Health Benefits of a Low-Carbohydrate, High-Saturated-Fat Diet
By Donald W. Miller | www.lewrockwell.com

A hundred years ago, before Americans changed their diet and the calamitous events of the 20th century began, heart disease was far less common that it is now. Few Americans were overweight, and coronary heart disease was not yet recognized as an illness. Pneumonia, diarrhea and enteritis, and tuberculosis were the three most common causes of death, whereas coronary heart disease is now the most common cause of death in the United States. The medical subspecialty of cardiology was created in 1940. Since then the number of cardiologists in the U.S. has grown from 500 in 1950 to 30,000 now – a 60-fold increase.

Success on a Healthy Weight-Loss Plan Means Managing the ‘Weekend Effect’
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Question: Why is it that when I go on a healthy weight-loss plan, I lose barely a pound a week, but after the weekend I’ve gained back more than a pound! It feels like I can’t go out and have a glass of wine and dessert occasionally because it will take me a month to undo the damage.

Which Burns More Calories: Cardio vs. Strength Training
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Cardio has always been my go-to type of exercise when it comes to burning calories. Although going for a bike ride or jog does burn major calories, a recent study from the University of Southern Maine shows that weight training may offer more bang for your buck in the calorie-burning department than cardio.

FOR YOUR HEALTH: Cross Training a Great Way to Get in Shape, While Saving your Joints
By Mike Szvetitz | www2.oanow.com

Cross training makes workouts more interesting, helps you see and maintain results more effectively, and doesn’t stress your joints as heavily.

If you had cross-trained instead of running every day in the past, your joints might be in better condition today.

Calcium Scoring Helps Predict Cardio Events
By Todd Neale | www.medpagetoday.com

Adding a measure of coronary artery calcification to traditional risk factors significantly improved the prediction of coronary heart disease events in asymptomatic patients, researchers found.

The addition of a calcium score, obtained with a chest CT scan, increased the area under the receiver operating characteristics curve from 0.76 to 0.81 (P<0.001), according to Philip Greenland, MD, of Northwestern University in Chicago, and colleagues.

Aerobics Courses Foster Healthy, Positive Outlook
By Asia Camagong | www.accentadvocate.com

As a 79-year-old with pre-diabetes, asthma and high blood pressure, most people of his age and condition at this time would often find themselves “unable to get around,” he said.

Yet, despite the circumstance, Fred Furuta has more heart to exercise toward maintaining a healthier lifestyle than one would expect.

Dieters Underestimate How Many Calories They Are Eating
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More People Using Gastric Bypass Surgery As a Weight Loss Tool
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Julie Hungerford is one of thousands of people who will undergo gastric bypass surgery this year to help her lose weight.

10 Nutritional Players: Some Good, Some Bad
By Barbara Quinn | www.modbee.com

Top Diabetes Weight Loss Diet
By John Phillip | www.technorati.com

Diabetes ranks as the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. with new cases of the disease rising at alarming levels, especially among children and teens. More alarming is the fact that diabetes more than doubles the risk of sudden death from a heart attack.