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Moderate Drinking Linked to Weight Control
Mar 9, 2010 Author: Mary | Filed under: WebMD
Salynn Boyles
WebMD Health News
Laura J. Martin, MD
March 8, 2010 — It might be time to add weight control to the growing list
of potential benefits for light to moderate drinking.
Normal-weight women who drank alcohol in moderation were less likely than
women who didn’t drink at all to become overweight or obese over more than a
dozen years of follow-up.
Those who drank the equivalent of one to two drinks a day — be it beer,
wine, or liquor — were 30% less likely than non-drinkers to become overweight
or obese.
The study was conducted by researchers at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s
Hospital; it’s published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Study co-researcher Howard S. Sesso, ScD, MPH, cautions that people who do
not drink alcohol should not take up the habit to keep from gaining weight.
“That would not be a good idea,” he says. “But for women who already drink
in moderation, this can be seen as encouraging. Alcohol has traditionally been
thought of as empty calories, but in this study light to moderate drinking was
associated with less weight gain, not more.”
Drinkers vs. Teetotalers
The study included more than 19,000 women aged 39 and older enrolled in the
Women’s Health Initiative.
None of the women were overweight when they entered the study, and all were
asked about their daily alcohol consumption in an initial questionnaire.
…
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What to Eat Before, During and After Exercise
Mar 9, 2010 Author: Mary | Filed under: WebMD
Kathleen M. Zelman, MPH, RD, LD
WebMD Feature
Louise Chang, MD
Whether you’re a “weekend warrior” trying to stay fit or an athlete training
for a marathon, what you eat can affect how you perform. Eating right can give
you the edge to help energize your workout or reach that 26th mile. But which
foods are best for fitness activities, and which should you avoid? With so many
sports drinks, bars, powders, and supplements to choose from, how do you know
which are best? Or can you skip the expensive supplements and get everything
you need from a well-planned diet?
For answers to these questions and more, WebMD turned to sports nutrition
expert Christine Rosenbloom, PhD, RD, CSSD, author and nutrition professor at
Georgia State University in Atlanta.
Take
WebMD’s …
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America’s Most Obese Metropolitan Areas
Mar 3, 2010 Author: Mary | Filed under: WebMD
Bill Hendrick
WebMD Health News
Louise Chang, MD
March 3, 2010 — A ranking of No. 1 — or being in the Top 10 — isn’t
always something to crow about.
The latest Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index lists the 10 most obese
metropolitan areas in the U.S. and finds that adult obesity rates in each are
significantly greater than the national average of 26.5%.
Here’s a list of the 10 most obese metro areas, with those ranking highest
having the greatest obesity rates.
- (tie) Montgomery, Ala., and Stockton, Calif.: 34.6%
- Visalia/Porterville, Calif.: 34.1%
- York/Hanover, Pa.: 34%
- Flint, Mich.: 33.9%
- McAllen/Edinburg/Mission, Texas: 33.7%
- Bakersfield, Calif.: 33.6%
- (tie) Lynchburg, Va., and Huntington/Ashland, West Va., Ky., Ohio: 33%
- Kingsport/Bristol, Tenn., Va.: 32.9%
Eating Fruits and Veggies
The latest Well-Being Index also examines factors that are linked to
obesity.
Here’s a look at how metro areas ranked according to the percentage eating
fruits and vegetables frequently — listed from worst to best. The nationwide
percentage is 56.8%.
- McAllen/Edinburg/Mission, Texas: 45.7%
- Montgomery, …
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Low-Fat Diet Tops Low-Carb in Long Run
Mar 2, 2010 Author: Mary | Filed under: WebMD
Jennifer Warner
WebMD Health News
Laura J. Martin, MD
March 1, 2010 — A low-carb diet may offer quick results, but a new study
suggests that a low-fat diet may be best for long-term weight loss and
maintaining a healthy weight.
Researchers found obese people who followed a low-fat diet may be more
likely to keep the weight off three years later after starting the diet than
those who followed a low-carbohydrate diet.
“Although participants in the low-carbohydrate group lost more weight at 12
months, they regained more weight during the next 24 months,” write researcher
Marion L. Vetter, MD, RD of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and
colleagues in the Annals of Internal Medicine. “In contrast,
participants in the low-fat group maintained their weight loss.”
In the study, researchers started with …
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Worst and Best Movie Snacks: Popcorn, Candy, Soda, and More
Mar 2, 2010 Author: Mary | Filed under: WebMD
Denise Mann
WebMD Feature
Louise Chang, MD
Are you Up in the Air about which treats to choose as you try to
catch all 10 best picture nominees before the Academy Award Ceremony on March
7?
For many a moviegoer, the popcorn and candy are part of the whole cinematic
experience. But they may derail your diet if you go overboard.
But with a little creativity and planning, you can enjoy Inglourious
Basterds, Hurt Locker, or any of the other Best Picture
nominees without getting Blindsided at the concession stand. Here’s
how.
Slideshow: 12 Diet Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
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The Amazing Artichoke
Feb 28, 2010 Author: Mary | Filed under: WebMD
Chloe Thompson
WebMD the Magazine – Feature
Kathleen M. Zelman, MPH, RD, LD
According to legend, the artichoke was created when the smitten
Greek god Zeus turned his object of affection into a thistle after being
rejected. Despite this prickly beginning, the ancients considered the artichoke
full of health benefits, using it as an aphrodisiac, a diuretic, a breath
freshener, and even a deodorant.
The artichokes we eat are actually the buds of a purple flower
that can grow more than 3 feet tall. Because of their tough exterior,
artichokes take some careful preparation. But your efforts will reap
nutritional rewards — the veggie is a good source of folate, dietary fiber,
and vitamins C and K. Artichokes …
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The Big Breakfast Diet Review
Feb 16, 2010 Author: Mary | Filed under: WebMD
Kathleen M. Zelman, MPH, RD, LD
WebMD Expert Review
The Big Breakfast Diet: What It Is
You’ve heard it before: Eat breakfast like a king, lunch
like a prince, and dinner like a pauper. That’s the basis of The Big
Breakfast Diet; it’s Sunday breakfast every day.
The Big Breakfast Diet is all about when you eat, not what you eat. The diet
is described in the book called The Big Breakfast Diet, by Daniela
Jakubowicz, MD. Jakubowicz says that eating a 610- to 850-calorie breakfast
before 9 a.m. fires up your metabolism by taking advantage
of your body’s circadian rhythms. These rhythms influence hormones, how your
body uses carbohydrates and proteins for fuel, and how
efficiently it burns body fat, she says.
On The Big Breakfast Diet, you can eat any foods you want. Ice cream, pizza,
donuts — all are fine for breakfast as long as you eat them along with foods
rich in protein and fiber. Follow the plan, Jakubowicz says, and you can lose
up to 25 pounds in 30 days.
“When you eat the right foods at the right time, you accelerate …
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Percentage of Overweight, Obese Americans Swells
Feb 10, 2010 Author: Mary | Filed under: WebMD
Bill Hendrick
WebMD Health News
Louise Chang, MD
Feb. 10, 2010 — More Americans are becoming overweight or obese, exercising
less, and eating unhealthy foods.
That’s the finding of the latest Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which
shows that 63.1% of adults in the U.S. were either overweight or obese in
2009.
That was a small but measurable increase from 62.2% the previous year. The
survey finds that 36.6% of Americans are overweight and 26.5% obese.
The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index findings are based on telephone
interviews with 673,000 adults in January 2008 to December 2009. About 90,000
surveys were done each quarter, and the margin of error for the quarterly
results is +/- 0.3 percentage points.
The survey finds that:
- 59.2% of obese Americans exercised at least one day per week, compared to
69.9% of overweight people, and 73.8% of normal-weight people. - Obese people are less likely than people in every other weight category
(overweight, normal weight, underweight) to have eaten five servings of fruits
and …
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Mediterranean Diet May Prevent Stroke-Related Brain Damage
Feb 8, 2010 Author: Mary | Filed under: WebMD
Jennifer Warner
WebMD Health News
Louise Chang, MD
Feb. 8, 2010 – Avoiding potentially dangerous silent strokes may be another
health benefit of following a Mediterranean diet.
A new study shows people who most closely followed a Mediterranean-style
diet were 36% less likely to have areas of brain damage linked to silent
strokes than those who least closely followed the diet. These areas of brain
damage, called brain infarcts, are a result of silent strokes that can occur
without symptoms or a person knowing it.
“The relationship between this type of brain damage and the Mediterranean
diet was comparable with that of high blood pressure,” says researcher Nikolas
Scarmeas, MD, MSc, of Columbia University Medical Center in New York, in a news
release. “In this study, not eating a Mediterranean-like diet had about …
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