Genes for Fat

Scientific American returns to the subject of whether there’s a fat gene or not…

A Lean Gene for Low-Cal Longevity
Scientific American - It has been known for 72 years–and demonstrated in a range of organisms, including yeast, fruit flies, mice and dogs–that a restricted diet, typically amounting to less than half of the usual number of daily calories, can increase life span. The …

Eggs Really Do Start the Day Right
Eggs Enhance Dieters’ Weight Loss - Associated Content Overweight women lost more weight during the course of their diets eating eggs for breakfast…

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Diet Digest Feb 22

Crystal Light Partners With Step Up Women’s Network to Promote Well …
PR Inside - Capri Sun, Crystal Light and Tang refreshment beverages; and a growing range of South Beach Diet and better-for- you Sensible Solution options. About Step Up Step Up Women’s Network is a national nonprofit membership organization dedicated to …

Andrew Ness
Washington Post - I’ve read practically every diet available. I tried the Zone and gained weight. I tried Slim-Fast. I tried South Beach for four days. Anything moderately organized doesn’t work for me.”

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Diet Digest Feb 14

Atkins beats Zone, Ornish and U.S. diet advice
CNN - CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) — The low-carb, high-fat Atkins diet gets high marks in one of the biggest, longest head-to-head studies of popular weight-loss plans, beating the Zone, the Ornish diet and even U.S. government guidelines. Even so, critics say …

Still No Perfect Diet
US News and World Report - The other three diet regimens the researchers examined include the Zone diet by Barry Sears, a biochemist and nutrition scientist, favoring a 40-30-30 percent balance of carbs, protein, and fat, and the diet developed by internist Dean Ornish, which …

And the Winner Is . . . Well, Nobody
Washington Post - In case you missed the recent headlines, Gardner and his colleagues reported on a year-long trial in overweight and obese women that compared four weight-loss regimens: the very-low-carbohydrate Atkins approach; the Zone diet, a reduced-carbohydrate …

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Diet Digest Feb 10

Dot-com growing
North Adams Transcript - Waterfront Media’s online clientele include Austin and Michaels, as well as the South Beach Diet, the Zone diet, the Sonoma Diet, Everydayhealth.com and WhatToExpect.com, a Web site based on the popular pregnancy and parenting books by Heidi Murkoff. …

Recipe - Sonoma Chicken
Look for low-sodium chicken broth. And garlic powder?? Nah, go with the real stuff. it always tastes better. If you don’t like to buy raw, consider getting pre-minced. Try using 1 tsp of minced instead of 1/2 tsp powder. Sonoma Chicken …

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South Beach Diet Digest Feb 2

The battle against heart disease

How Long Will It Take to Work Off That Snack?
ABC News - Arthur Agatson, creator of the wildly popular “South Beach Diet,” thinks Platkin’s approach is too simplistic. He says a healthy diet consists of “the good fats, the good carbohydrates, lean protein and plenty of fiber. “It’s not so much how many …

Whole wheat Krispy Kreme: not health food
Chicago Sun-Times - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, still recovering from the low-carb diet strategy that starved the company’s earnings, unveiled a whole wheat doughnut Monday in Chicago. But the 100 percent whole wheat doughnut isn’t likely to show up on the South Beach Diet …

Heart disease is ‘entirely preventable’
Independent Online - Miami - The doctor who brought the world the South Beach Diet is taking his battle against heart disease a step further, accusing the US health care industry of not tackling an affliction he believes is almost entirely preventable. Arthur Agatston …

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Diet Digest Feb 28

We’re still fighting the grease wars
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Clower, author of “The Fat Fallacy” and “The French Don’t Diet.” “We know the data. Trans fat causes an estimated 30,000 … The Sonoma Grille, Downtown, which serves California-style cuisine to a clientele of mostly women, serves many entrees in 5 …

Log on…weigh in
Los Angeles Daily News - When you’re making a lifestyle change, you need that community support,” says Connie Guttersen, the nutritionist, culinary expert and author of “The Sonoma Diet” and “The Sonoma Diet Cookbook.” Last year, Guttersen launched the online weight-loss …

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Diet Digest - Feb22

Been there, done that: ‘The Best Life Diet’
Canton Repository - Arthur Agatston in “The South Beach Diet.” Like many of Greene’s books, there is a companion journal. It’s called “The Best Life Diet Daily Journal” (Simon & Schuster, $15.95 paperback) and features Greene on the cover with one of his dogs. In …

Recipe: Halibut Poached in Saffron Broth
Seattle Times - … inch of thickness or until cooked through. 3. Remove bay leaf and basil from the pan. Remove skin from fish and spoon fish into wide shallow bowls. Ladle broth and tomatoes over fish and serve with a good, crusty bread. Based on “The South Beach Diet …

Smoked Salmon Wheels (South Beach Diet)
This is a South Beach Diet recipe that I received from a friend that was on the diet. I just love smoked salmon, so I couldn’t resist. This makes a great appetizer or a quick lunch. — posted by Bippie.

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Diet Digest Feb 17

Raw foods…

Rebel Nutrition: The do’s and dont’s about dieting
Rebel Yell - As a Nutrition Science major, people often ask me what I think about their diets. “What’s the best plan concerning raw foods, The Zone diet, or Nutrisystem?” Fad diets can tempt even the most logical of us with their promises of fast weight …

Maternal diabetes linked to infant memory problems (New Scientist)
Pregnant women who suffer from diabetes are more likely to have a child with memory problems — and the effects may be long lasting.

Free Zone Diet Plan
anytime choose dates sorted by relevance he originally developed the diet for … dr agatston has been quoted as saying that the south beach diet is not a low carb … bars will type submit value search blogs name btng free zone diet plan.

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Diet Digest Feb 12

Heart disease awareness focus of health fair
Connecticut Central - He said he recommends the South Beach diet. Finally, Whaley said people shouldn’t ignore symptoms, which he said include shortness of breath, sudden sweats, feeling faint or odd pain in the shoulders, arms, back or jaw. The state Department of Public …

Good Post-Kalyn’s Top Ten South Beach Diet Snacks
Recently I saw something that reminded me why I love the South Beach Diet. One of my new favorite blogs, Plain Jane Mom, posted a link to a story about a guy who lost 240 pounds on South Beach. The difference in his before and after …

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Diet Digest Feb 6

Rheumatoid arthritis and diet…

A heart-healthy diet might be easier than you think
Dallas Morning News - A heart-healthy diet might be easier than you think Mediterranean is an easy leap, thanks to our love of Italian 08:12 AM CST on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 By KIM PIERCE / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News Ask Dr. William C. Roberts at …

Rheumatoid arthritis and diet - Are they related?
HealthCentral.com - Mediterranean Diet. Perhaps the best recommendation is for the Mediterranean Diet. A 2003 study reported that RA patients who followed it experienced reduced inflammatory activity, improved physical function and improved vitality compared to those on …

The Sonoma diet cookbook by Guttersen, Connie.
Companion cookbook to The Sonoma diet book inspired by the Mediterranean way of eating and touched by the global flavors of Asia and Latin America.

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