News tagged with biblical diet


Biblical diet 'unhealthy'

Biblical diet 'unhealthy'

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 6

A new study into the diet of ancient Israel has revealed that far from being 'the land of milk and honey', its inhabitants suffered from the lack of a balanced diet.





Search results for biblical diet


Good food nation

Good food nation: Researchers think America's obesity epidemic can be reversed via 'foodsheds'

Medicine & Health / Health

created 10 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the last three decades, childhood obesity in the United States has become a massive public-health problem. According to the Centers for Disease Control, between 1980 and 2006 the percentage ...


1 in 4 hospitalized heart failure patients with Medicare back in hospital within a month

Medicine & Health / Health

created 11 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Almost a quarter of heart failure patients with Medicare are back in the hospital within a month after discharge, researchers report in Circulation: Heart Failure, a journal of the American Heart Association.


Diet switching can activate brain's stress system, lead to 'withdrawal' symptoms

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

In research that sheds light on the perils of yo-yo dieting and repeated bouts of sugar-bingeing, researchers from The Scripps Research Institute have shown in animal models that cycling between periods of eating sweet and ...


Mood improves on low-fat, but not low-carb, diet plan

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

After one year, a low-calorie, low-fat diet appears more beneficial to dieters' mood than a low-carbohydrate plan with the same number of calories, according to a report in the November 9 issue of Archives of Internal Me ...


Remains of Minoan-style painting discovered during excavations of Canaanite palace

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

The remains of a Minoan-style wall painting, recognizable by a blue background, the first of its kind to be found in Israel, was discovered in the course of the recent excavation season at Tel Kabri. This fresco joins others ...


Obesity causes 100,000 US cancers every year: study

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Obesity causes more than 100,000 incidents of cancer in the US every year, the American Institute for Cancer Research said in estimates published Friday.


Computer predicts reactions between molecules and surfaces, with 'chemical precision'

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Good news for heterogeneous catalysis and the hydrogen economy: computers can now be used to make accurate predictions of the reactions of (hydrogen) molecules with surfaces. An international team of researchers, headed by ...


Garmin Nuvifone G60

GPS phone offerings: Price is Nuvifone G60's downfall; Navigon is on the money

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

GPS navigation is morphing from a cool luxury to just one more thing you expect out of a decent smart phone. But different phones approach the issue in different ways.


Key player identified in cascade that leads to hypertension-related kidney damage

Key player identified in cascade that leads to hypertension-related kidney damage

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A key player in a cascade that likely begins with stress and leads to high blood pressure and kidney damage has been identified by researchers who say the finding may lead to better ways to control both.


Alternate-Day Fasting Shows Promise for Obese Dieters

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Restricting daily calorie intake is a common plan to help obese and overweight people slim down to healthier weights. But the regime requires a daily 15 to 40 percent calorie reduction, which makes sticking ...



List of search results for biblical diet