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Key to Weight Loss: Stop Eating at Night

Kevin Spak — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:36:36 CDT

Want to lose weight, but can't bear to give up french fries? Well, there might be a "diet" of sorts that lets you indulge—provided you do it early. A new study has found that eating early, and then fasting at night, could be a powerful weight-loss strategy, the LA...

California Students Eating Less Junk Food

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:12:48 CDT

Why do teens in California consume fewer calories a day than young people in other states? It's because they snack less when at school, a new study finds, and they snack less because state laws have curbed the sale of junk food and banned the sale of soda and sugary...

Fake Terror Tweet Forces Diet Guru Off Cruise

Rob Quinn — Thu, 10 May 2012 01:21:57 CDT

Controversial neurosurgeon-turned-diet guru Jack Kruse was kicked off a cruise ship, where he was supposed to give a lecture, after a bogus tweet warned of a bioterror attack. Kruse was questioned after authorities were tipped off to a tweet reading: "Security confiscated dynamite. Talk won't be as explosive as one...

Madonna's Secret for Longevity: Bacteria?

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 09 May 2012 10:25:02 CDT

If you’d like nothing more than to remain as perpetually youthful as Madonna but you don’t have $86,000 to spend on your face , good news: There is another way. Madonna fancies fiber-rich foods and probiotics, or "good bacteria," an alternative diet touted with aiding digestion, fending off disease, and...

'American Diet' Linked to Autism

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:11:05 CDT

The typical American diet may be to blame for more than just the obesity epidemic: A new study also links it to the autism epidemic. Unhealthy diets make it more difficult for the body to eliminate toxic chemicals, thus increasing the risk of autism and other problems, explains one expert....

To Stay Slim, Try Nuts, Wine, Sleep

Matt Cantor — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:23:05 CDT

A wealth of findings offer some new tips to keep off the pounds. Looks like tree nuts, red wine, and plenty of sleep can all help you stay fit. Researchers found that nut eaters weighed less and had a lower waist circumference and BMI than those who don't eat nuts,...

Red Meat Linked to Early Death

Rob Quinn — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:00:00 CDT

Eating any amount of any kind of red meat on a regular basis raises your chances of dying early, according to Harvard researchers who may not find themselves invited to many barbecues this summer. The study—which looked at the eating habits and health of more than 100,000 adults...

Processed Meats Raise Risk of Pancreatic Cancer

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:01:00 CST

Ease up on that bacon. A new study in the British Journal of Cancer suggests a connection between eating processed meats and pancreatic cancer, reports the BBC . Specifically, eating an extra 50 grams of processed meat every day—about the size of a sausage—will increase your risk of getting...

Women Lie About Diet 474 Times a Year

Dustin Lushing — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 10:56:59 CST

Women dish out 474 lies a year to themselves and others about their diet, according to a new survey. That works out to about nine per week. The single most popular fib? "It was only a small portion." Next up are, "I'll have a big lunch so I won't eat...