Archive for November, 2006

The Weight Loss Benefit of Green Tea

For 4,000 years, Asians have regarded green tea as more than just a beverage. It was used as herbal medicine and treatment for everything from headaches to depressions and even to weight loss. Researches have been conducted over the last few years to identify what compound present in green tea makes it a potent health [...]

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Loose Teas: A Magic Elixir?

Though they may not be magic elixirs, the hard data on the benefit of loose teas-black, green and white-developed and published by medical organizations, research institutes and laboratories, certainly suggests that the consumption of these products may indeed have wide-ranging medical benefits. In recent years a number of major clinical and laboratory studies in the United [...]

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The ‘Freakonomics of food’

Do you hate Brussels sprouts because your mother did" Does the size of your plate determine how hungry you feel" Why do you actually overeat at healthy restaurants". "You can ask your smartest friend why he or she just ate what they ate, and you wont get an answer any deeper than, 'It sounded good,'" says Brian Wansink, Ph.D.), author of "Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think," and Professor and Director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab........

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New Year Without Putting On Pounds

Your leftover Halloween candy is almost gone from your cupboards, and the holiday season with all its sweet temptations has begun. However, all those holiday parties and office gatherings laden with scrumptious food and drink don't have to mean the end of your weight loss plan. It's still possible to enjoy the bounty and not feel deprived of your favorite holiday dishes, says Connie Diekman, director of University Nutrition at Washington University in St. Louis........

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Does Green Tea Raise Your Risk of Lung Cancer?

For the last several years, we have been discovering the health benefits of drinking green tea. In particular, scientists are telling us that green tea may have significant benefits when it comes to reducing our risk of cancer, and may even help slow the progress of cancer in patients who already have the disease. The power [...]

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