Mediterranean Diet

Brooke Burke-Charvet on cancer, health, aging gracefully

2013-03-15 16:26:00

Brooke Burke-Charvet is sharing her tips on aging gracefully and staying healthy now that she's beaten her thyroid cancer. The "Dancing With the Stars" co-host revealed her cancer diagnosis in early November through a video posted on her blog. She was...

Mediterranean diet over low fat? Well, at least it's more fun

2013-02-26 15:39:00

It sounds like a happy hour dream: Now, scientists say,�you can have your wine and eat the nuts that go with it, and be healthier in the bargain. A rigorous new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine should finally put to rest any doubts...

Late-night snacker? Watch when you eat, researchers say

2013-01-29 15:25:00

Some popular diets advise against late-night snacking or even eating after 6 p.m. Now, there’s some research to confirm that when you eat could matter as well as what you eat if you’re trying to shed pounds. A study in Spain followed 420 men...

New year, new diet. Or maybe same old diet. What works?

2013-01-02 13:36:00

If only our collective memories worked a little better, we might recall that facing the new year with a little extra weight is what we did a year ago. And the year before that. Were those extra helpings of whatever it was – can you even remember?...

Matters of the Heart

2012-03-15 13:03:44

A recent study shows that when it comes to matters of the heart, there are indeed differences between the sexes. Researchers combed through a database of more than 1 million heart attack cases and discovered that women, especially those under the age...

Weight-loss regimens can harm skin

2011-01-30 00:00:00

It's almost February, and with luck and willpower, maybe you're still sticking with that New Year's diet resolution. Or maybe you're still gearing up to start. But although the right diet may help you gain a svelte figure, the wrong one might be a...

To soothe the body

2009-08-17 00:00:00

If you want to live longer -- avoid heart disease, Alzheimer's disease and cancer -- then pick and choose your foods with care to quiet down parts of your immune system. That's the principle promoted by the founders and followers of anti-inflammatory...

Mediterranean diet reduces depression, study suggests

2009-10-05 16:32:29

'Why Italians Love to Talk About Food' by Elena Kostioukovitch

2009-12-26 00:00:00

McDonald's has had a difficult time in Italy, reports Elena Kostioukovitch in "Why Italians Love to Talk About Food." Some boycotts led to closures, franchises were forced to conform with local architecture and -- instead of hamburgers -- the...

Healthy habits to help prevent Alzheimer's

2009-08-27 00:00:00

People may be able to reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to two recently published studies that are the latest in a long line of research. But does that hold for everyone? And by how much can you lower the risk? Here's a look...

In France, fat makes an entrée

2007-09-20 00:00:00

So it turns out that French women do get fat. French men also. But most troubling to a country that prides itself on an extraordinary approach to life and eating, French children are getting pudgier too. The problem is nowhere near as bad as it is in...

A change of diet

2004-03-22 00:00:00

Veteran dieter Louise "Cookie" Witham never considered trying the Dr. Atkins' diet that promises followers they can eat plenty of steak, cheese, bacon and eggs and still lose weight — provided they give up almost all carbohydrates. Not only...

Sardines and other fish are part of the Mediterranean diet.

2013-02-26 00:00:00

A Mediterranean diet, which includes healthful foods such as whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, may benefit brain health, a study finds.

2012-02-13 13:27:56

Women who went on an intermittent low-carb diet had better health outcomes than women on a standard Mediterranean diet.

2011-12-08 11:19:01