South Beach Diet follow-up expands options (MSNBC)
South Beach Diet follow-up expands options (MSNBC)
Dr. Arthur Agatston first introduced "The South Beach Diet" five years ago, and it became a popular way to lose weight. Now, he’s following up with a new book that offers a way to change your lifestyle for increased weight-loss success. Here’s an excerpt.
Dental diet (WHOI Peoria)
By Jen Christensen Posted: Friday, April 25, 2008 at 10:19 a.m. Diet and the Teeth Plaque is a sticky film that forms on teeth. Bacteria live in the plaque and feed off the sugars and starches in food. As the bacteria digest the food, an acid is produced.
Diet passes payment accord for U.S. bases (The Japan Times)
The Diet on Friday approved a controversial Japanese-U.S. agreement that requires Japan to pay some 140 billion annually to help run U.S. military bases in Japan for three years through fiscal 2010. Read more …
‘Low glycemic’ diet helpful in diabetic youth (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
In children and adolescents with type 1, or insulin-dependent, diabetes, consumption of a low glycemic index diet may improve blood sugar control, according to results of a National Institutes of Health-sponsored study.
Diet drug lawyers seek trial delay (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
LEXINGTON, Ky. Two of three lawyers facing federal mail fraud charges in a diet drug lawsuit settlement want more time to prepare their defense. Attorneys William Gallion and Shirley Cunningham Jr. are scheduled for trial May 12 in Covington, along with fellow lawyer Melbourne Mills Jr.
Vegan diet may help ease rheumatoid arthritis (Canada.com)
LONDON (Reuters) - A gluten-free vegan diet full of nuts, sunflower seeds, fruit and vegetables appears to offer protection against heart attacks and strokes for people with rheumatoid arthritis, Swedish researchers said on Tuesday.
Diet helps prevent heart attack, stroke in women (Alaska Journal of Commerce)
CHICAGO (AP) - A large study offers the strongest evidence yet that a diet the government recommends for lowering blood pressure can save people from heart attack and stroke.