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By Deborah Kotz, Globe Staff In a finding sure to fuel the debate over the harms of saturated fat, researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital published a study Friday suggesting that saturated fats — found in red meat and full-fat dairy products — causes the brain to age more rapidly than other kinds of fat. [...]

(Credit: CBS News) (CBS News) Is it safe for a pregnant woman to go on a diet? According to a new study, not only is it safe, but it can even be beneficial and reduce the risk of dangerous complications. Study: Autism risk tied to mom’s obesity during pregnancy1 out of 5 white women smoke [...]

7-Eleven Fanta Mango is the first flavor of Lite Slurpee. Next up: Strawberry Banana and Cherry Lemonade. It probably says something more about America than it does about 7-Eleven, but starting this month the retailer is rolling out a product that seems right for its time: a sugar-free Slurpee. Fanta Sugar-Free Mango is this month’s [...]

At a time when women are “eating for two,” dieting can safely lower the health risks of obesity during pregnancy, according to a new study. British researchers reviewed data from 44 trials involving 7,278 women to determine the safety and effectiveness of weight management programs during pregnancy. Not only did the moms-to-be gain less weight, [...]

DEAR AMY: My partner and I have two young daughters. Our oldest is 3. We have both struggled with our body images and have gone on various diets throughout our lives. I guess I carry around more shame around the diets, so I don’t say much about them. My partner talks a lot about her [...]

ScienceDaily (May 17, 2012) — It turns out that when we eat may be as important as what we eat. Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have found that regular eating times and extending the daily fasting period may override the adverse health effects of a high-fat diet and prevent obesity, diabetes and [...]

Download Complimentary Source PDF  By Rita Baron-Faust, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Published: May 17, 2012 Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Take Posttest Action Points A healthy, calorie-controlled diet to reduce excess weight gain during pregnancy is not only safe for mother and baby but also can improve pregnancy [...]

ScienceDaily (May 17, 2012) — When it comes to weight gain, when you eat might be at least as important as what you eat. That’s the conclusion of a study reported in the Cell Press journal Cell Metabolism published early online on May 17th. When mice on a high-fat diet are restricted to eating for [...]

A study on rats suggests that eating a high fructose diet for as little as six weeks may make you stupid. Luckily, a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids can counteract this IQ loss, researchers suggest. “Our findings illustrate that what you eat affects how you think,” study researcher Fernando Gomez-Pinilla, of the University of [...]

Pierre Dukan asked to be removed from the doctors’ list because he was facing disciplinary action He proposed giving teenage school pupils extra exam marks if they kept to ideal weights By Peter Allen PUBLISHED: 21:17 EST, 16 May 2012 | UPDATED: 06:48 EST, 17 May 2012 Controversial: Nutritionist Pierre Dukan has been struck off [...]