Researchers hypothesized that the variety that is available in western diets may be contributing to the weight problem in these cultures, and they found that the response to a variety of foods is similar to an addict’s response to drugs. “We’ve known for years that foods- even eating, itself- can trigger release of various brain …
Heavy Dieting There is dieting and then there is heavy dieting the difference between the two could lead to an eating disorder. On a diet teens (mostly girls) watch what they eat, eat more fruits and vegetables and cut back on the junk food. Heavy dieting takes dieting to an extreme. Restricting the amount of …
Protein is an essential source of energy in the diet, and also helps a person to maintain feeling satisfied or “full” for a longer period of time. This important diet component may actually be lacking or insufficient in some instances raising concerns that people are unaware of the benefits of protein in order to maintain …
It is not uncommon practice for brides-to-be to adopt a slimming diet in order to fit into their wedding dress on the big day. However, reports of a controversial new fad diet being offered to brides in Florida have experts both puzzled and concerned. According to the New York Times, some women are opting for …
Most people go on a diet to lose weight and those diets are not always the best thing for your body in the long run. Eating a well balanced diet with exercise several times, a week is the only diet that can guarantee weight loss without harming your body. Harmful Effects of Dieting Aside from …
For people struggling with obesity or weight problems, dieting so often fails because of its restrictive nature. Periods of cutting calories or eliminating food groups are often followed by periods of binge eating, setting individuals up for a cycle of failure – and never enabling them to lose the weight for good. Yet new research …
Under pressure from the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA), Yoplait has pulled a television ad that critics claim promotes an unhealthy relationship with food and could trigger those vulnerable to eating disorders. In the ad a woman stands before a refrigerator while contemplating eating a slice of cheescake. She begins an inner monologue in which …
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