U.S. News & World Report released today its Best Diets 2013 rankings, featuring a variety of weight loss programs. Among the experts tapped to evaluate the diets was Yasmin Mossavar-Rahmani, Ph.D., R.D., associate professor of clinical epidemiology & population health at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.
Our New Year’s Resolutions start strong, but fizzle out quickly without vigilance, especially if you’ve resolved to live a healthier lifestyle. The University of Houston Texas Obesity Research Center offers these 10 strategies to get back on track to maintaining a healthy weight.
Now that the New Year is upon us, New Year’s resolutions to eat healthier may be top of mind, but how easy is it to keep your resolve after a few weeks? To keep from sliding back into old habits, Ryerson University experts offer these tips to help you keep on track.
Only twenty percent of people will lose weight and keep it off this year, despite research that two-thirds of Americans admit to being on a diet. Here are the top four reasons where dieters go wrong, according to Jessica Bartfield, MD, Loyola Center for Metabolic Surgery & Bariatric Care.
New study finds that when balancing time commitments against health benefits, aerobics training is optimal for reducing fat- and body mass. Article published in December 2012 edition of the Journal of Applied Physiology.
Millions of Americans resolve to lose weight and eat healthfully at the beginning of each year, but resolutions are notoriously broken. Registered dietitians—the food and nutrition experts—weigh in on why resolutions fail and how to best set yourself up for success in 2013.
The National Weight Control Registry documents the habits of 4,000 Americans who have successfully lost weight and kept it off. Loyola physician, Jessica Bartfield, shares the secret tips to help keep those weight-loss New Year's resolutions once and for all.
More than 66 million Americans are obese, says a December study, and top New Year's Resolutions include losing weight. A bariatrics patient and her Loyola surgeon weigh-in on tips and advice.
With the New Year swiftly approaching, now is the time to start thinking about what you’d like to change in 2013. Learn more about how you can stick to your resolutions one Monday at a time. Get 52 Healthy Monday Tips.
Losing weight is one of the most cited New Year’s resolutions each year. Unfortunately, it’s also one of the least successful. Harris Health System offers some simple strategies for success in 2013, and it starts by recognizing that losing weight is a lifestyle and not merely a change in diet.
UCSF study examines role of key molecule in body’s metabolism, which eating at odd times can upset.
We know high-fat, high-sugar foods cause obesity and promote heart disease, but most people don't realize that sugar and fat also contribute to conditions like osteoporosis by weakening bones.
Donna Kernodle, MPH, RD, LDN, CDE, diabetes education coordinator and registered dietitian at the Joslin Diabetes Center, part of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, offers the following tips to help manage how much sugar is had during the holidays.
There are many health effects that a patient may need to overcome after winning a battle against cancer. Cancer treatments can affect the patient’s balance, agility, coordination, prompt weight gain and other physical ailments. At Nationwide Children’s Hospital, beating cancer doesn’t mark the end of a child’s treatment regimen. A new exercise program at the hospital helps pediatric cancer survivors and those in remission regain both physical strength and confidence.
Gain some flavorful food insights in Food for Thought: Healing Foods to Savor, authored by nutritional experts at University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center. All proceeds benefit the UCSD Healthy Eating Program.
Things every party goer should consider before a night on the town.
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of music’s healing properties is how widespread they are. For example, music also aided recovery time following strenuous exercise. Other studies showed that fast-paced music can increase resting metabolism, which may prove helpful for people trying to lose weight.
Just because Santa’s belly shakes like a bowl full of jelly doesn’t mean yours has to do the same this holiday season. Staying on track with your fitness program, even while traveling, will give you extra energy and start you out right for a healthful new year.
Middle school students who are more physically fit make better grades and outperform their classmates on standardized tests, according to a newly published study from a professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Adults who include at least 150 minutes of physical activity in their routines each week live longer than those who don’t, finds a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have isolated a previously unknown protein in muscles that spurs their growth and increased power following resistance exercise. They suggest that artificially raising the protein’s levels might someday help prevent muscle loss caused by cancer, prolonged inactivity in hospital patients, and aging.
Gearing up to start an exercise program — especially for those over 40 — can be filled with pitfalls. Experts at UAB say start slow and low.
The study reports on the protective impact of healthy eating for individuals with cardiovascular disease who are taking medication to prevent a second heart attack, stroke or death.
Many people in the U.S. do not walk, bike or engage in other forms of active transportation, missing an important opportunity to improve their cardiovascular health, concludes a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Matthew McConaughey lost 38 pounds to portray an AIDS patient in the movie The Dallas Buyers Club. Dian and Tom Griesel, creators of the TurboCharged® fat loss program, advise dieters to choose a strategy that produces rapid loss of excess body fat while maintaining or even adding lean body mass.
Smaller plates, bowls and spoons are the keys for eating less this holiday season. So is taking into account the color of your food when choosing a plate. Those are the findings of Koert van Ittersum, associate professor of marketing in Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business.
Research finds burning more calories is easier when working out with someone you perceive as better.
As holiday crunch time fills your schedule, don’t give up your exercise. The burst of energy can help burn off adrenaline and calm you down. Physical activity stimulates the neurotransmitter dopamine, which has been linked to post-exercise mood improvement.
Take off those Thanksgiving pounds with a week at a spa retreat. A new study shows that not only are they relaxing and nourishing, but are they safe and a week-long spa stay can correspond with marked changes in our physical and emotional well-being.
Parents with children younger than 18 are very focused on the nutrition and health needs of their offspring but are less likely to think about the healthfulness of the foods they choose for themselves or believe in the health benefits of regular exercise, according to results from the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation’s 2012 Food & Health Survey.
Joseph Skelton, M.D., pediatrician and director of Brenner FIT at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, offers these tips on how to enjoy the holidays and not gorge ourselves too much.
Being more physically active in childhood is linked to greater knee cartilage and tibial bone area in adulthood, according to new research findings presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Sugary soft drink consumption contributes not only to weight gain, but also may play a role in the progression of knee osteoarthritis, especially in men, according to new research findings presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
UAB experts say that while physical activity is necessary for both men and women, there are gender-specific benefits that women need to know.
Colon cancer survivors whose diet is heavy in complex sugars and carbohydrate-rich foods are far more likely to have a recurrence of the disease than are patients who eat a better balance of foods, a new study by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers indicates.
Tips on exercising or not when you are sick.
Weight loss, whether it’s from dietary changes alone or from diet combined with exercise, can help improve the quality of sleep among people who are overweight or obese, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers. “We found that improvement in sleep quality was significantly associated with overall weight loss, especially belly fat,” says Kerry Stewart, Ed.D., professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and director of clinical and research exercise physiology. Stewart is the senior author of the study, which will be presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions on November 6, 2012 by lead author Soohyun Nam, Ph.D., who is now at the Yale University School of Nursing. Her presentation is titled Predictors of Sleep Quality Improvement Among Overweight or Obese Individuals: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
A study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine shows that when overweight or obese people lose weight, whether through a low-carb or low-fat diet, they can have a significant reduction in inflammation throughout their body, as measured by three common markers for inflammation. Results of the study are being presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions on November 5, 2012.
A New England Journal of Medicine study supports the use of low-calorie frozen meals to healthfully lose weight and keep it off, says Loyola physician, Jessica Bartfield, MD, who specializes in weight management and bariatrics. Tips on how and why to supplement your diet with frozen foods.
Watch out for that post-Halloween sugar crash on Thursday, as well-meaning co-workers bring in buckets and bowls of leftover candy.
Holiday dinners are filled with heaping dishes of comfort foods, fattening favorites and savory treats. It is no wonder these meals often leave us feeling stuffed with guilt and holiday remorse.
Sports registered dietitians working in college and professional sports are asking the NCAA to toss out rules that restrict athletes to only one meal per day and instead permit unlimited interval feedings as needed throughout the day to fully restore athletes and make them ‘whole again.’
People who lift weights are less likely to have metabolic syndrome—a cluster of risk factors linked to heart disease and diabetes, reports a study in the October issue of The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, official research journal of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.
Exercising regularly in old age may better protect against brain shrinkage than engaging in mental or social activities, according to a new study published in the October 23, 2012, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Research suggests that brain shrinkage may lead to problems with memory and thinking.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 63 percent of the deaths that occurred in 2008 were attributed to non-communicable chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, certain cancers, Type 2 diabetes and obesity—for which poor diets are contributing factors. Yet people that live in societies that eat healthy, plant-based diets rarely fall victim to these ailments. Research studies have long indicated that a high consumption of plant foods is associated with lower incidents of chronic disease. In the October issue of Food Technology magazine, Senior Writer/Editor Toni Tarver discusses recent discoveries in nutritional genomics that explain how plant-based diets are effective at warding off disease.
'Tis the season for ghouls and ghosts, witches and skeletons, and the bane that arrives around fall to haunt our scales and waist lines: the holiday creep. "How you manage this holiday really sets the tone for how you will handle the rest of the season," said Adrienne Youdim, MD, medical director of the Cedars-Sinai Weight Loss Center. "It marks the beginning of a holiday season that is laden with sweets, pies, celebratory feasts, cocktails, parties and other temptations that can derail important lifestyle changes."
An analysis of nationally-representative data indicates that between 1988 and 2010 there has been a trend of declining average levels of total cholesterol, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol for U.S. adults overall.
People 70 and older who eat food high in carbohydrates have nearly four times the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment, and the danger also rises with a diet heavy in sugar, Mayo Clinic researchers have found. Those who consume a lot of protein and fat relative to carbohydrates are less likely to become cognitively impaired, the study found. The findings are published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Many people use food to deal with stress. Doing this only leads to seriously weight gain, especially this time of year.
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