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New Nutritional Scoring System: NuVal Rating
Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010
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Consumers' growing demand for nutritional guidance spurred the creation of NuVal. NuVal's labeling system evaluates foods based upon more than 30 nutritional attributes, including positive ones such as fiber and negative ones such as saturated fat. It uses a mathematical formula to assign products a score on a scale of 1 to 100.
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Teens with Type 2 Diabetes Have Brain Abnormalities
Posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2010
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Obese adolescents with Type 2 diabetes have diminished cognitive performance and subtle abnormalities in the brain, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center found.
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Nutritional Labeling and Point-of-Purchase Signs Work to Make Better Choices
Posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2010
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With over 30% of U.S. adults obese, the significant adverse health effects of obesity (including heart disease and diabetes) are widespread throughout the country. Two published studies shed light on behaviors regarding food choices and good nutrition and report on how nutritional labeling and point-of-purchase signs are influencing healthy food choices.
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Why Fad Diets Work Well for Some but Not Others
Posted: Monday, August 09, 2010
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According to published research, genes are interacting with diet, rather than diet alone and are the main causes of variation in metabolic traits, such as body weight.
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Why Some Obese People Go On to Become Diabetic While Others Do Not
Posted: Monday, August 09, 2010
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It is common to find obese people (even morbidly obese people) who are healthier than their condition would normally allow.
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Lifestyle Change Wins Over Weight Loss Programs
Posted: Sunday, July 25, 2010
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Obese adults prefer noncommercial, nonstigmatizing interventions designed to help them improve their lifestyles over programs that just promote weight loss, according to a new study.
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Monitoring Steps to Lose Weight Works!
Posted: Sunday, July 25, 2010
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Women achieved modest changes in their BMI and waist-to-hip measurements with no other lifestyle interventions.
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Disrupted Sleep Patterns Adds to Risk of Obesity, Diabetes
Posted: Sunday, July 25, 2010
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Disrupted sleep patterns seem to contribute to the risk of obesity and diabetes, according to numerous studies. Scientists have theorized that disrupted circadian rhythms throw off various hormonal processes in the body that contribute to disease.
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Body Fat Linked to Diabetes Risk in Older People
Posted: Sunday, June 27, 2010
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To avoid Type 2 diabetes, seniors may need to watch their weight just as closely as younger individuals do, a prospective cohort study showed.
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Milk after Exercise Promotes Weight Loss
Posted: Sunday, June 13, 2010
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A new study suggests that women who want to lose weight should drink fat-free milk and not sugar-based energy drinks.
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