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Successful weight loss is all about oxidizing (or burning), more calories than you eat. When they go on a diet, many people choose low-calorie alcoholic drinks, mainly because they contain fewer alcohol calories than their regular counterparts. Read full article>>

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Glycemic Index
The glycemic index is a ranking of carbohydrates based on their immediate effect on blood glucose (blood sugar) levels. It compares foods gram for gram of carbohydrate.

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Organic Foods
Fruits and veggies grown organically show significantly higher levels of cancer-fighting antioxidants than conventionally grown foods, according to a new study of corn, strawberries and marionberries.

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Sleep Loss May Cause Weight Gain
If you're looking for a better way to control your weight, a new study suggests that getting a good night's sleep might keep the pounds off.

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Nutritional Supplement Helps Ease Depression
Adding the nutritional supplement SAMe to common antidepressants may help depressed patients who haven't responded to single-drug treatment.

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Food Pyramid Up for Restructure
The debate over what constitutes a healthy diet is as old as, well, the Pyramids. But one of its most cherished cornerstones, the USDA's Food Guide Pyramid, is finally up for an overhaul.

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Low-Carb Diets May Hurt Heart Health
Millions of Americans who are faithful to low-carbohydrate regimens to lose weight are missing out on fiber-rich foods essential to healthy hearts, experts warn.

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Supersized Breakfast Stresses Blood Vessels
A small study suggests that eating an oversized fast-food breakfast can stress blood vessels right up till lunchtime.

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Obesity Grows Despite Diets to Curb It
Americans are getting morbidly fatter even as they speed up their efforts to lose weight.

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