| Is Saccharine the Best Sweetener? |
| All diets and health magazines present the harmfulness effects of large sugar intake on your health. If you can consume tea or coffee without sugar, then you`re a lucky person. However, if you don`t, you still have two options: honey, which leads to weight gain, and artificial sweeteners. |
| Diabetics Who Take Vitamin E May Reduce the Risk of Heart Attack |
| The risk to suffer from heart attack may be significantly reduced in case of diabetics who carry a certain gene, according to researchers at the Clalit Health Services and Technion Institute of Technology in Israel. |
| Having Fun: The Key to a Longer and Better Life |
| Little lifestyle changes that include a healthier diet, more physical activity, and socializing more often can make you feel more active and it`s fun.Here are a few practical tips from Dr. John Morley and Dr. Sheri Colberg that may help you stay healthy and vital. |
| Are You Overweight? Don`t Worry, You May Live Longer! |
| The link between body weight and death causes has been strongly debated. However, being moderately overweight may actually lower the risk of death in certain circumstances, because the excess weight may provide nutritional reserves during illnesses, recovery periods, and major operations, according to a new study. |
| Children with Down Syndrome More Likely to Become Obese |
| Children with Down syndrome have a higher risk to suffer from obesity compared to their siblings due to the leptin hormone, according to researchers at the Children`s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. |
| Smoking and Weight Loss: Connected? |
| Usually, people who used to smoke and quit this habit after a long period tend to gain weight, but that isn`t a rule. |
| Alarming Results for Obese Children |
| Obese or overweight children may show early signs of heart conditions similar to those found in obese adults, according to recent studies conducted by researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. |
| Red Wine: Myth or Elixir? |
| Small amounts of red wine, such as one glass per day, may decrease by thirty percent the risk to suffer from cardiac disease for adults, increase the levels of good cholesterol, the HDL cholesterol, and prevent the increase of the bad cholesterol, the LDL cholesterol, according to studies. |
| Fewer Side Effects with New Weight Loss Drug |
| A new weight loss drug called HistaleanTM based on betahistine is believed to quell the cravings for fatty foods, and may have pronounced beneficial effects among women in particular. |
| The Elixir of Youth: Q10 Coenzyme |
| The Q10 coenzyme is efficient against the free radicals and may protect against the unwanted effects of the ultraviolet rays, according to clinical studies. |
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