Dieting News

Reducing sodium consumption by just 30 percent could prevent more than 100,000 cases of high blood pressure and save more than $200 million in medical costs in Illinois, where cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and stroke remain a leading cause of death.

'Various nutrition-related activities will be carried out as part of the initiative to reinforce the message of leading a healthy lifestyle to prevent diet-related chronic diseases,' says Dr Tee.

Ever since Karen Straub had her thyroid removed because of cancer in 1999, she has struggled with her weight.

Food is the topic of interest across more conversations than simply what the current fad diet is or what restaurant you ate at for your anniversary.

Weight loss could be a tricky topic to talk about with other people. You get conflicted advice from all directions, and that can make it hard to find a solid method that will work for you.

It might seem against all logic, but adding a little olive oil or a handful of nuts to your diet each day may help keep your mind clear, researchers reported on Monday.

We may not have the weather to match, but May is International Mediterranean Diet Month and a great opportunity to put some heart-healthy 'sunshine' into your diet.

The next wave of Italians has come to America, and they want you to be slim and healthy! Introducing the Tisanoreica Diet, which combines time-tested herbal formulas harkening back to the Renaissance with the latest medical science and gourmet Italian cuisine.

A diet rich in antioxidants, especially lutein and zeaxanthin , vitamin E and vitamin C has been shown to promote eye health.

With Memorial Day marking the official start of summer, many of us are firing up the grill, and burgers are always a crowd-pleaser. Fortunately, indulging in a juicy homemade burger doesn't have to mean wrecking your diet.

For anyone that's ever tried to lose weight, the process can be incredibly motivating, or just plain frustrating.

Weight loss is tricky business. Obviously what you eat has a huge impact on your health and body weight.

Nearly 400 new cereals hit the market last year. Adding to the confusion as you stand in the store aisle: Nutritional differences among brands are more vast than with almost any other kind of food, experts say.

There are tons of diets out on the market. Unfortunately all of them aren't good for you.

More research is needed on the long term effects of low carbohydrate diets, health professionals at a Heart Foundation Conference heard Saturday.

Garcinia Cambogia Plus is the most effective way to lose all the unwanted fat naturally and within months.

Question: I have been on medications for my cholesterol but, so far, the improvement has not been enough.

Spanish researchers have studied how job stress affects cardiovascular health. The results, published in the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health , link this situation to dyslipidemia, a disorder that alters the levels of lipids and lipoproteins in the blood.

Two year old Vivian Wilson in her Scotch Plains home. Vivian suffers from a severe seizure disorder and is a registered medical marijuana patient.

Current estimates are that nearly 80 million Americans now have pre-diabetes. Worse yet, approximately 8 million are not even aware that they have the condition.