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By LocalHealthGuide on December 31st, 2009
Five top tips for eating better in the New Year
How to stick to that resolution.
Tag: "Diet"
By LocalHealthGuide on April 22nd, 2009
More than 30 weight-loss supplements recalled after they are found to contain prescription drug
More than 30 dietary weight-loss supplements are being recalled after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found they contained Sibutramine, a prescription appetite suppressant
The products, with names like ProSlim Plus, 3 DAYS fit and EIGHT FACTOR DIET, are distributed nationwide by Universal ABC Beauty Supply International, Inc.
“Consumers should not consume the above products and should return the dietary supplements on [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on March 21st, 2009
FDA issues nationwide alert after drugs are found in scores of “natural” weight-loss supplements
People taking 72 weight-loss products sold as herbal remedies and dietary supplements should stop taking them immediately and consult their health care providers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said today.
The products which are often marketed as “natural” supplements actually contain potent pharmaceutical ingredients, the FDA said.
“These tainted weight loss products pose a great risk [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on February 25th, 2009
Calorie reduction — not carbs, protein or fat — key to weight loss, study says
Should you try to lose weight with a low-fat diet? A high-protein diet?
Or is avoiding carbs the answer?
Well, according to a new study in this week’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, it doesn’t seem matter—as long as you cut calories.
In the study, 811 overweight men and women were randomly divided into four diet groups.
One [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on January 12th, 2009
Cookbook offers healthy, traditional recipes to help Hispanics avoid diabetes
Today, more than one in ten Hispanics age 20 years and older has diabetes. The reasons for this are unknown. Diabetes can run in families, so heredity might play a role. Some researchers believe that certain ethnic groups carry a “thrifty gene”.
People with this gene would be better at storing up food as fat during [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on January 06th, 2009
Losing weight in 2009 – Dr. Carolyn Clancy’s tips for getting started
Even modest weight loss can make a big difference in your health and how you feel: a loss of just 5 to 7 percent of your body weight can reduce your blood pressure, lower your risk of diabetes, and improve your cholesterol levels.
But how to get started?
In today’s column, Dr. Carolyn Clancy, director of the U.S. [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on December 31st, 2008
Morning Report: Seattle and national health news roundup
Honey often mislabeled and adulterated
The international honey trade is “fire with crime and intrigue” with honey traders “resorting to elaborate schemes to dodge tariffs and health safeguards”, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer senior correspondent Andrew Schneider reports in a two-part investigative series on the honey industry.
As a result, Schneider warns, don’t believe the label. “You may be [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on December 30th, 2008
Nutrition labeling in many King County chain restaurants starts January 1st
Did you know that at Denny’s an order of three slices of french toast with syrup and margarine contains 1,261 calories?
Well, these and other shockers will be posted on the menus of local chain restaurants beginning January 1st.
The information will include the calorie, saturated fat, carbohydrate and sodium content of the restaurants’ meals.
The information is [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on November 25th, 2008
Zhen De Shou Fat Loss Capsules Recalled
The weight-loss product Zhen De Shou Fat Loss Capsules have been recalled after the product has been found to contain the prescription appetite-suppressant sibutramine.
The drug, according to the company’s press release, “poses a potential threat to consumers because sibutramine is known to substantially increase blood pressure and/or pulse rate in some patients and may present a [...]
By LocalHealthGuide on October 02nd, 2008
Some kids’ cereals more than half sugar
Some cereals that are heavily marketed to children are more than 50% sugar by weight, according to Consumer Reports.
The findings appear in the November issue of the magazine and are available online to subscribers.
Consumer Reports tested the 27 top cereals marketed to children in the USA. Post’s Golden Crisp and Kellogg’s Honey Smacks were found [...]
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