Should you eat butter or margarine?
“Which is healthier to use, butter or margarine?” Several readers recently asked me this question. They had read a newspaper article about the pros and cons of both products and remained confused. It’s easy to understand how this happens.[...]

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Do you have to follow a low fat diet in order to lose weight? The answer might surprise you as you discover the true value of those supposedly low fat foods. Some food items marked as “healthy” such as low fat yoghurts often have more energy than unsweetened full fat versions. This begs the question, is the low fat food market one of the drivers of the obesity epidemic? View the one hour lecture from UniSA’s Gift of Knowledge 2009 lecture series.

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High fructose, trans fats lead to significant liver disease, says study
Scientists at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center have discovered that a diet with high levels of fructose – levels equivalent to that in high fructose corn syrup – and of trans fats not only increases obesity, but also leads to significant fatty liver disease with scar tissue.

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Fat Loss Tactics from www.YourFitnessBook.com Author, Joey Atlas – How to Keep the Fat Off After Weight Loss – Channel 4 – Morning Show Fat Loss News segment with Joey Atlas as guest. Visit site above for FREE subscription to ‘Secrets of a Trainer’ newsletter…

Courtyard by Marriott is ‘Counting Calories’
Courtyard by Marriott is making it easier for travelers to maintain a healthy diet while on the road with the launch of new menus that list total calories for each item. Â The calorie count menus will be available later this month at Courtyard hotels featuring the brand’s popular food and beverage outlet, The Bistro â Eat.

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Unhealthy trans-fats should be eliminated, says health watchdog
Trans-fats found in cakes, biscuits and fast food should be eliminated in England, says the NHS watchdog NICE.

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From www.killfats.com This video shows you how to lose belly fat without exercising by simply eating and avoiding certain kinds of food. Scientists have also found that people who observed a low-fat diet that were rich in fiber and certain nutrients were 3 times less likely to put on belly fat than those who ate less healthily but with 400 lesser calories. Below are some food that helps to burn belly fat, and some that works in the opposite direction.

The Diet Solution Program Review – Is The Diet Solution Program Scam?
Category: Jobs: General User : markreview Date : Wednesday, 16/06/10 – 20:38PM Description : The Diet Solution Program is a nutrition ebook written by Isabel De Los Rios. The Diet Solution Program was created by Isabel de los Rios, a nutrition and exercise specialist. According to her, the program is an extensive and detailed nutrition manual that teaches a dieter what to follow in order to …

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Ninety percent of stroke risk due to 10 risk factors
FRIDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) — A large international study has found that 10 risk factors account for 90 percent of all the risk of stroke, with high blood pressure playing the most potent role.

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