Simply Smarter Takeout (source: About)

When ordering a less-than-diet-friendly dish at Chinese takeout (Mu shu pork, anyone?) simply ask for it to be prepared using very little oil. You can also save serious calories by replacing sides...

Intense Cholesterol, Blood Pressure Therapy No Help to Type 2 Diabetics: Study (source: Health Cent

Results from a new U.S. government-sponsored study show that aggressive cholesterol and blood pressure treatments do not reduce the risk of cardiac events in people with Type 2 diabetes.? (source:...

Talk to Your Doctor, Lose More Weight (source: About)

Researchers from Brown University and the University of Pittsburgh found when doctors talk about weight loss, patients take their advice. The study showed that 80% of overweight patients dieted after...

Calcium, Vitamin D May Not Lower Cholesterol: Study (source: Health Central)

According to researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, taking calcium and vitamin D supplements does not help people lower their cholesterol. (source: Health Central)

Soy Does Not Fight Fat After Menopause, Study Finds (source: Health Central)

According to a new study, the estrogen-like compounds called isoflavones found in soy do not help limit the accumulation of body fat in women who have gone through menopause. (source: Health...