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Puerto Rico considers fines of upto $800 on parents of obese children: Experts ‘appalled’

Feb 12, 2015

Lawmakers in Puerto Rico are considering passing a bill which would fine parents of obese kids to the tune of $800 if they do not lose weight. Though experts are appalled by this proposition, Senator Gilberto R...

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FDA approves partial use of first weight loss implant in the world to help fight obesity

Amanda

Jan 19, 2015

Health

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the partial use of an implant that proposes to treat obesity by curbing appetite. The first-of-its-kind implant will do so by electrically stimulating the ...

Low Glycemic Index (GI) diets not always beneficial for heart and diabetes points new study

Amanda

Dec 17, 2014

Health

The role played by Glycemic Index (GI), which is a measure of carbohydrate effect on levels of blood sugar, has been a much talked about topic during the last few years. Some diet experts proposed cutting down ...

Diets and 5lb weight loss reduce breast cancer deaths by half

Charles Omedo

Dec 13, 2014

Health

Long-term researchers have established that death rates occasioned by chronic breast cancers can be cut down to 70% when patients cut down on weight loss by a minimum 5lb, and consume diets that reduce the fata...

CRNRC Nutritionists cite reasons why you may have to reconsider gluten diets

Charles Omedo

Nov 23, 2014

Health

The Consumer Reports National Research Center conducted a recent research into what Americans thought of gluten diets, and not surprisingly, 63% of people cited reasons they cut protein out of their diets and e...

Low-carbohydrate diet leads to loss of body fat and weight

Charles Omedo

Sep 2, 2014

Health

A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine and funded by the National Institutes of Health has indicated that you lose more body fat by eating more of fat and less of carbohydrates as against the ...

Eating or skipping breakfast does not influence weight loss

Platonium

Jun 8, 2014

Health

Weight loss is not influenced by either eating breakfast regularly or skipping it, says a new study led by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The study looked at if skipping breakfast or...

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