News tagged with daily calorie intake

Owners should count calories for obese pets, consider several factors for good health

You might watch your daily calorie intake or glance over nutritional information on food packages, but do you do the same for your pet?

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1




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Fruit fly intestine may hold secret to the fountain of youth

One of the few reliable ways to extend an organism's lifespan, be it a fruit fly or a mouse, is to restrict calorie intake. Now, a new study in fruit flies is helping to explain why such minimal diets are ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (17) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Researchers discover method to decrease harmful cyanogens and increase protein levels in key crop

Researchers working at The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center have made an another advancement in their efforts to improve the root crop cassava which is a major source of calories to 700 million people ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Extreme dieting: does it lead to longer lives?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Animals who consume fewer calories live longer and healthier lives. Now, a seminal study at the University of California, San Francisco is testing whether the same is true for extreme dieters.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 19, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

3 square meals a day paired with lean protein help people feel full during weight loss

(PhysOrg.com) -- Eating fewer, regular-sized meals with higher amounts of lean protein can make one feel more full than eating smaller, more frequent meals, according to new research from Purdue University.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 31, 2011 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Moderate sleep and less stress may help with weight loss

If you want to increase your chances of losing weight, reduce your stress level and get adequate sleep. A new Kaiser Permanente study found that people trying to lose at least 10 pounds were more likely to reach that goal ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Not so sweet: Increased added sugars intake parallels trends in weight gain

Weight gain in adults coincided with increased consumption of added sugars, in a study reported today at the American Heart Association's Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism/Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and ...

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created Mar 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Load up on fiber now, avoid heart disease later

A new study from Northwestern Medicine shows a high-fiber diet could be a critical heart-healthy lifestyle change young and middle-aged adults can make. The study found adults between 20 and 59 years old with the highest ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A dose of safflower oil each day might help keep heart disease at bay

A daily dose of safflower oil, a common cooking oil, for 16 weeks can improve such health measures as good cholesterol, blood sugar, insulin sensitivity and inflammation in obese postmenopausal women who have Type 2 diabetes, ...

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created Mar 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Some overweight adolescents may be at risk for weak bones

Overweight adolescents already struggling with risk factors such as insulin resistance may need to add weak bones to their list of health concerns, researchers report.

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created Mar 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Intervention helps women manage weight during and after pregnancy

Excessive weight gain isn't healthy at any stage of life, but during pregnancy it can do lasting harm to the mother and baby alike. Now researchers at Brown University and The Miriam Hospital are encouraged by a new study ...

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created Feb 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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