News tagged with carbs


Moderately Reduced Carbohydrate Diet Keeps People Feeling Full Longer

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A modest reduction in the amount of carbohydrates eaten, without calorie restriction and weight loss, appears to increase a sense of fullness, which may help people eat less, a preliminary study found.





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Exercising muscles need proper nutrients

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 16, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

My friend's teen daughter Kaitlyn commented on the meals she and her brother Ben had on a recent outdoor excursion with their uncle and cousins... all males.


'Bad carbs' not the enemy, UV professor finds

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 29, 2007 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (40) | comments 0

The latest common wisdom on carbohydrates claims that eating so-called “bad” carbohydrates will make you fat, but University of Virginia professor Glenn Gaesser says, “that’s just nonsense.” Eating sandwiches with white bread, ...


Killer carbs -- Monash scientist finds the key to overeating as we age

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created Aug 21, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (39) | comments 4

A Monash University scientist has discovered key appetite control cells in the human brain degenerate over time, causing increased hunger and potentially weight-gain as we grow older.


Protein sports drinks proven to give best performance

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created Dec 24, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Sports drinks containing protein are better at improving athletes' performance. Research published in BioMed Central's open access Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition has shown that drinks containing a mix ...


Study details link between obesity, carbs and esophageal cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 25, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Cases of esophageal cancer (adenocarcinoma) in the U.S. have risen in recent decades from 300,000 cases in 1973 to 2.1 million in 2001 at age-adjusted rates. A new study published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology ...


Low-carb diets prove better at controlling type 2 diabetes

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

In a six-month comparison of low-carb diets, one that encourages eating carbohydrates with the lowest-possible rating on the glycemic index leads to greater improvement in blood sugar control, according to Duke University ...


Mice with disabled gene that helps turn carbs into fat stay lean despite feasting on high-carb diet

Mice with disabled gene that helps turn carbs into fat stay lean despite feasting on high-carb diet

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have identified a gene that plays a critical regulatory role in the process of converting dietary carbohydrates to fat. In a new study, ...


Study gathers best science on heart-healthy foods

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 13, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- What we know for sure about diet and what protects the heart is a relatively short list.


New pyramid puts oil, exercise, poultry in their place

New pyramid puts oil, exercise, poultry in their place

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created May 20, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (25) | comments 2

The Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) has relaunched its Web site, The Nutrition Source (http://www.thenutritionsource.org/).


Your arteries on Wonder bread

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created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (12) | comments 2

Doctors have known for decades that foods like white bread and corn flakes aren't good for cardiac health. In a landmark study, new research from Tel Aviv University now shows exactly how these high carb foods increase the ...



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