois professor emeritus of nutrition says not just any diet can deliver all those results when choosing a diet.

According to Layman, a moderate protein diet is not only best for lowering triglycerides, cutting heart disease risk, and reducing diabetes risk, but a moderate protein diet can also help dieters maintain weight loss long-term.

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Kathleen Blanchard, RN
Health Care Providers Urged To Address Unhealthy Teen Dieting

Discouraging unhealthy dieting ? and reminding teens that dangerous diet practices could lead to added pounds ? could prevent obesity and other weight-related problems in youth.

Discouraging unhealthy dieting ? and reminding teens that dangerous diet practices could lead to added pounds ? could prevent obesity and other weight-related problems in youth, according to recent recommendations based on a large-scale study of teens.

?Many health care providers struggle with how to address obesity and eating disorders in adolescents,? said study author Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Ph.D. ?They are sensitive to these issues, and they are concerned about obesity, but they don?t want to make patients feel bad about their bodies.?

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Health Behavior News Service
Macrobiotic Diet: No Evidence Of Cancer Cure

A macrobiotic diet is generally vegetarian. A macrobiotic diet consists largely of whole grains, cereals, and cooked vegetables. A macrobiotic diet can lower fat intake and increase fiber. There is no available scientific evidence to support claims that a macrobiotic diet is effective in treating cancer.

A macrobiotic diet is generally vegetarian. A macrobiotic diet consists largely of whole grains, cereals, and cooked vegetables. A macrobiotic diet can lower fat intake and increase fiber. There is no available scientific evidence to support claims that a macrobiotic diet is effective in treating cancer.

A macrobiotic diet is considered more of a way of life than just a diet. An important goal being to balance the yin and yang, the two elementary and complementary forms of energy that must be balanced in order to achieve health and vitality.

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Ramona Bates MD
High Fat Diet Fuels Cancer Spread

Past studies have shown that obesity may contribute to cancer. Purdue University researchers have now shown that eating a high fat diet fuels the spread of cancer, by feeding cancer cells, promoting metastasis.

Past studies have shown that obesity may contribute to cancer. Purdue University researchers have now shown that eating a high fat diet fuels the spread of cancer, by feeding cancer cells, promoting metastasis.

Fat in lipids seems to provide energy to cancer cells, making them mobile. By using special imaging techniques, Purdue researchers were able to watch the process of how cancer cells disengage from each other, travel in the blood stream, and spread to other parts of the body when a high fat diet was given to mice in the laboratory.

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Kathleen Blanchard RN
Who Should Do A Fasting Cleanse?

Fasting is part of many spiritual traditions and it's a valuable way to give your digestive system a break and cleanse the body of toxins, but fasting isn't for everyone. If you're interested in fasting for better health, please consider the following people who should never do an intense fast:

Fasting is part of many spiritual traditions and it's a valuable way to give your digestive system a break and cleanse the body of toxins, but fasting isn't for everyone. If you're interested in fasting for better health, please consider the following people who should never do an intense fast:

Athletes in Training or Competition

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Victoria Anisman-Reiner
Learning New Health Habits One Piece at a Time

Replacing bad habits with good ones is a lifelong process, so it only makes sense that these things need to be done one step at a time. The easiest way to stop eating something that is harmful to you, or to start a new exercise program, learn a new language, or go on a diet is one step at a time.

Replacing bad habits with good ones is a lifelong process, so it only makes sense that these things need to be done one step at a time. The easiest way to stop eating something that is harmful to you, or to start a new exercise program, learn a new language, or go on a diet is one step at a time.

"How do you eat an elephant?" the old joke goes. "One bite at a time." Just so, the only way to get lasting results from a new habit is to start slowly, "one bite at a time."

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Victoria Anisman-Reiner
The Importance of Water While Fasting

We know that water is important for every aspect of health, but did you know that it becomes even more vital during a cleanse or a fast? Water enables the body to handle the stress of fasting or cleansing, eliminate toxins, avoid headaches and tiredness and reduce cravings.

We know that water is important for every aspect of health, but did you know that it becomes even more vital during a cleanse or a fast? Water enables the body to handle the stress of fasting or cleansing, eliminate toxins, avoid headaches and tiredness and reduce cravings.