Also Try Healthy Teas Lifestyle Treatments Lifestyle Treatments for Obesity Obesity News -01-03-05 Low Fat, High Carb Diets Not Effective (ABC News) "Older women who ate less fat and more carbohydrates lost about 2 pounds over seven years, a large study showed." 01-06 -03-14-07 Another Atkins Diet Study (ABC News) "Several recent studies suggest that overweight people might have more success with weight loss when they follow a diet lower in carbohydrates (and higher in fat and protein) than by following the standard guidelines for a lower fat, higher carbohydrate diet." "These findings have surprised and concerned many nutritional experts. Critics have correctly pointed out that these studies didn't involve enough people and were too short in duration to draw strong conclusions or to change standard recommendations." "Most experts agree that, more important than specific diet composition, are the following recommendations — not only for weight control, but for overall health:" 03-07 -04-15-07 Study: Diets Don't Work (CBS News) "A new study published in the April issue of the journal "American Psychologist" finds that for most people, dieting just doesn't work." "Why should we believe the findings of this survey? Won't another study come out in a few months that debunks this one?" Samantha Heller, a nutritionist with Health magazine: " 'Probably not. If 'dieting' worked then obesity would not be at epidemic levels in this country and now around the world.' " 04-07 -11-14-05 Oil and Water Diet (ABC News) "Seth Roberts says he lost 35 pounds in three months by drinking tablespoons of oil and glasses of sugar water in-between meals to quell the urge to continue to eat." "Roberts calls it the Shangri-La Diet, and suggests it works by suppressing a basic 'caveman' instinct from days when access to food was intermittent. The diet tricks the body from thinking it needs to eat every last bit of food before an impending famine." 11-05 Papers Blueberries Recipes (North American Blueberry Council) Provides recipes, as well as information on growing blueberries and schedules for going to pick blueberries (U-pick). Diets that Have Always Promoted Health (US News) "The focus is on finding the overall combination of foods that are associated with better health, without necessarily pinpointing individual elements of the diet that are responsible. That may involve studying how people in different areas of the world eat or, here at home, using statistics to study which foods the healthiest among us consume. 'You find out who's healthy, then ask what they're eating and how much they exercise,' says K. Dun Gifford, founder and president of Oldways Preservation Trust, the Boston-based food issues think tank that developed the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid. (More later on the exercise element, which often gets lost when people try to adopt a healthier diet.)" 04-08 Eating His Way to a Six-Pack (CNN News) "Every day, Jason Dinant chows down 16 hard-boiled egg whites, one and a quarter pound of meat and four cups of vegetables, sprinkled with an occasional carbohydrate." 02-09 Fiber in the Diet (U.S. News) "So what's the bottom line? The recommendations for daily fiber intake call for about 25 grams for women and 38 for men, and research shows we are getting only about 15 grams. But because the health benefits of different types of fiber vary—and in many cases are not clear or consistent—the best advice is to eat an array of plant-based foods, including fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains. Worry less about targeting specific types of fiber and 'get [it] from as many different foods as you can,' advises Slavin." 05-09 Foods Surprisingly High in Added Sugar (U.S. News) "Added sugars, which are sprinkled on and processed into packaged foods and beverages, have become all too common in the American diet, says the American Heart Association. The group argues that sugar bingeing is helping drive the uptick in metabolic changes in the American population, including the exploding obesity rate, and has now recommended an upper limit on daily consumption." 10-09 Healthy Breakfasts for Children (U.S. News) "A bowl of cereal can be less healthful than a doughnut, according to a new ranking of kids' breakfast cereals published by Consumer Reports. Eleven cereals ranked by the venerable group had more sugar than a glazed Dunkin' Donut." 10-08 Healthy Snacks (U.S. News) "What many people consider a 'snack'-an energy bar, part of a bag of chips, or side order at a fast-food restaurant—can actually have 400 or more calories, making it more like a meal. A true snack, says Melanie Douglass, a registered dietitian and personal trainer based in Salt Lake City, is about 150 to 200 calories." 06-09 Healthy and Inexpensive Recipes (CBS News) "Healthy food can be easy and delicious, according to Ellie Krieger, host of the new Food Network show 'Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger,' premiering April 8. Krieger, the author of the book 'Small Changes, Big Results,' is a registered dietitian and has great tips on how to prepare healthier versions of the foods you crave." 04-06 Low Fat Recipes (FatFree) Provides fatfree recipes. 09-09 Low-Fat Breakfasts (CooperAerobics.com) Provides suggestions for low-fat breakfasts. 2-04 Low-Fat Foods that are Filling (MSN Health) Provides suggestions for low-fat foods that will fill you up. 11-05 Perricone Prescription (DrPerricone.com) "To make it simple, follow this plan for three days. If you feel you need a change from all the salmon, you may substitute poultry or tofu--but remember the special essential fatty acids and antioxidants in salmon give skin a remarkable suppleness, radiance and youthful glow." 12-05 Perricone Prescription - A Review (QuackWatch.org) Provides a sceptical view. 12-05 Perricone: Prescription for Aging Beautifully (Oprah.com) "Inflammation is at the basis of age-related diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, auto immune disease, and wrinkled, sagging skin. The wrong foods—such as sugar, processed foods, pasta, breads, pastry and baked goods—can increase levels of the pro-inflammatory peptides." "Sugar is the number one enemy. It causes inflammation that destroys our bodies and attaches to collagen, which results in stiff, inflexible, sagging skin. Controlling our blood sugar level and insulin levels will improve our health and give us beautiful, youthful skin." "The anti-inflammatory diet consists of high quality protein, like that found in fish, colorful fresh fruits and vegetables, and adequate amounts of good fat, like that found in salmon, flax, nuts, seeds and olive oil." 12-05 Recipes Based on Weight Goals (Shape Up America) Cyberkitchen provides individualized recipes based on your goals and current condition. 6-99 The Gluten-Free Lifestyle (ABC News) "In her new book, "The G-Free Diet: A Gluten Survival Guide," Hasselbeck tells her personal story and tells you how you can start living a gluten-free life." "I learned about gluten the hard way. I wrote this book so you don't have to. Most people with celiac disease, like me, have a story to tell. My hope is that in reading mine, and the pages that follow, you will be able to begin your journey to a better body and a better self—without all the heartache (and bellyache!) that I endured for far too long." 05-09 Tips on Losing Pounds (U.S. News) "A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine emphasizes that principle; the mix of carbohydrates, fat, and protein in the four diets to which people were assigned didn't make a difference in whether they lost weight. One hopes this means an end to the interminable battles over whether the Atkins diet trumps a low-fat diet, for example, or whether either of those trumps the Zone diet. As the authors said about this and previous research:" "These findings together point to behavioral factors rather than macronutrient metabolism as the main influences on weight loss . . . any type of diet, when taught for the purpose of weight loss with enthusiasm and persistence, can be effective." "The bad news: Those pesky "behavioral factors," i.e., our penchant for eating too much and exercising too little, seem to win out over the enthusiastic and persistent teaching." 05-09 Top Five Ways to Feel Full and Eat Less (Science Daily) "So rather than just eating less, Rolls and others say, there are ways to feel full without giving up all that much. For hunger pains that don't go away—real or imagined—here's what the latest studies suggest:" 03-07 Ways to Cut Salt Out of Your Diet (U.S. News) "While the Food and Drug Administration mulls over whether to set limits on salt content in processed foods—after being strongly urged to do so yesterday by such groups as the American Medical Association and the Center for Science in the Public Interest—you may be wondering how to reduce your own sodium intake to the recommended daily limit of 2,300 milligrams for most healthy people." 10-09

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