Diet

So which diet is the worst: A high fat diet or a high fat and sugar diet? As it turns out, a high fat and sugar diet could be your worst enemy. According to a new study published in the journal Experimental Physiology, rats fed a high sugar and fat diet experienced more liver damage than those who only ate a high fat diet, leading lead researcher Dr. Susanna Iossa to believe these diets are more harmful. Now, Iossa says…
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Losing weight isn't easy, but researchers say one simple vitamin could make the journey easier--a vitamin called vitamin D. Presenting their findings at the joint meeting of the International Society of Endocrinology and the Endocrine Society 2014, which took place in Chicago earlier this month, researchers say that obese rats who were fed higher amounts of vitamin D lost 24 percent more body weight than those whose diets did not change. In addition, higher amounts of vitamin D helped control…
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While most people are raving about diets such as the Paleo diet and the Mediterranean diet, researchers say the best way to extend your lifestyle is by following this diet--a vegetarian one. The research, which was conducted by researchers from the Loma Linda University School of Public Health, says that people who adhere to a vegetarian diet live 20 percent longer than those who eat meat--and it doesn't matter how much they weigh. The research was co-authored by Sam Soret,…
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Having trouble falling asleep? Forget sleeping pills--instead, losing weight could cure insomnia, according to researchers from the University of Pennsylvania. Reporting their findings at the joint meeting of the International Society of Endocrinology and the Endocrine Society in Chicago, researchers say that obese adults who lost at least 5 percent of their body weight began experienced longer, more improved quality of sleep over a period of six months. "This study confirms several studies reporting that weight loss is associated with…
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If you want to live longer following a colon cancer diagnosis, here's one way to do it: Eat a dairy-rich diet. New research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology says that people who drank the most milk reduced their risk of dying from any cause by 28 percent. Published online on the Journal of Clinical Oncology's website on June 23, the research was led by Peter Campbell, part of the American Cancer Society's epidemiology research program. "If you are…
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Want to lower your risk of breast cancer? Lay off the hamburgers, suggest researchers. New research published in the British Medical Journal says that women who eat red meat products, such as hamburgers, hot dogs, and bacon, are 22 percent more likely to develop breast cancer. Those who opted for legumes and leafy greens over red meat faced a much lower cancer risk, however. "The potential influence of dietary protein on risk of breast cancer has created considerable scientific attention,"…
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Whole grains, fruits, and vegetables--these are all foods we should be eating, yet few of us do. But new emerging research presented by scientists at the American Diabetes Association’s 74th Scientific Sessions Conference says that making these changes could cut your risk of type 2 diabetes by 20 percent, even if you don't lose weight. The study, which was headed by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, is one of the first to show that improving the quality…
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Have type 2 diabetes? Here's a novel new way to control your blood sugar--add canola oil to your diet. New research headed by Dr. David Jenkins from the St. Michael's Hospital Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Centre in Toronto reveals that type 2 diabetics who added canola oil to their diet had lower blood sugar--a health benefit that could reduce the risk of diabetes complications. The new findings are published in the health journal Diabetes Care. "The reduction in…
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While previous studies have found that vitamin D may actually be bad for us--a previous study found that it increases the risk of lung cancer--new research from the University of California challenges this claim. Their latest study, now published in the American Journal of Public Health, reports that people with low vitamin D levels are twice as likely to die prematurely--although the reasons why could not be determined. "This study should give the medical community and public substantial reassurance that…
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 800,000 Americans have a stroke each year--most of which are preventable. And now Chinese scientists say preventing it could be as simple as adding more meat to your diet. Led by Dr. Xinfeng Liu from the Nanjing University School of Medicine, researchers say that people who ate a diet rich in protein faced a 20 percent reduced risk of stroke. The research was published in the June issue of Neurology,…
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