
Low-carb and Mediterranean diets beat low-fat plans for losing weight – report
Low-fat diet is no more successful than higher-fat interventions in achieving and maintaining weight loss for periods longer than one year. A major analysis published in the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology More...

Low-Fat Diet Trumps Low-Carb. But There’s A Bigger Message, Study
A study from the US National Institutes of Health presents some of the most precise human data yet on whether cutting carbs or fat has the most benefits for losing body fat. The researchers show how, contrary More...

Want to lose weight? Go VEGAN!
People on a vegetarian diet, and especially those following a vegan one that includes no animal products, see better results than dieters on other weight-reducing plans. In fact, they can lose around More...

Gluten-Free Beer Made from Hummus
Imagine this. You walk into a Tel Aviv hummusiya, order hummus and pitot, and to drink, you select the most appropriate beverage to accompany the meal – beer made from hummus. This unique ale would More...

Chocolate for your heart
Eating up to 100 grams of chocolate every day is linked to lowered heart disease and stroke risk, according to research published online in the journal Heart. There doesn’t seem to be any evidence More...

There Are Only Two Weight Loss Systems That Actually Work, Says Science
A new study from Johns Hopkins University shows that only two programs, Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers, are supported by substantial data that proves them to be more effective than on-your-own dieting More...

Study: Attraction to Comfort Foods Linked to Positive Social Connections
A big bowl of mashed potatoes. What about spaghetti and meatballs? Sushi? Regardless of what you identify as comfort food, it’s likely the attraction to that dish is based on having a good relationship More...

Grapefruit juice ‘could be the key to weight loss’
– Berkeley — Fad diets come and go, but might there be something to the ones that involve consuming grapefruit and grapefruit juice? New research at the University of California, Berkeley, suggests More...