April 28, 2003
Womb Time Drops When Hungry Mama Conceives
BBC News: "If you don't eat enough just before conception and early in your pregnancy, you may be increasing the odds you'll have a premature baby, a new study suggests. The researchers, from Canada, New Zealand and Australia, believe the finding may shed new light on the 40% of premature births for which there is currently no obvious explanation. "Omega-3 fatty acids, found in many fish, also serve to reduce the number of premature births.
There seems to be more and more evidence which confirms what our mothers told us: "You are what you eat."
Eat right. Live Better.-Tim
April 23, 2003
Get Lean, Reduce Your Cancer Risk
Losing weight could prevent one of every six cancer deaths in the United States -- more than 90,000 each year, according to a sweeping study that experts say links fat and cancer more convincingly than ever before.
Yet another reason to lose weight.
Eat Right. Liver Better.
-Tim
April 22, 2003
Tea Boosts The Body's Defenses
An ordinary cup of tea may be a powerful infection fighter, a study suggests.Researchers report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that they have found in tea a chemical that boosts the body's defense fivefold against disease.""Researchers said the chemical primes immune system cells to attack bacteria, viruses and fungi and could, perhaps, be turned into a disease-fighting drug someday.
The study goes on to say that the best types of tea to drink are black tea, green tea and oolong tea.
Eat (and Drink) Right. Live Better.
-Tim
April 18, 2003
Dr. Robert C. Atkins
Dr. Robert C. Atkins, one of the pioneers of complementary medicine in the United States and one of the most famous, successful and enduring nutrition experts of the last 40 years, died on April 17, 2003 in New York City at the age of 72. The cause of death was related to head trauma when he slipped on an icy sidewalk while Dr. Atkins was on his way to work.
Dr. Atkins inspired us to reexamine many myths related to the way that we eat. Dr. Atkins brought great enthusiasm and knowledge to his work and his work has improved the lives of many people. I may not agree with everything that he espoused -- especially with regards to the consumption of saturated fats -- but I acknowledge that Dr. Atkins was a pioneer in pointing out the link between high carbohydrate diets and obesity and Type 2 diabetes.
I found his books, especially the recently published Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, to be extremely well researched and very compelling.
I salute you Dr. Atkins!
-Tim
April 15, 2003
Quest For Weight-Loss Drug Takes An Unusual Turn
From The New York Times
"A pill to make you thin: it has long been a dieter's dream. But despite intense, if not desperate interest from the public -- 60 million Americans are obese -- and eagerness from drug companies to meet the demand, efforts to develop weight-loss drugs have been disappointing. The human body seems to guard its fat stores jealously, and attempts to outsmart the system often fail outright or backfire, causing dangerous side effects. "
It's like what they used to say in those old commercials: "You can't fool Mother Nature."
Eat Right. Live Better.
-Tim
See the story from The New York Times
April 14, 2003
Calcium Helps Girls Keep the Weight OffA...
A study conducted by the University of Hawaii investigators found that as little as a daily increase of one cup of milk or a small piece of cheese, about 300 milligrams of calcium, resulted in one-half inch less of abdominal fat and as much as two pounds less of body weight.
"I have reason to believe that the same effect occurs in boys," says Rachel Novotny, a nutritionist at the University of Hawaii.I've seen other studies from the University of Tennesee which come to the same conclusion: calcium helps you to lose weight.
Eat Right. Live Better.
-Tim
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