Low glycaemic index diets involve replacing high GI foods potatoes and white bread with low GI options such as apples, pasta and beans.
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Low glycaemic index diets involve replacing high GI foods potatoes and white bread with low GI options such as apples, pasta and beans.
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Children with autism show different immune system responses from children without the condition, and these might be measured in the blood for a possible screening test, U.S. researchers reported.
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Loners are more likely to suffer adverse health effects than their more gregarious and contented peers, highlight two new studies.
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The poor are most likely to be fat, but the more affluent are closing the gap. Obesity is growing fastest among Americans who make more than $60,000 a year.
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A low-fat diet rich in vegetables, fruits, whole grains and beans has twice the cholesterol-lowering power of a conventional low-fat diet — even when the two diets have the same amount of calories and fat.
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Moderation is not the message that many people are getting from a recent report that suggested people who are a little fat live longer than people who are thin.
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It sounds compelling: be your household’s own paramedic by wielding the electrodes that could restart a loved one’s heart. But some doctors are skeptical.
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Vitamin C may counteract some of the harmful effects to babies of smoking during pregnancy, researchers say.
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People carrying extra weight in their forties are risking more than just their future physical wellbeing – they could be risking their minds, too.
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Even as Americans are urged to improve their super-sized eating habits, some fast food chains are offering bigger portions with more fat. And many customers are eating it up.
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People with heart disease who stick to a so-called Mediterranean diet — heavy on fish and vegetables, and low on saturated fats — tend to live longer than those who follow different diets, new research suggests.
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Imagine adding a super-sized course to your meal that actually trims calories from the bottom line.
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Contrary to what some might think, children of mothers who work outside the home tend to have healthier eating habits than those whose mothers are full-time homemakers, new study findings suggest.
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A diet containing lots of processed meats, like hot dogs and sausages, raises the risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a large multiethnic study unveiled on Wednesday.
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Children and teens with low cholesterol levels seem to be more likely to be suspended from school, according to researchers. They suggest that “low total cholesterol may be a risk factor for aggression or a risk marker for other biologic variables that predispose to aggression.”
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