How Diet, Antioxidants Prevent Blindness In Aging Population (Science Daily)
A new study reveals part of the magic behind a diet rich in antioxidants, showing how artichokes, blueberries and pecans can hold at bay the leading cause of age-related blindness in developed countries.
High cholesterol levels drop naturally in children on high-fat anti-seizure diet, Hopkins study show (EurekAlert!)
Elevated cholesterol levels return to normal or near normal levels over time in four out of 10 children with uncontrollable epilepsy treated with the high-fat ketogenic diet, according to results of a Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study reported in the Journal of Child Neurology.
Diet session to run 70 days from Sept. 12 (The Japan Times)
The upcoming extraordinary Diet session will start Sept. 12 and run 70 days, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said Tuesday. Taro Aso, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, said after meeting with Fukuda on Monday that he was instructed to aim to pass bills on four issues, including the extension of the Maritime Self-Defense Force’s refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism …
Zipcar Low-Car Diet Leads to Permanent Car Loss (The Auto Channel)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 26, 2008 - Zipcar, the world’s largest provider of cars on demand by the hour or day, today announced the results of the first-ever North American Low-Car Diet. The Low-Car Diet challenged more than 300 participants throughout 12 North American cities to live without their personal vehicle for one month and rely on public transportation, biking, walking, and Zipcar.
Zipcars low-car diet produced fuel savings, weight (Boston Business Journal)
Car sharing business Zipcar Inc. said that the results of its low-car diet experiment - in which the company challenged 300 people to live without their cars for one month and rely only on public transportation - has resulted in money savings as well as weight loss for the experiments participants.
A New Diet From the Burger King Ad Guys (US News & World Report)
Career conundrum: Why would the ad men who coined “Meatnormous” try to sell us on a new diet?
Diet Claims To Give You Flatter Abs (Local 10 Miami)
The authors of a diet say that smaller meals, a few tricks and the five right foods can give you a sexier body.
Kim Kardashian cuts foot, will still dance on ‘Stars’; Tom Cruise gets diet tips from Becks; Charlie Sheen to be a dad … (San Francisco Chronicle)
Kim Kardashian cuts foot, will still dance on ‘Stars’; Tom Cruise gets diet tips from Becks; Charlie Sheen to be a dad again
The facts about fat: Test your diet IQ (The State)
Do you know everything you need to know to make healthy choices about fat in your diet? Heres a quiz to help you face the facts about fats. Answer true or false. 1. A healthy diet includes some fats. 2. Bad fats are those that tend to be solid at room temperature, such as butter or shortening. 3. Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats are bad fats.
Builder’s Marmite diet (Ananova)
An East London builder has lived on a diet of Marmite sandwiches for the past 25 years.