Low-Fat Diet May Reduce Recurrence of Breast Cancer

VOA News - Low-Fat Diet May Reduce Recurrence of Breast Cancer: "For women who have had breast cancer, there's new evidence in a 5-year study that diet may have an impact on whether their cancer comes back.
In a study of more than 2,000 breast cancer survivors, those who were put on a low-fat diet were less likely to have a recurrence of their cancer than those who stayed on their regular diet."

UCD researcher discovers diet-control mechanism

The California Aggie: "The mechanism by which an organism recognizes an amino acid-deficient diet has been discovered by a UC Davis researcher and her colleagues. Previous experiments exclude the roles of taste and smell in sensing the amino acid composition of food, and cannot determine the mysterious sense mechanism with which living things adapt diets to meet their amino acid requirements.
The mechanism, according to Dorothy Gietzen, a neurophysiology and nutrition expert of the UCD School of Veterinary Medicine, is very well-preserved in all mammals and even some unicellular organisms. It allows them to respond to nutritional stress and choose the right combination of foods that will enable them to survive. The mechanism works in all living things without utilizing any of the five senses."

Half-ton man on crash diet

Half-ton man on crash diet: "Losing 500 pounds sounds like an awful lot. But Patrick Deuel isn't nearly done with his diet. Last June, Deuel weighed more than half a ton. He's now gone from a-thousand-plus pounds down to 530. His goal is to get to 230. He had gastric bypass surgery, which his doctor says likely saved his life. While the former Nebraska restaurant manager is watching what he eats, he's not ready to give up another bad habit. He's still smoking a pack a day."

Wieght Loss: Why Restricting Calories Never Works for Weight Loss

Weight Loss: Why Restricting Calories Never Works for Weight Loss: "With the holiday season fast approaching and despite the good intentions and promises to lose wieght made in the new year has your diet gone a little off-track, and are you hoping to renew your healthy intentions as the beach appears on the horizon.
You're not alone if you're on a diet or thinking about starting one. On any given day, there are about 60 million U.S. Americans on a weight reduction diet. Out of a population of about 300 million, that means one in five of the people you might encounter today are right now in the process of attempting to take off extra pounds, whether they need to or not. During the course of this year, if data from the previous several years are predictive, half of the entire population will start a diet in the hopes of losing some weight, meaning that every alternate person you meet today will try to lose weight this year. Among women, 3 out of 4 feel they need to shed some pounds."

Cortisol Weight Loss Claims Are Nonsense

komo news | Cortisol Weight Loss Claims Are Nonsense: "It's the latest thing in weight-loss; pills that claim to make the pounds disappear by controlling cortisol, a hormone in your body.
If you watch cable TV or surf the Internet, there's a good chance you've seen the ads for CortiSlim and products like it. Some of these supplements make bold promises; they claim to melt away the pounds. It's mighty appealing to someone who wants a quick and simple way to lose some weight.
Here's the pitch: Life is stressful, your body responds to this stress by producing more of the hormone cortisol, this makes you store more fat, and so you put on the pounds.
'It's just nonsense,' says David Schardt, a senior nutritionist with the Center for Science in the Public Interest. "

Pilates' weight-loss benefits in question

Pilates' weight-loss benefits in question: "As Pilates continues to be one of the most popular exercise formats today, more studies are emerging to examine its benefits. Many longtime practitioners swear by benefits such as flexibility and muscular endurance. Some claim that Pilates can help people lose weight and improve cardiovascular conditioning.
A new but unpublished small study shows that Pilates can enhance muscular endurance, particularly in the abdominals, but may be limited in improving cardiovascular conditioning and helping with weight loss."

GI DIET IS A HEART HELPER

dailyrecord - GI DIET IS A HEART HELPER: "THE latest diet craze is good for your heart as well as your waistline, researchers said yesterday.
The GI diet - where people eat foods with a low glycaemic index - works by cutting the amount of sugar people eat.
Scientists at Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust in London found the diet cut people's blood sugar level throughout the day, lowering the risk of heart disease and diabetes in later life.
Researcher Gary Frost said: 'Replacing just one item per meal has this beneficial effect.'
Foods with a low GI include many fruits, pasta, beans and lentils and porridge."

Diet keeps risk of breast cancer low

Diet keeps risk of breast cancer low: "Angie Christian was diagnosed with breast cancer four years ago. In addition to treatment, she started eating better to lose weight, which included a low-fat diet.
'I'm always very conscious of turning labels around and reading what's what from sodium to the fat to the calories,' Christian said.
According to a new study from UCLA, it might keep her cancer from coming back.
Researchers randomly assigned more than 2,400 women into two groups -- one followed a standard diet, the other a low-fat diet of only about 33 grams of fat a day.
'Instead of French toast and a sweet roll in the morning, they'd have coffee, they'd have cereal with milk. Instead of chips or cheese and crackers in the afternoon, they'd have popcorn,' Dr. Rowan Chlebowski of UCLA Medical Center said"

Study: Not All Lowfat Diets Are Equal

Study: Not All Lowfat Diets Are Equal - Yahoo! News: "Eating a lowfat diet packed with nutritious vegetables, fruit, beans and whole grains reduces levels of 'bad' cholesterol twice as much as eating a lowfat diet that's heavy on prepackaged foods, a small study has found.
The outpatient study consisted of 120 adults and lasted four weeks. Researchers said it suggests that -- at least in the short term -- there's more to healthy eating than counting fat grams and more to controlling cholesterol than medications."

Study: Obesity a Problem Among Affluent

ABC News: Study: Obesity a Problem Among Affluent: "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, researchers reported Monday.
'This is a very surprising finding,' said Dr. Jennifer Robinson of the University of Iowa, whose study was presented at a meeting of the American Heart Association.
But it 'underlines the whole complexity' of the obesity epidemic, she said. For years doctors have known that the people most likely to be overweight have the lowest incomes. Fresh produce and other healthful fare can be expensive as well as less accessible than fast food and other high-fat options in low-income neighborhoods. "