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DASH, Weight Watchers Rank at Top of Diet List

And the Best Diet Is...

DASH is tops overall; Weight Watchers best for losing pounds: US News

(Newser) - The best overall diet is the DASH diet, US News & World Report says in new rankings—but if weight loss is your specific goal, go with Weight Watchers. So what's DASH? It stands for Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension and it's generally meant for adults looking to...

What a $5,600-a-Week
Luxury Detox Is Like

Mar 28, 2011 12:35 PM CDT

What a $5,600-a-Week Luxury Detox Is Like

Painful at first, but by the end...

(Newser) - On the first day of her $5,600-per-week stay at a ritzy Malibu detox ranch, Christina Binkley was awakened at 5:30am to do yoga, eat a tiny frittata, and then go on a 12-mile hike. "The scenery was gorgeous," she writes in the Wall Street Journal , but...

Marathoner's 30-Day Diet:
Nothing but McDonald's

Mar 11, 2011 12:13 PM CST

Marathoner's 30-Day Diet: Nothing but McDonald's

Joe D’Amico combines passions for running, fast food

(Newser) - The "McRunner" likes his food like he likes his races: fast. Joe D’Amico will run his 15th marathon this month after training for 30 days ... fueled by a diet of McDonald’s, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. “My wife told me I was crazy,” says D’Amico,...

Here's Your Acronym
for a Healthier Diet: ERF

mark bittman

Feb 9, 2011 1:52 PM CST

Here's Your Acronym for a Healthier Diet: ERF

As in Eat Real Food, writes Mark Bittman

(Newser) - America's taking baby steps toward eating a diet of real food, writes Mark Bittman in the New York Times. He rounds up a trio developments—the USDA urging people to eat less , Michelle Obama teaming up with Walmart , and Oprah challenging her staff to go vegan for a week. All...

Weight Loss May Unleash Bloodstream Toxins

Weight Loss May Push
Toxins Into Bloodstream

Jan 18, 2011 3:40 AM CST

Weight Loss May Push Toxins Into Bloodstream

Broken down fat cells release stored pollutants: study

(Newser) - Scientists have uncovered a toxic underside to weight loss: the breaking down of fat cells can release a flood of "pollutants" stored there. Fat stores trap certain toxins such as DDT and PCBs. When significant amounts of fat are broken down, these chemicals are released into the bloodstream, where...

Dieting?
Your 10 Best Options

Jan 3, 2011 1:38 PM CST

Dieting? Your 10 Best Options

Weight Watchers, Atkins make it in top 5

(Newser) - If one of your New Year’s resolutions just so happened to involve dieting, you’re in luck: The Daily Beast does your homework for you, analyzing 10 major diets for overall weight loss, change in BMI, and of course, whether the weight loss actually sticks. The result? A ranking...

New Diet Advice:
Bring on the Carbs

Jan 1, 2011 7:04 PM CST

New Diet Advice: Bring on the Carbs

Well, the good carbs, at least

(Newser) - Eggs are bad for you; eggs are good for you. Drink lots of milk; avoid dairy. Who can keep up with diet recommendations these days? Case in point: Carbohydrates, which became quite unpopular thanks to the Atkins diet, are making a comeback. New weight loss plans focus on enjoying what...

'McVictim Syndrome' Helps
Keep Americans Fat

OPINION

Dec 8, 2010 12:04 PM CST

'McVictim Syndrome' Helps Keep Americans Fat

Opinion: Americans want to find a scapegoat for their waistlines

(Newser) - A physician worried about the nation's obesity epidemic says Americans must first overcome what he calls "McVictim syndrome"—the urge to find a scapegoat. "McVictimization teaches Americans to think that obesity is someone else's fault—and therefore, someone else's problem to solve," writes David Gratzer in...

Parents
Forcing
Chubby
Babies
to Diet

Parents Forcing Chubby Babies to Diet

They're fearful their kids will end up fat like them

(Newser) - Chubby thighs and squeezable cheeks are the sign of a healthy baby, right? Not for some parents, who are foisting their own weight obsessions and fears on their infants, reports ABC News . "I have seen parents putting their infant and 1-year-old on diets because of history in one parent...

Weight Watchers
Revamps Points System

Dec 4, 2010 9:20 AM CST

Weight Watchers Revamps Points System

Diet giant now emphasizes unprocessed foods

(Newser) - Weight Watchers has totally overhauled its legendary points system to reflect changing perceptions about how the body processes food, the first change since its inception in 1997, the New York Times is reporting. Fruits, veggies, and whole foods are generally good, meaning points free, while processed foods should be eaten...

Professor
Loses 27 Lbs
on Twinkie Diet

Professor Loses 27 Lbs on Twinkie Diet

Calorie count is king, even if you're eating junk

(Newser) - The nutrition professor who spent 10 weeks eating almost exclusively junk food is done—and he’s lost 27 pounds. As a class project, Mark Haub set out to prove that calorie count was king when it came to dieting, so he subsisted on 1,800 calories worth of Twinkies,...

'Diet' Crystals
Trying to
Conquer
World

Nov 9, 2010 7:58 PM CST

'Diet' Crystals Trying to Conquer World

They'll be available in 4 more countries; scientists skeptical

(Newser) - Scientists may be dubious about their actual benefits, but Sensa diet crystals are set to go global anyway, reports Slashfood . The products claims to make the scent of food—and therefore the flavor—more intense. The idea is that a more intense flavor will make dieters feel fuller after eating...

US Pushes Cheese While Warning About Fat

Nov 6, 2010 5:54 PM CDT

US Pushes Cheese While Warning About Fat

NYT: USDA sends decidedly mixed messages

(Newser) - The New York Times cries foul on the Department of Agriculture for being two-faced on cheese. On the one hand, the department warns people to cut down on saturated fats, like those found in dairy products. On the other, one of the department's very own marketing arms, called Dairy Management,...

US Shuns Veggies,
Wants Fries With That

Sep 25, 2010 9:39 AM CDT

US Shuns Veggies, Wants Fries With That

Just 23% of Americans eat vegetables 3 times a day

(Newser) - Michelle Obama may be telling you to do it, Glenn Beck says you don't have to, and Bill Clinton may actually be doing it, but Americans just aren't eating their fruits and vegetables, reports the New York Times in a look at American eating habits. Even with the rise...

Nutrition Professor
Goes on Junk Food Diet

Nutrition Professor Goes on Junk Food Diet

...and he's losing weight

(Newser) - A college nutrition professor is using his own diet and body to upend notions of what is healthy. This month, he's eating almost only high-calorie junk food—Twinkies, powdered donuts, sticky buns—and still shedding pounds. "Is it truly weight we should be concerned with or should it be...

Is Diet Soda the Devil?

OPINION

Sep 5, 2010 10:55 AM CDT

Is Diet Soda the Devil?

Don't be too quick to believe the studies saying so

(Newser) - You've probably read about the studies claiming that artificial sweeteners, like those found in diet soda, do more harm than good . But the studies that indicate those types of sweeteners cause weight gain were done with rats (click here or here for two examples), whereas a study done with actual...

To Lose Weight,
Just Eat in
the Dark?

Aug 26, 2010 3:44 PM CDT

To Lose Weight, Just Eat in the Dark?

What we see affects how full we feel

(Newser) - Out of sight, out of mind? And stomach? A new study suggests that our sense of feeling full has more to do with our eyes than our belly. A Swiss psychologist decided to test the sensory experience of eating by having 64 participants dine in a pitch-black restaurant; they were...

New Magic Diet Potion? Water

Aug 24, 2010 6:09 PM CDT

New Magic Diet Potion? Water

Two glasses before meals works, says study

(Newser) - It's not the flashiest of diet drinks, but two glasses of water before meals seems to do the trick, a new study suggests. Researchers from Virginia Tech instructed a group of dieters to drink two glasses to start each meal. At the end of a 12-week-period, they each lost an...

Meat Made Us Smarter

...and learning how to cook it made us human

(Newser) - Sorry, vegetarians: Humans have meat to thank for the evolutionary changes that made us the large-brained tool-users we are today. Some 2.3 million years ago, our ancestors made the jump from gnawing all day on leaves and nuts to scavenging carcasses. This, anthropologists say, was the magic moment when...

At One School,
Better Food =
Better Behavior

Aug 1, 2010 9:30 AM CDT

At One School, Better Food = Better Behavior

Finding bolsters argument for healthier food choices in schools

(Newser) - Providing healthier food in schools is already becoming a trend —but educators might soon find a reason other than obesity to get rid of those vending machines. A school district in Wisconsin started replacing soda with water and junk food with fruits and vegetables 13 years ago, and something...