News tagged with low calorie diet

Diet reverses type 2 diabetes

(Medical Xpress) -- A Newcastle University team has discovered that Type 2 diabetes can be reversed by an extreme low calorie diet alone. Affecting two and half million people in the UK – and on the increase – Type ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Jun 24, 2011 | 4.7 / 5 (14) | 1 |

Medical myth: Cutting carbs is the best way to lose weight

There seems to be an endless number of fad diets and "golden rules" for weight loss. One of the most popular of these rules is that cutting carbohydrates (carbs) is the best way to lose weight.

Health Aug 27, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 1

Weight can melt off when eating low-calorie frozen meals, fruits and vegetables, research finds

Improving health can be as easy as opening the freezer door. "Save time, save money, boost nutrition and control portions by eating low-calorie, frozen foods," advises Jessica Bartfield, MD, internal medicine.

Overweight and Obesity Nov 01, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 1

Caloric restriction restores glucose response in diabetes

(HealthDay) -- Neuronal responsiveness of the hypothalamus to glucose, critical in the regulation of feeding, can be restored in patients with type 2 diabetes by short-term caloric restriction, according ...

Diabetes Aug 09, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

How poor maternal diet can increase risk of diabetes -- new mechanism discovered

Researchers have shown one way in which poor nutrition in the womb can put a person at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes and other age-related diseases in later life. This finding could lead to new ways of identifying ...

Medical research Jan 06, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Are some patients too heavy for a new kidney?

In a research review article published in the American Journal of Nephrology, Saint Louis University investigators examined data from multiple studies to better understand how obesity, an epidemic in the U.S., impacts kidney ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Jan 14, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Calories, not protein or carbs, are key to weight loss for people with diabetes

(Medical Xpress) -- Overweight or obese people with type 2 diabetes are more likely to reduce weight if they focus on cutting back on total calorie intake, rather than specific high protein/high carbohydrate diets according ...

Diabetes Feb 07, 2012 | 1 / 5 (2) | 0

One week at a health spa improves your health, study shows

Take off those Thanksgiving pounds with a week at a spa retreat. A new study shows that not only are they relaxing and nourishing, but they are safe and a week-long spa stay can correspond with changes in our physical and ...

Health Nov 19, 2012 | 2 / 5 (1) | 0

Academics launch new clinically approved diet, that can help lower the risk of breast cancer

Two academics from The University of Manchester have come up with a new diet which they believe can help lower the risk of breast cancer.

Cancer Feb 15, 2013 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0 |