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Digital dieting – FOX 7 Austin

FOX 7 AustinDigital dietingFOX 7 AustinYour family may be due for a digital diet and a new study shows it's not just the kids who should turn off the tech. FOX Consumer Reporter Steve Noviello explains. By: Lauren Petrowski. Posted:May 11 2016 01:44PM CDT. Updated:May 11 2016 01:44PM …and more »

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Dieting can backfire – but don’t blame it on greed and laziness – The Guardian

The GuardianDieting can backfire – but don't blame it on greed and lazinessThe GuardianThis follows a pattern that is familiar and frustrating to those of us who have lost weight through dieting. We are programmed through multiple physiological mechanisms to protect our weight. The body is very good at this, and unfortunately seems to …Dieting: why you can't keep weight offIndependent OnlineStopping After-Diet Weight Gain: Is It Possible?Huffington PostWhy do we get fat?Los Angeles TimesThe Alternative Daily (blog) -Longview News-Journal (blog)all 21 news articles »

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Happy people eat bananas

Bananas don’t just look like smiles; they promote them, because they contain vitamin b9, aka folate, a nutrient that may fight depression by boosting a substrate that has antidepressant properties. Studies have shown an elevated incidence of folate deficiency in 50{7920e18cf5186565893a18d1f69fa52bf2806dc683a7bfcea51d671d2f7d8125} of patients with depression, and some doctors recommend increasing folate intake if you’re taking anti-depressants, to boost their effects.

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Drs. Oz & Roizen: Surgery not necessary for comfortable bicycling

I read that vegetable oils are bad for your heart and that even if they lower your cholesterol, you will die sooner than if you ate saturated fats. Is the whole “vegetables are good for you” thing a myth? Nutritional science has shown us, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that veggies are nature’s gift; they’re loaded with phytochemicals that our brain, some organ systems and all of our cells need to thrive.

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Diet Doc Updates Their Diet Plans to Include Jump Start, Enabling…

Because Diet Doc’s Jump Start diet plans allow patients to continue to enjoy some carbs, patients are able to lose and sustain long term weight loss without hunger, cravings or fatigue FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 10, 2016 — Diet Doc’s new Jump Start diet plans encompass decades of medical, scientific and nutritional research and information, enabling more people to stick to their weight loss goals and to sustain their weight loss long term. While most dieters struggle to steer clear of carbohydrates while dieting, the Jump Start diet plan allows patients to continue to enjoy some carbs, plenty of lean proteins and an abundance of healthy and delicious green, leafy vegetables.

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13 things your trainer wants you to stop doing

If you’ve been sticking to an exercise regimen and aren’t seeing results, or simply want to know what your trainer would tell you, politeness thrown to the wayside, you’ve come to the right place. Below, you’ll find 13 things – mistakes, pet peeves – that top trainers want their clients to stop doing.

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Want to know which foods are healthy? So does the FDA

The growing divide between what’s considered healthy food and what can legally be labeled as healthy is on its way to reconciling. In response to pressure from the health community, elected officials and the public, the Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to redefine the term “healthy” as it’s used on food labels, the agency confirmed Tuesday.