Dieting
Many new immigrants to US change diet—and not for the better
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Coming to the land of milk and honey can be hazardous to new immigrants’ diet and health.
So says Ilana Redstone Akresh (pronounced AY-kresh), a visiting professor of sociology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the author of a new analysis of dietary assimilation and immigrant health. In her study, Akresh considered the changes in immigrants’ diets after coming to the United States and the subsequent relationship between those changes and Body Mass Index (BMI) and health status.
Diet alone of little benefit in preventing ills
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Postmenopausal women see little change in their risk of breast cancer, colorectal cancer, cardiovascular disease or stroke, after changing their diet to reduce fat content and increase fruit, vegetable, and grain intake, researchers report.
That news comes from three articles in this week’s Journal of the American Medical Association8.
Healthy diet combats high blood pressure
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Healthier eating habits could make a big difference in the epidemic of high blood pressure in the U.S., according to a report from the American Heart Association.
Over the past 10 years, studies have bolstered evidence that diets rich in fruits and vegetables and low in sodium can lower a person’s blood pressure, the AHA concludes in a scientific statement published in its journal Hypertension.
Mom’s attitude affects teen’s dieting
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Teenagers who think their mothers put a high value on thinness may be more likely to worry about their weight and frequently diet, new research suggests.
The study, of more than 9,200 U.S. teenagers and their mothers, found that those who believed their weight was important to their mothers were more likely than other teens to be preoccupied by their weight and to diet repeatedly.
Drink less and watch your diet, Russians told
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Russians must ease back on the bottle, cut down on smoking, watch their diet and lead healthier lives if they are to reverse population decline and maintain economic growth, the World Bank said on Thursday.
In a report, the Bank said the population crisis in Russia - which is losing around 750,000 people a year - was affecting every aspect of national life and could negate improvements in living standards.
A Meaty, Salty, Starchy Diet May Impact Chronic Lung Disease
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A new study finds that eating mostly meat, refined starches, and sodium may increase the likelihood of developing chronic respiratory symptoms, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Researchers found that individuals whose diets are rich in meat, refined starches and sodium are 1.43 times more likely to report new onset of persistent coughs with phlegm than those who consume a diet high in fruit and soy.
“Understanding all the contributing factors, including the role that diet plays in the incidence and development of chronic respiratory symptoms will lead to better prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases,” said David A. Schwartz, M.D., the director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the component of the National Institutes of Health, that supported the study. “We know that cigarette smoking can be a specific cause of COPD, but now we’re learning that avoiding certain foods may help reduce chronic respiratory symptoms, both in smokers and non-smokers.”
Eating uncooked soy lowers cholesterol
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Two servings a day of soy protein—such as that found in tofu, soy milk or soy powder—can lower cholesterol levels by as much as 9 percent as long as the soy is uncooked, a study said on Monday.
Soy-fortified muffins, cereals or nutritional bars in which the soy protein was baked at high temperatures do not provide the benefit, study author James Anderson said.
Cholesterol-lowering diet helpful in pregnancy
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Pregnant women who stick to a cholesterol-lowering diet may reduce their risk of delivering prematurely, Norwegian investigators report.
“These results indicate that dietary intervention in pregnancy can modify cardiovascular risk factors in pregnancy and may result in health benefits for mother and child,” Dr. Janette Khoury from the National Hospital in Oslo and colleagues write in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Diet Tips
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Increase your fiber intake. Like I mentioned, the body needs a lot of fiber. So try to include in your diet as many fruits and vegetables as you can.
Go crazy on vegetables. Vegetables are your best bet when it comes to losing pounds. Nature has a terrific spread when it comes to choosing vegetables. And the leafy green vegetables are your best bet. Try to include a salad in you diet always.
High-vegetable diet linked to protection against pancreatic cancer
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A diet rich in fruits and vegetables may help cut the risk of pancreatic cancer in half, according to a new survey.
Researchers at the University of California in San Francisco found that eating five or more daily servings of fruit and vegetables reduces a person’s risk of developing pancreatic cancer by 50 around per cent.
The Great American Detox Diet
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What is Detoxing and Why Do You Need It
According to the author of The Great American Detox, Alex Jamieson, “detoxing is a gentle method of cleansing and non-invasive method of rebalancing. It is the departure point for rejuvenation and the restoration of our health, vitality, and wellness”. Sounds pretty good but why does anybody need to detox? As Jamieson and many other experts explain the American diet is highly processed and not very healthy. Add to that polution, pesticides, and other harmful substances that most of us are exposed to and the body becomes unable to function properly. As Jamieson points out in her book, “the FDA has admitted that about one billion pounds of chemical additives are put into our foods every year and the average American eats more than 50 pounds of additives a year”. Think you’re healthy now? There’s other gross stats that could be included here but why. You get the point. Check the conditions below to see if you’re due for a detox?
Early heart-healthy eating urged for kids
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Children as young as age 2 can and should, with the help of their parents, get a jump start on eating behavior that’s healthy for the heart, according to new dietary recommendations released by the American Heart Association (AHA) and endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
The new dietary recommendations for infants, children and adolescents update guidelines issued in 1982 on the same topic. Why now? According to the AHA, significant changes have occurred in the prevalence of heart risk factors and nutrition behaviors in children.
Some Common Diet Tips That Really Work
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Losing weight is a national preoccupation. I challenge anyone to turn on the television or radio, surf online or open a magazine without finding an advertisement for a weight loss product or an endorsement for a new diet or eating plan. Everyone wants to be healthy and look their best, and for possibly the first time in the last half century, those two things happen to coincide. The current ideal of beauty is far closer to what’s attainable by a ‘real’ person than it has been in decades. Thanks to the recent popularity of actresses and singers who aren??™t rail thin, coat hangers are out and healthy muscles and curves are in.
If you’ve been working toward that comfortable ideal body weight, chances are that you’ve read the same diet and weight loss tips time and time again. In some cases, it’s because someone said it and it got repeated endlessly. In others, though, it’s because the tip really works. Here are five of the most common diet tips that really work - and why.
The Very High Carb Diet
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Researchers say that people are confused about nutrition for weight loss. Of course we are confused - you cannot help shaking your head in bewilderment when you see the enormous variety of advice out there.
The Bread for Life Diet was released in the US this month, and can only be described as a “very” high carb diet. The press release reports that ???It??™s the diet other publishers didn??™t want to touch because it is so anti-Atkins and South Beach.”
Some forms of Anorexia Nervosa may be associated with lasting neurological effects
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Researchers find that anorexia is associated with altered levels and patterns of serotonin activity in the brain
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine investigators have discovered that a distinctive type of anorexia nervosa is linked to altered brain serotonin function. Their findings were published in the Sept. 5 edition of the Archives of General Psychiatry.
