Read more diet stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2875/diet.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:41:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74133/atkins-will-make-you-thin-but-miserable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYou may lose weight on the Atkins diet, but you’ll be a really crabby thin person, a new study finds. OK, few dieters have truly sunny dispositions, but Australian researchers have found that the problem’s especially bad for those on low-carb diets. In a recent study, they split 100 people...http://www.newser.com/story/74133/atkins-will-make-you-thin-but-miserable.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 10:20:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73227/our-forgotten-fruit-embrace-the-paw-paw.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPity the poor paw paw. It's got a long history in America—George Washington even called the fruit his favorite dessert—but it gets no love today. That's a shame, writes Ari Weinzweig . It's fallen out of favor because the trees are a pain to grow and the fruit doesn't...http://www.newser.com/story/73227/our-forgotten-fruit-embrace-the-paw-paw.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 16:23:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73206/kate-winslet-wins-40k-in-body-image-libel-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKate Winslet is serious about positive body image—and her crusade is aimed at more than just the impressionable young women of the world. The actress has won $40,000 from the Daily Mail , which reported in January that Winslet lied when she said she was taking a break from...http://www.newser.com/story/73206/kate-winslet-wins-40k-in-body-image-libel-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 9:34:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73070/junk-food-linked-to-depression.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFeeling blue? Put down the cookies: Eating a diet rich (or, should we say, poor) in processed foods increases the risk of depression, a study finds. British scientists studied 3,500 adults over five years; those who ate mainly fried, processed, refined, high-fat foods had a 58% greater risk of...http://www.newser.com/story/73070/junk-food-linked-to-depression.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 9:53:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71782/10-days-is-enough-of-the-french-lifestyle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFinding herself in Paris for the fall—and wearing sweatpants and a holey T-shirt to the local bakery, as opposed to the French uniform of ankle boots and a mini-dress—Marisa Meltzer decided it was the ideal time to try following the advice of Mireille Guiliano, author of the French...http://www.newser.com/story/71782/10-days-is-enough-of-the-french-lifestyle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 12:00:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71141/sarko-to-french-pols-put-down-the-croissants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNicolas Sarkozy has lost 15 pounds since he married Carla Bruni, subsisting on a diet of cottage cheese, fruit compote, and bottled water—and he's not the only one in the French government who's slimming down. As the Times of London reports, Sarkozy is pressuring his ministers to lose weight,...http://www.newser.com/story/71141/sarko-to-french-pols-put-down-the-croissants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 7:40:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71016/mediterranean-diet-beats-the-blues.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Mediterranean diet has been shown to cut the risk of cancer and heart disease and researchers now say it can help prevent depression as well. Spanish researchers followed 10,000 subjects for nearly 5 years and found that, even when personality traits and other factors were taken into account,...http://www.newser.com/story/71016/mediterranean-diet-beats-the-blues.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 8:05:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70984/dominatrix-levi-johnston-sex-up-pistachios.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCan sex sell nuts? Pistachio growers sure hope so. With sales off more than 20% following last year’s nationwide recall, they’ve launched a risqué $15 million ad campaign. How risqué? In one ad, a real-life dominatrix cracks open a pistachio with a whip, USA Today reports. Another observes that teen...http://www.newser.com/story/70984/dominatrix-levi-johnston-sex-up-pistachios.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 14:55:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69077/time-starved-working-parents-eat-poorly-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe nature of low-income employment promotes unhealthy eating, Time reports. Over half of working parents in low-to-moderate income communities relied on dietary “coping” measures when their schedules couldn’t accommodate a full meal, according to a new Cornell University study. Those strategies included skipping breakfast or family meals, and ordering takeout...http://www.newser.com/story/69077/time-starved-working-parents-eat-poorly-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 14:59:02 CDT