MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'eating habits'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:11:10 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5158994&cid=t_134241_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdrug-shown-to-protect-obese-mice-from-the-diseases-of-obesity%2F2011.08.25 I usually choose not to write about the “new new scientific thing” that gets picked up by the press,  because early research is usually not reproducible and good science takes a long time to validate as true.  But since we know that mice and rats that are kept on low-calorie diets live 30% longer (and healthier) than their fat cohorts, I was interested in a new research compound, SRT-1720,  that was shown to protect obese mice from diseases of obesity.  Fat mice lived 44% longer if they were given this drug. The “designer” drug works by (more…) *This blog post was originally published at EverythingHealth* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5158994 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:00:00 +0100 5158994 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107599&cid=t_134241_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F08%2F09%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-august-9-2011%2F On most days, I try to live healthy. Healthy for me means a combination of whole foods (none of that processed stuff), vitamins, walking, some kind of meditative exercise (yoga, tai chi, meditation), getting as much sleep as I can and trying to make myself smile for at least 40-50% of the day. This is a very different picture then where I was ten years ago. My main focus at that time was looking good instead of feeling good. I worked out 6-7 days a week. I highlighted my hair, went out in the sun to get a “summer glow,” and slept at weird times. My eating habits were not the best either. But perhaps the biggest change is that I used to ignore how I really felt and forced myself to do what I thought was “right.” I exercised when I was tired. I took jobs I didn’... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107599 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:04:22 +0100 5107599 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952985&cid=t_134241_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F21%2F6-tips-to-help-summer-depression%2F The kids are out of school. Your neighbors are whistling on their way to work, greeting you with an enthusiasm peculiar to warm weather. And if you hear one more person ask you about your summer vacation plans, you will throw a US map and atlas at them. You don’t mean to be grumpy. But darn it, you are miserable in the oppressive heat, your kids are home for 90 consecutive days, and you are don’t have the stamina to pretend you are giddy that summer has arrived. Sound familiar? You’re not alone. After publishing a piece recently about the trigger of Memorial Day for me — reminding me that most of my relapses have happened in the summer months — I’ve heard from so many readers that fear this time of year for the same reason: summer depression. Ian A. Cook, MD, the direc... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952985 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:39:48 +0100 4952985 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4902486&cid=t_134241_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F05%2F6-bipolar-rules-for-eating%2F The following post is by Hilary Smith, author of “Welcome to the Jungle: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Bipolar But Were Too Freaked Out to Ask” (Conari Press, 2010) as well as a cool blog to go with it, Welcome to the Jungle. We’ve all heard about “mood foods” that can promote wellness for people with bipolar and depression–fish oil for brain health, oatmeal for stable blood sugar, chocolate for, well, chocolateness. But it’s also important to think about how we eat. How we eat can have just as big an impact on our mood as what we eat, yet it often gets neglected in conversations about bipolar and food. Here are some tips for maintaining a healthy mood through mindful eating practices. 1. Make eating an art. How you eat is sometimes a r... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4902486 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 10:05:30 +0100 4902486 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841479&cid=t_134241_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmost-americans-dont-know-what-healthy-eating-means%2F2011.05.19 Only one in 10 respondents to a national survey could estimate how many calories they should consume in a day. Seventy-nine percent make few or no attempts to pay attention to the balance between the calories they consume and expend in a day. These and other piquant findings from the online 2011 Food and Health Survey fielded by the International Food Information Council Foundation (IFIC) struck home last week as I smacked up against my own ignorance about a healthy diet and the difficulty of changing lifelong eating habits. The confluence of my failure to gain weight after cancer treatment and a blood test suggesting pre-diabetes meant that as of last Tuesday, I have been on an eat-specific-types-of-food-every-hour-and-write-it-down regimen.  And despite a lifetime of recommending that p... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841479 Thu, 19 May 2011 12:00:13 +0100 4841479 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4361068&cid=t_134241_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F01%2F18%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-january-18-2011%2F No matter who we are, where we live, how much money we have or what we do for a living, we all essentially want the same thing. We want to feel validated that our worries, feelings and emotions are justified. We want to be seen, heard and felt valued for who we are. We want to know that how we feel and what we think is normal. And most important, we want to be both loved and understood. Knowing these things, can we change the way we perceive our relationships? Can we change the way we treat ourselves and others? That’s a hope I have and a realistic resolution you could have for 2011. A simple change to gain a worthy result. Recently, my great aunt was snappy on the phone with my dad, I took the chance and spoke to her, validating her concerns, calming her fears, and noticed an instan... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4361068 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 11:52:11 +0100 4361068 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4326903&cid=t_134241_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fgetting-kids-to-eat-low-sugar-cereals%2F2011.01.09 Just about everybody agrees that kids should eat breakfast every day. Breakfast improves their overall nutrition and their performance in school, among other things. But how helpful can breakfast really be if it consists of cereal deluged in sugar? “Not very” is the answer. Thankfully, a new study by Jennifer Harris and colleagues at Yale suggests that kids are perfectly willing to consume low-sugar cereals instead, particularly if they can add a pinch of table sugar or fresh fruit to the mix. To evaluate kids’ willingness to eat low-sugar cereals, Harris’ team randomized 91 kids between the ages of five and 12 to two groups. Kids in the first group were offered low-sugar cereals like Cheerios, Corn Flakes, and Rice Krispies, which contain one to four grams of sugar per servin... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4326903 Sun, 09 Jan 2011 14:00:41 +0100 4326903 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4200560&cid=t_134241_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthanksgiving-a-heart-attack-for-dessert%2F2010.11.25 It seems the Washington Post, cloaked under an anonymous author, wants to use scare tactics to keep most of us from enjoying Thanksgiving with their ominously titled article, “And for dessert, a heart attack?” They spew all kinds of garbage with very little data about how eating a high-fat diet might give you a heart attack. If you want to know more, consider this article* from some pretty smart folks at Harvard. Then eat, drink, and be merry without guilt (courtesy of Dr. Wes). Happy Thanksgiving! - WesMusings of a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist. *REFERENCE: Renata, M. and Mozaffarian, D. “Saturated Fat and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, and Diabetes: a Fresh Look at the Evidence.” Lipids, 31 Mar 2010. [Photo credit: La... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4200560 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:00:00 +0100 4200560 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4098055&cid=t_134241_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F23%2Fmen-get-eating-disorders-too%2F Ginger Emas has written an interesting piece about men and eating disorders. It piqued my interest because a friend of mine once asked me if she should be concerned about her son’s eating habits. He counted calories, stayed away from sweets, and was a tad obsessive about a healthy diet. I told her not to sweat it, buying into the cultural myth that boys don’t get eating disorders. Now I know they do. To get to Ginger’s original article on ShareWIK, click here. I have reprinted it with permission below. Usually when we talk about body image issues, we’re talking about girls. But did you know that more than one million boys and men struggle with eating disorders? More than 80 percent of 10-year-olds are afraid of being fat. More than 10 percent of middle school boys h... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4098055 Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:37:01 +0100 4098055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3969012&cid=t_134241_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffrom-mayo-clinics-transform-2010-conference-how-sick-are-our-healthy-school-lunches%2F2010.09.14 Appearing as a Second Life 3D virtual-world avatar at Mayo Clinic’s “Transform 2010″ symposium (watch the video here), Mrs. Q – a teacher and the anonymous author of the blog “Fed Up With Lunch: The School Lunch Project” — told the story of how her unique health mission has come to be. She’s determined to help people understand just how sick our “healthy” school lunches really are. Mrs. Q has sparked the interest of child health advocates around the country. Thanks to programs like First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move Initiative” and Jamie Oliver’s “Food Revolution,” the nation is paying more attention to childhood obesity and school lunch reform. Mrs. Q’s blog was starte... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3969012 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 03:37:25 +0100 3969012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3588868&cid=t_134241_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fsecondhand-carbs%2F2010.05.21 From the medical cartoons of Randy Glasbergen: (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3588868 Fri, 21 May 2010 14:00:31 +0100 3588868 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2842825&cid=t_134241_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fseniors-and-eating-habits.html Changing eating habits from the foods of one's youth to the heart healthy foods is a special challenge for seniors. Carbohydrates, starches, sugery desserts, salty recipes, and red meat marbled with fat are some of the foods that many seniors enjoyed when they were younger. In later life, health issues such as heart disease and diabetes make it important to change eating habits to a low carb, low suger, low fat, low salt diet.It's easy to turn to the comfort foods of younger days but there are other comforts in life that one can turn to instead. When one has already given up many pleasures of younger years, seniors often feel it's another frustrating blow to give up the foods they like too. They may say "what's left?!" Here are some ideas for rewards to substitute other than food. Life doe... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2842825 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:21:00 +0100 2842825 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2786111&cid=t_134241_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2Fq6Wz4JKc4Ww%2F A new study suggests that diabetics are eating the wrong things. In general, there’s “too much fat and sodium” and not enough healthy foods like veggies, fruits, whole grains, and fiber. While the study may find this surprising, I certainly don’t. Diabetics are no different than any other part of society and people everywhere are wrecking themselves with a poor diet. But with diabetes, people need to be extra diligent about eating right. If someone is Type 2 diabetic, they can greatly improve their blood sugar by eating right and working out. Limiting fat and salt can help with things like high blood pressure, clogged arteries, and kidney disease. While other people have the “luxury” of eating poorly, diabetics don’t. In fact, no one really does. ... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2786111 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:08:43 +0100 2786111 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424067&cid=t_134241_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fthe-future-of-restaurants%2F Looking for somewhere different to eat? Check out this restaurant in the Netherlands called Restaurant of the Future. It looks like a restaurant. It acts like a restaurant. But it’s actually a living laboratory where scientists can monitor and study what and how people eat. The scientists, thankfully, are not standing at the tables, clipboard in hand, watching the customers eat. Instead customer’s eating habits are monitored by cameras that are discretely in the ceiling. In fact, the only way that customers even know that they are participating in an ongoing research project is because they are given a questionnaire and research waiver to sign when they arrive at the front door. Unless they are looking closely, they probably won’t even notice the ceiling cameras or the black rubber s... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424067 Wed, 20 May 2009 14:02:52 +0100 2424067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2276194&cid=t_134241_133_f&fid=35124&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspergerwoman%2F%7E5%2FWXpPO8R3VQw%2FMastication From Wikipedia:Mastication or chewing is the process by which food is crushed and ground by teeth. It is the first step of digestion and it increases the surface area of foods to allow more efficient break down by enzymes. During the mastication process, the food is positioned between the teeth for grinding by the cheek and tongue. As chewing continues, the food is made softer and warmer, and the enzymes in saliva begin to break down carbohydrates in the food. After chewing, the food (now called a bolus) is swallowed. It enters the esophagus and continues on to the stomach, where the next step of digestion occurs.Mastication is a repetitive sequence of jaw opening and closing with a profile in the vertical plane called the chewing cycle. Mastication consists of a number of chewing cycles. ... The Art of Being Asperger Woman blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2276194 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:58:00 +0100 2276194 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2173242&cid=t_134241_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2Fdr7ZKI3ci_k%2F With everyone trying to keep expenses down here is a wonderful treat that can be made in your kitchen for a Valentine breakfast. A well known company that has been in business for over 100 years Lehi Roller Mills makes a heart healthy pancake mix. This mix can once again allow you to have a well known favorite for breakfast. By eating a healthy diet we can cut our visits to the doctors office as well as gaining heart healthy bodies. Simply by changing our eating habits our entire families will become fit and healthy. This does not mean that everything has to taste like cardboard. In the video below you well find one of the tasty ways to tempt your family to eat healthy.       Tags: eating habits, healthy-diet, heart healthyShare This (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2173242 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:00:00 +0100 2173242 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1747764&cid=t_134241_167_f&fid=37833&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition.edublogs.org%2F2008%2F08%2F30%2Fmore-on-fasting-during-ramadan%2F An article that came out in today’s Salt Lake Tribune looks at some young athletes who have observed Ramadan even during football season by not eating or drinking from sunrise to sunset. In the article one young player discusses some of the challenges he experienced when not eating and not drinking water during the day and still practicing football. I had mentioned Ramadan as an example in the Introduction to Nutrition Lecture this week that people’s religious beliefs can impact their eating habits, or in this case their lack of eating habits. My biggest concern here is the not drinking. Not drinking water during especially hot athletic practices, could potentially lead to dehydration. You can read more about preventing dehydration in children (or adults) in the two articles th... Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1747764 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:08:00 +0100 1747764 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1344650&cid=t_134241_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F262710483%2F I got this from the Belfast Telegraph: Thousands of people in Northern Ireland are increasing their long-term risk of cancer and obesity by skipping breakfast and turning to sugary and fatty snacks instead. Ugh. Isn’t that exactly the case, practically anywhere?! Point in case: the western world, the modern world, in Asia! Anywhere, right? Unhealthy eating habits, diets will lead to obesity, cardiovascular diseases and of course…Cancer! A new survey commissioned by the leading charity found that 25% of people in Northern Ireland miss breakfast at least twice a week. It found that nearly half of respondents (48%) admitted to snacking on fatty and sugary foods such as crisps, biscuits, cakes and sweets to keep morning hunger at bay. Experts estimate that about a quarter of all c... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1344650 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:52:16 +0100 1344650 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=808629&cid=t_134241_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F19%2Ftype-1-type-2-name-confusion-is-a-problem%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, OpinionIndignation, frustration. It's all growing stronger amongst diabetics over the fact that most people don't understand this basic fact: type 1 and type 2 diabetes are two very different conditions. When, oh when (or ever?), will we get more appropriate names. "Type 1" and "type 2" are so meaningless to most non-diabetics and probably to a lot of type 2 diabetics as well. "Juvenile" or "childhood onset" are, these days, likewise, quite meaningless when so many kids are getting T2DM due to atrocious lifestyle/eating habits. A recent editorial caught my eye. I want to share, because I think it's a good example of how the media helps add to this ignorance when journalists fail to make a distinction between T1 and T2. "In our view: Targeting Diabetes," was pub... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=808629 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 808629 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=755626&cid=t_134241_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F24%2Ftrans-fats-banned-from-seattle-area-restaurants%2F Filed under: Type 2, Diet, Lifestyle, Daily NewsKing County, Washington - following in the footsteps of New York - has banned restaurants from cooking foods in trans fats. King County is home to Seattle, the city famous for its generous rainfall and equally generous caffeine intake. The new rule stipulates that, in addition to the trans fats ban, all eateries in the Seattle-area must also provide nutritional information about menu items. The trans fats ban was passed by the King County Board of Health in an effort to stem soaring rates of illnesses that are linked to obesity, like type 2 diabetes. Board members and their supporters (including a representative from the American Diabetes Association) argue the change will help turn the tide by improving eating habits. Their opponents, howeve... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=755626 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 755626 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=539094&cid=t_134241_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F12%2Fdaily-dose-of-red-meat-spikes-breast-cancer-risk%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Research, Daily newsRed meat makes headlines -- again -- due to new research indicating it increases a woman's chances of developing breast cancer. I've heard this before. Maybe that's because it's becoming pretty conclusive.Findings are most significant for post-menopausal women because these are the women with the highest rates of consumption -- about one portion of red meat per day. This daily doses puts them at a 56 percent greater risk than women who eat no red meat.Researchers at the University of Leeds followed the eating habits and health of more than 35,000 women over the past seven years to gather their data, published in the British Journal of Cancer.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=539094 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 539094 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=506835&cid=t_134241_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F28%2Fdietary-patterns-linked-to-type-2-diabetes-risk%2F Filed under: Type 2, Adult Onset, Diet, ResearchFor those of you who have lived the dietary gospel -- no meats and fatty foods and eating lots of greens and cooked vegetables -- guess what! It appears you've reduced the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to study findings published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. The study examined of 36,787 adults who provided dietary information over 4-years. At the beginning of the trial no adults had type 2 diabetes, but at the commencement of the study 365 new cases of type 2 diabetes were diagnosed. The researchers defined 4 eating patterns: a Mediterranean diet, a salad and vegetable diet, a diet of mostly meats and fatty fried foods, and a diet of many different fruits. The Mediterranean pattern was associated with country of b... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=506835 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 506835