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Weight Loss After Diabetes Diagnosis Offers Big Benefits: Study (HealthDay)
Date : 2008 08 12HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics who lose weight soon after their diagnosis gain better control of their blood pressure and blood sugar, a benefit that lasts even if they regain that weight. read more »
Soy Protein Doesn't Lower Cholesterol (HealthDay)
Date : 2008 08 08HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Eating foods with soy protein has been promoted as a way to lower cholesterol, but a new study finds it has no significant effect on cholesterol levels. read more »
Negative effect of weight loss on bone may persist (Reuters)
Date : 2008 08 07Reuters - When people lose weight, they often lose some bone mass as well. Now a new study suggests that changes in bone metabolism may persist even after the weight loss stops. read more »
Sticking to diet advice cuts colon cancer risk (Reuters)
Date : 2008 08 06Reuters - Current dietary guidelines are on the right track when it comes to colorectal cancer prevention, new research from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) confirms. read more »
Potassium may help lower blood pressure (Reuters)
Date : 2008 07 30Reuters - Research shows that boosting levels of potassium in the diet may lower a person's risk of developing high blood pressure and may decrease blood pressure in people who already have "hypertension." read more »