Graze throughout the day and enjoy seeing your energy levels rocket

As National Fitness Week gets into full swing, former fast food junkie Simon Lovell - now a personal trainer with Fitness First and author of the new Lunch Box Diet - shares his own tips on dieting, eating when exercising and getting the most from your food. “Having been someone who has been addicted to unhealthy foods, I know what it can be like to get out of the trap,’’ said Simon. “But as soon as you start to feel the benefits of optimum nu... [more]

Low-Carb Diets Heavy on Meat May Raise Health Risks

MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A low-carbohydrate diet that derives fats and proteins from vegetable sources rather than meats is probably healthier, new research finds.

Low carb diets might be deadly

JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - A big concern about low card diets is the source of fat and protein. Researchers say emphasis on fat and protein is associated with higher mortality from all causes of death in both men and women.

Dangers in Low Carb Diet

Low carb diets may help melt away extra pounds, but the effects on your health could be dangerous. Researchers found diets that emphasize animal sources of fat and protein -- are associated with higher mortality from all causes in both men and women.

On a low-carb diet? You may live longer if you make it vegetable-based

If you're thinking of jumping on the low-carb-diet bandwagon or have already jumped, consider this: New research reveals that vegetable-based low-carb diets may be linked with lower overall mortality rates and lower death rates from cardiovascular disease and cancer. Read...

Conclusions Flawed in Comparison of Animal-and Plant-Based 'Low-Carbohydrate' Diets

Headlines make news, but don't read too much into current headlines about a recent study titled "Low-Carbohydrate Diets and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality," published in the September 7, 2010, issue of Annals of Internal Medicine.

Embargoed news from Annals of Internal Medicine

( American College of Physicians ) This release includes information about three articles being published in the Sept. 7 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. The information is not intended to substitute for articles as sources of information. Annals of Internal Medicine attribution is required for all coverage.

Brendan Brazier tried every diet out there before eating naturally

He’s from B.C. and he has a penchant for local plants.

Go! New York Report: The Mediterranean Diet

Atkins, South Beach, low-carb, no sugar, you name it – there is a diet for every day of the week. However, there's another diet approved by nutritionists that's considered one of the absolute best diets out there for your heart health.

Evening Times

American doctors have revealed a new diet which is supposed to cut the risk of cardiac disease by a fifth if followed daily.

CaPre drug candidate shows promising result on CRP level reduction

Acasti Pharma Inc., a subsidiary of Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. reports significant results on the effects of its anti-dyslipidemic investigational drug candidate CaPre on C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, a biomarker of CardioVascular Disease risk (CVD) and associated with diabetes and obesity.