Obesity, weight gain in middle age associated with increased risk of diabetes among older adults

June 26th, 2010 by codbxiqnop

“Incidence of diabetes in the United States has doubled in the past 15 years, and is highest among adults 65 to 79 years of age. Approximately 70 percent of U.S. men and women 60 years of age and older are overweight or obese [BMI -- body mass index 25 or greater]. Adiposity [body fat] is a well-recognized risk factor for type 2 diabetes among young and middle-aged adults, however, the relationships between different measures of body composition and diabetes in older adults [65 years of age or older] are not well described,” the authors write.

Mary L. Biggs, Ph.D., of the University of Washington, Seattle, and colleagues examined the relationship between measures of overall body fat, fat distribution, changes in these measures, and diabetes risk among 4,193 men and women 65 years of age and older. Measures of adiposity were determined when participants entered the study, and repeated 3 years later. The incidence of diabetes was ascertained based on use of antidiabetic medication or a fasting blood glucose level of 126 mg/dL or greater.

Over a median (midpoint) follow-up of 12.4 years, 339 new cases of diabetes were diagnosed among the study participants. The researchers found that BMI at baseline, BMI at 50 years of age, weight, fat mass, waist circumference, waist-hip ratio, and waist-height ratio were all strongly related to the risk of diabetes. “For each measure, there was a graded increase in the risk of diabetes with increasing quintiles of adiposity. Participants in the highest category of adiposity had an approximately 2- to 6-fold increased risk of developing diabetes compared with those in the lowest category. We found no evidence of significant statistical interaction by sex or race,” the authors write.

Also, compared with participants whose weight remained stable (plus or minus 4.4 lbs.) over the time period, those who gained 20 lbs. or more between the age of 50 years and study entry had an approximately 3-fold greater risk of developing diabetes during follow-up, regardless of their BMI at 50 years of age. Participants who were obese (BMI 30 or greater) at 50 years of age and who experienced the most weight gain (more than 20 lbs.) between the age of 50 years and study entry had 5 times the risk of developing diabetes compared with weight-stable participants with normal BMI (less than 25) at 50 years of age.

The researchers also found that participants in the highest categories of both BMI and waist circumference had more than 4 times the risk of those in the lowest category of both measures. Participants with a greater than 4 inch increase in waist size from baseline to the third follow-up visit had a 70 percent higher risk of type 2 diabetes compared with those who gained or lost 0.8 inches or less.

“Results of this study affirm the importance of maintaining optimal weight during middle age for prevention of diabetes and, while requiring confirmation, suggest that weight control remains important in reducing diabetes risk among adults 65 years of age and older,” the authors conclude.

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Have you consistently ended up in a relationship with men who didn’t see or bring out the best in you? Then take a deep breath – because you deserve a man who sees you and can love and nurture you the way you would him.

But what if you’ve found yourself with a series of men who have been in some way negative, abusive, critical or controlling, or in some way seriously LACKING the kind of “relationship skills” that are necessary for a fulfilling relationship?

If so, it’s possible that your own past, your thoughts and feelings are actually ATTRACTING the wrong men, and that you end up becoming ATTACHED and staying in these kinds of relationships for all the wrong reasons.

Your first step, if you’re truly ready to put an end to this cycle, is this:
Starting saying “No!” and radically reject these kinds of hurtful behaviors from any man. Yes – there are creeps out there.

It’s your job, and yours only, to say “No!” and remove any man from your life who isn’t showing you he’s worthy of your love and attention. But when you keep going on with hurtful relationships… and you go through one disastrous relationship after another… the worst starts to happen for you.

It starts to try and turn you into someone who acts fearful, protective and defensive around any man you meet. Things will only get worse for you if you let the bad relationships from your past get into the driver’s seat when you finally meet a guy you could have a healthy relationship with.

So,  do you seem to unknowingly attract “unavailable” men?
In this email I’m going to teach you why a man will act afraid of a real relationship…
And how lots of women both CHOOSE the wrong men… and bring out the “bad qualities” in the right men and ruin things for themselves.

**Quick Tip: Just because you’ve been happily dating a man for several weeks, months or even years… it doesn’t automatically mean he is thinking or feeling “commitment“, or seeking a deeper lasting expression of his LOVE.**

If you’re like most women, then by experience you already know this to be true. And it scares you. You can spend time with a man, get close, become intimate and bond… and he can still NOT WANT to enter into a relationship with you.

So why are so many men “unavailable”? The short answer is because men have a different RELATIONSHIP TIMELINE for wanting to get “serious” with a woman… and a different way of seeing how love and an exclusive committed relationship comes together.

But what can you do with this? The first thing you should know is… a man’s “Commitment Tempo” (when he’ll want to take things to the next level with you) has NOTHING to do with how long you’ve been together.

Don’t get yourself hung up on this like lots of other women who try and “convince” a man it’s time because however many months have already passed and he SHOULD BE ready. Talking this way to a man is a great way to shoot yourself in the foot and encourage him to pull away.

What matters, and what works, is addressing where you both are in terms of your EMOTIONAL CONNECTION… instead of worrying and talking about TIME.

If you’ve ever been with a man and shared something amazing for several months and grown closer and closer, but then he RESISTED and WITHDREW once you actually talked about how things were moving forward between you… then you know exactly what I’m talking about.
Here’s the secret:

A man doesn’t commit to a woman in a conversation, or even with his words. It’s something he just FEELS inside and wants for himself. Do you know what creates this DESIRE and FEELING inside a man?

Now let’s get down to what’s really going on inside your heart when it comes to men and relationships. Here’s what I want to know first:

Why is it so clear and easy for other women to fall in love with a man, and for a relationship to effortlessly come together and grow … While YOU keep attracting all the men out there who are “unavailable” and SEEM great at first, but eventually get scared and just can’t go “deeper” with you?

Is this “unavailable” thing really a problem so many men are carrying around that gets in the way of love? Or … Could it also be that YOU play a part in finding men who are “unavailable”?…  And that you bring about that unavailable RESPONSE which is already lying there dormant inside even the most “evolved” men?

I want to share with you what could be a new and enlightening perspective on all this…  There’s an important realization all SMART and LOVING women I know end up coming to at some point in their love lives.

It’s a “light bulb” that suddenly just turns on… and when it does you instantly grow and see things with a new sense of CLARITY. Unfortunately, most women only come to this important realization AFTER they’ve been through the pain and frustration of doing everything they can think of to “revive” their relationship and failing.

I’ll tell you what this REALIZATION is:

It’s that when you’re with a man who is feeling or acting UNCERTAIN with you… even if you could give him an “ultimatum” that would move things ahead to the place in your relationship that YOU WANT…

A man who moves ahead in his relationship with you because you asked him or demanded it, isn’t very vested in the relationship. This kind of situation is a very “weak” and dangerous place from which to enter into a loving relationship.

Especially for you as a woman who likely wants a man who is truly COMMITTED to being with you on a physical, mental, emotional, and even spiritual level…. Knowing this, let me ask you…

**Do men truly COMMIT and choose to love and become loyal, caring, affectionate, etc. just because a woman ASKS THEM?…   Or does a man need to have HIS OWN REASONS for being and feeling this way?

It’s a VERY IMPORTANT question.

If you’ve had one or more relationships where you were ready for “more”… but the man you were with was seeming to drag his heels, or just not care about your relationship… and you tried to make it work but it only seemed to BACKFIRE- then this question could be one of the most important questions you ever ask yourself.

Seriously…. So as a bit of homework, I want you to stop for a second and THINK ABOUT IT…

Do men truly COMMIT and choose to love and become truly loyal, caring, and affectionate just because a woman ASKS IT OF THEM?  Or…

Does a man need to have HIS OWN REASONS for truly feeling and being this way with you, if it’s going to LAST?

WHERE TO START LEARNING ABOUT WHAT MAKES HIM WANT TO COMMIT WITH YOU

Let me be unusually direct with you, for your own good:
Have you finally figured out that if you don’t know HOW TO GET A MAN TO OPEN UP and talk and share his deeper thoughts and feelings with you… that it’s going to be impossible to make your relationship work?

Lots of women think they get how this works because they talk a lot about what’s on THEIR MIND.

For most women, this is common Communication Mistake #1 in their relationship:

Sharing YOUR FEELINGS first, and often, because you believe this will somehow get him to share his feelings in return.

This is not a great way to get a man to “open up” to you and get in touch with his feelings. This is not his “emotional process.”… Especially with a man you’re in a relationship with who is already acting “withdrawn” and has shut off his feelings from you.

This kind of MORE IS BETTER approach about talking and sharing YOUR FEELINGS actually WORKS AGAINST YOU more than it helps you with men who are acting uncertain and withdrawn.

Here’s the deal… If you know anything about a man, then you should know that to get to know HIS FEELINGS, then more talk about YOUR FEELINGS is NOT the answer.

Which leads me to common Communication Mistake #2:

Out of all the things that can go wrong in a relationship, I’ve found one that causes women more pain, frustration, and leads to BAD OUTCOMES with the man in their life than anything else…

It’s the SAME ISSUE that keeps popping up at the beginning of their romantic relationships:

EXPECTATIONS.

It’s when a woman expects that the relationship will progress to something more committed, but ends up feeling disappointed when she finds out the man doesn’t want the same thing.

This problem usually plays itself out in one of two ways.

I’m sure you’ll identify with one (if not both) of these:

SCENARIO #1: You know exactly what you want out of the relationship, but rather than “rock the boat” by having a conversation in which you make your expectations clear, you decide to WAIT IT OUT in hopes that the man will soon feel the same way and that everything will just “work itself out.”

SCENARIO #2: You know exactly what you want out of the relationship but as soon as you get the sense that the guy doesn’t share your desires or isn’t “on the same page” emotionally, you subtly and unconsciously decide to PRETEND that you’re cool with things just being casual, even though you know you need a lot MORE to be happy and content.

Predictably, when you find yourself in either of these two scenarios, it becomes a slippery slope toward ultimate relationship disaster….  Here’s how this plays out:

First – you start feeling unfulfilled, anxious or worried that you’re not getting what you want and need from the relationship. Second – you don’t know how to say what you’re feeling and what you want in a mature, honest way, so you say nothing at all or you drop “hints” that are misunderstood or ignored. Third – he doesn’t change anything about the way he’s treating you or the relationship, and you become frustrated or disappointed because he doesn’t really “get” what’s missing and what you want from him Fourth – your frustration builds up even more and either brings you to an emotionally destructive CONFRONTATION with him that FREAKS him out (like an ultimatum)… or all the silent tension and negative feelings between you make him act distant, disconnected and maybe he even starts losing interest in you.

Remember going down this road?

Not fun … I’ve been there myself….

So what’s going on here? And what can you do about it?

“CENTER” YOURSELF FIRST… AND GET CLEAR ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT

What you need to do FIRST, before you do anything else, is get CLEAR about what you want and expect from your love life…  You need to be honest with YOURSELF first, before you can be honest with anyone else in your life.

Stop PRETENDING you only want a “casual” fun fling when what you REALLY want is to have a committed, serious relationship that’s “going somewhere.”

Here’s the thing: Getting clear about what you want will help guide your mind in all kinds of POSITIVE DIRECTIONS to help you find and attract the right situations and people in your life.

But, unfortunately, being CLEAR and HONEST is not that simple for most women when “the rubber meets the road” in dating and relationships.

The reality is, knowing what they want and expect can turn into a source of EXTREME frustration and anxiety for a lot of women.

Why is that? I’ll explain…

Expectations can definitely set us off in good directions in our lives… but when we don’t feel like we have the CONTROL over how to get those expectations met, the “wheels really start to come off the car,” so to speak.

A woman may “feel” like the man she’s been dating is “The One” and she can see things getting much more committed and serious, but she also senses she doesn’t have the right tools or skills to know how to COMMUNICATE those desires to the man in a positive way.

Simply put, the woman is AFRAID that approaching the guy with a heavy “talk” will either scare him away.  Or…   She herself doesn’t know what “taking it to the next level” really means to HIM, why he would want this, and how to go about talking about it in a way that builds trust and makes him want to open up and share.

So she avoids telling the man what she’s really thinking and feeling about their relationship. Instead, she starts to accept or downplay the little disappointments she feels…. Until one day she finally wakes up and realizes that she doesn’t have the kind of relationship she THOUGHT she would have with this man, and she’s just not happy with herself or the situation.

And sometimes this “awakening” doesn’t even happen until after the man cheats or leaves. Let’s just simplify things and boil it down to that one thing that is the cause of all the trouble and confusion:

FEAR.

The unfortunate truth is that some women don’t want to dig deeper into what a man truly wants because of their own fears…. They’re AFRAID of finding out the truth about what a man truly feels about them, and their future together.

And the most dreaded fear of all… REJECTION and ABANDONMENT.

These two things are SO STRONG AND POWERFUL that something fascinating happens in the woman’s mind when there’s even a small potential for either of these….

Their mind starts a cycle of SELF-DECEPTION. Here’s how it works:

The fear of pain and loss often leads us to ignore our thoughts and intuition and replace our fearful thoughts with happier thoughts that make us feel comfortable.

It’s the mind’s “emotional defense mechanism”… I know you felt this before.

How many times have you been unsure – deep down – about the man you are seeing, but instead of examining those doubts and finding a way for you to deal with your own feelings, you decided to actually BUILD HIM UP to your friends and family as being a wonderful catch because you didn’t want to face some of the problems lurking deep in the back of your mind?

You thought that you’d help things out by telling yourself and having faith in what you wanted to be true.

…And sometimes, in the process of making up these “new truths” you even start to convince YOURSELF that he’s a better guy than he actually is?

Or maybe you’ve been in a situation where you’ve gotten no indication that the man you’re seeing wants any kind of serious relationship, but you choose to believe that you’re building a committed relationship as things slowly and naturally escalate.

Making those assumptions without the basis of direct communication can lead to BIG TROUBLE down the road… Save yourself the wasted energy and the broken heart.

If you’re looking to move past the fear and insecurity you feel with men but don’t want to get in touch with or let anyone know about, then I’d like to help you get in touch and start the “healing” and growth process.
Remember, a man can’t read your mind, or know all that’s in your heart.

And if you’re carrying around pain or fear, it’s surely getting in the way of a man seeing the beautiful and real you underneath that he would want to know and love.

Don’t keep a man from seeing the best of the real you that’s inside. Make it easy for him, and for you. Now, back to working with your own expectations, and being with a man and discovering how he is feeling.

Here’s a question that’s probably already on your mind:
How can you be sure you’re involved with the RIGHT guy, and know how he’s feeling, and if he shares your expectations and desires?… The answer is HONESTY.

HONESTY is one of the most liberating and valuable traits to develop – and it’s even more valuable when you’re dating…. And guess what else?

It FEELS REALLY GOOD to be completely open and honest.

Plus, even when it seems like it would push you and a man apart, it has an amazing way of bringing you closer together and building more love and admiration.

But only if you know how to share your thoughts and honest feelings in a way that SERVES YOU and your relationship.

Not all communication is equal.

You can MEAN something, but depending on how you share it with someone… it can either be received as loving and “good”… or as NEGATIVE and CRITICAL…. How is what you are feeling being RECEIVED?

And how does this relate to the way you choose to COMMUNICATE what you are feeling?

A WAY TO COMMUNICATE YOUR NEEDS AND DESIRES WITH A MAN THAT HE’LL LOVE AND RESPOND TO

Let me tell you something important that you might have gotten mixed up inside your head as a woman in relationships with men where they wouldn’t listen…

It’s OK to want what you want and to let a man know it…. In fact, it’s a MUST.
And it’s OK to tell a man that his behavior doesn’t match with what you want.
For example:

If a woman is honest and up front about what she wants and expects from a man, in a way that says that she’s not too attached to the immediate outcome and she subtly lets him know that he better have his act together or else… It can take the usual “teeth pulling” talk into an opportunity for building attraction and a deep source of commitment with a man.

But remember – YOU CAN’T FAKE IT….  You have to be in a place where you truly believe that you’ll find and meet your expectations for love and relationships, with or without the man who’s there in front of you right then…. No matter how much you love him.

That means you have to be in the right frame of mind, and state in your heart, BEFORE you start the conversation with him…

But most women aren’t in the right frame of mind because they’re afraid, and they’ve “tricked” themselves into thinking that their intimate feelings for a man will scare him off.

WRONG.

It’s not honesty that will scare him off, it’s the negative, fearful and anxious “vibe” that you unknowingly give off before you finally EXPLODE because you can no longer hide how you feel from the man you’re with. That’s what scares some men off and makes them clam up.

The amazing thing is that men crave HONEST women who are up front about who they are and what they want in relationships…. The key is to know the RIGHT WAY to communicate these things without going over the top.

Remember, if you communicate with a man in a way that assumes, begs, convinces, or makes him think that you’re “entitled” to a relationship and a commitment with him, he will NEVER, EVER respect you and want to stay for the long-term.

You might get what you want in the short-term if he gives in to your wishes just to avoid a conflict, but trust me, you are headed for MUCH bigger problems in the future….  Or worse, you’ll get what you want NOW, but he’s spent the past months – or YEARS – secretly SEETHING WITH RESENTMENT towards you.

Not good….  GIVE HIM A GOOD REASON TO WANT TO COMMIT TO YOU

You just can’t “talk” a man into wanting to commit to you by listing all the ways your relationship is special. This is something VERY IMPORTANT to remember when it comes to men and relationships.

**You have to give a man the right “REASONS” for him to want to and make HIMSELF committed. **

Becoming deeply committed doesn’t often just happen with the passing of time for a man. He won’t want to commit “just because” it’s been six months or a year (or longer). He won’t commit to you because you explain how you think you’re better than all the women he’s dated or because you have such a great “connection.”

He’s going to commit for his own reasons.

So what are these “reasons”?

They’re very complex if you don’t understand them… but simple at the same time…. A man’s reasons for committing, or not committing, are his FEELINGS and EMOTIONS…. Sounds simple, but it’s profound and true. The “masculine” part of a man has to FEEL like he is naturally and of his own free will CHOOSING to be with a woman…. If this happens, his commitment will usually be strong and lasting.

But if a man commits because a woman has been talking to him and analyzing things to show him how a relationship really makes “sense”, then his commitment won’t be strong… and it probably won’t last.

See the difference?

A man’s motivation for commitment is how a woman makes him FEEL when he’s with her. If you want him to respond and have committed feelings for you, then you need to do more of the things that will make him FEEL the desire, interest and attraction that lead him to want to commit.

In other words, WORDS and conversations are the LEAST powerful and effective tools that a woman has when it comes to love and relationships.

The FEELINGS of ATTRACTION that she can create, sometimes without even speaking, are the MOST POWERFUL.

In “The Secret to the Hearts of MEN” I reveal specific ways to subtly communicate to a man the things that will “trigger” that intense level of attraction inside him. You can literally have a man who wasn’t totally “feeling it” for you suddenly take notice and see and recognize the things inside you he simply didn’t look for or see before.

Now, I was only able to give a few simple tips and insights on how to better connect with a man in a way that will lead you both closer together and help him not only talk, but FEEL committed.

And this is a great first step that you can quickly build on as a man starts to see you as the one woman he wants as his one and only partner. Don’t wait for this all to happen on its own, when you know what you want. Go here now and turn up the dial on the level of ATTRACTION a man feels and experiences with you on both a Physical and Emotional level.

You’ll be glad you did.

I lost six stone to get my new house and changed my life for ever

May 30th, 2010 by codbxiqnop



Sonya McWilliams

  

Buying a new home is always a stressful event, but for Sonya McWilliams it turned out to be humiliating too.

As the mum of one and her partner Scott began sorting out the paperwork to buy their new family home, Sonya got some embarrassing news.

‘We had to get life assurance so the mortgage would be paid off if anything happened to one of us,’ explains Sonya, 24, a bus company administrator. ‘But then the rep from the life assurance company brought scales with him.

‘I was amazed. My weight was recorded, and I was told I was a ‘high risk’ customer because I was well over 15st, and told I was more likely to have health problems like diabetes or high blood pressure. The cover cost so much we’d struggle with the mortgage.’

Luckily, the ­couple from Dundee, found affordable cover elsewhere, but it was a wake-up call for Sonya that her weight was ­causing problems. Her weight had crept up since her mid-teens.

By the time she met her partner Scott, 25, a bus driver, at work, she was a size 14 and 11st.

And when Sonya fell pregnant a year later, her weight shot up.

‘I couldn’t get enough chunky chips with curry sauce and pickled eggs!’ she says. ‘I used it as an excuse to eat anything I wanted.’

But she developed dangerously high blood pressure – pre-eclampsia – and had an emergency caesarean in October 2005.

‘When I saw my maternity notes, I realised I’d been classified as ‘obese’. I was mortified and ashamed.’

But Sonya didn’t lose the baby weight and by December 2006, she was a size 22 and well over 15st.

When Sonya saw pictures from her work Christmas party, she knew it was time for action. ‘The photos were so awful I tore them up,’ she says.

Sonya turned to her grandma, Audrey, for advice. Audrey had lost 6st with Scottish Slimmers and Sonya went to her first class in January 2007. ‘I was 15st 10.5lb. I couldn’t believe it.’ But Sonya lost 5lb in a week and 3st within a year.

Even breaking a bone in her foot couldn’t stop her: ‘With my foot in plaster I only put on a pound,’ she says. And as she lost weight, Kirsten, now four, started calling her ‘beautiful mummy’.

The night she achieved her target of 9st 10lb, she ended up being weighed in the street – the community centre they met at was shut so her weigh-in was outside.

‘I’d put my swimsuit on to lose that extra half a pound. So I took off my trousers and top and stood there in my costume.

‘People on buses were pointing and some lads were laughing – but I didn’t care ,’ says Sonya, who’s since had a tummy tuck op to boost her confidence even more.

‘After two years I hit the weight I’d aimed for!’

● To locate A class, call 0800 362636 or visit www.scottishslimmers.com

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May 30th, 2010 by codbxiqnop

In order to have SMART goals for weight loss it is important to know where you stand before you start ( to make your goals Specific and Measurable) and what you can expect in terms of weekly weight loss (To make your goal Achievable and Realistic) and the Timeframe to achieve your goal. In order to do this you should have an estimate of your Total Daily Energy Expenditure.

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Pistachios offer multiple benefits, study suggests

May 25th, 2010 by codbxiqnop

“Our previous study showed the benefits of pistachios in lowering lipids and lipoproteins, which are a risk factor for heart disease,” said Penny Kris-Etherton, distinguished professor of nutrition, Penn State. “This new study shows an additional effect of pistachios so now there are multiple health benefits of eating pistachios.”

The researchers note in the May 20 issue of the Journal of Nutrition that “pistachios are high in lutein, beta-carotene and gamma-tocopherol relative to other nuts; however, studies of the effects of pistachios on oxidative status are lacking.”

Beta-carotene is the precursor to vitamin A and gamma-tocopherol is a common form of vitamin E. Lutein is found in dark green leafy vegetables and is important in vision and healthy skin. All three compounds are oil soluble vitamins.

Antioxidants are of interest because oxidized low-density lipoproteins (LDL) are implicated in inflammation and plaque buildup inside blood vessels. Antioxidants should prevent LDLs from oxidizing, migrating into the blood vessel walls and causing inflammation.

“Currently, studies on antioxidants do not show major benefits,” said Kris-Etherton. “Maybe we are not studying people long enough. Maybe there is something in the food that travels with the antioxidants. The antioxidant story is very disappointing to the scientific community.”

The reason for the disappointment is that studies on specific antioxidants currently do not show health benefits, but epidemiological studies seem to indicate benefits. Many people feel that we have not figured out antioxidants yet, said Kris-Etherton.

If antioxidants are important, then pistachios fit the bill as antioxidant-laden food.

The researchers conducted a randomized, crossover design, controlled feeding experiment to test the effects of pistachios on antioxidant levels when added to a heart healthy moderate-fat diet. Controlled feeding experiments provide all the food eaten by study subjects for the duration of the study period.

The participants began the study by eating a typical American diet consisting of 35 percent total fat and 11 percent saturated fat for two weeks. They then tested three diets for four weeks each with about a two-week break between each diet. All three diets were variations on the Step I Diet, a cholesterol-lowering diet in general use. The diets included, as a control, a Step I Diet with no pistachios and about 25 percent total fat and 8 percent saturated fat. The pistachio-enhanced diets were Step I Diets with 10 and 20 percent of the energy supplied by pistachio nuts, respectively. The 10 percent pistachio diet had 30 percent total fat and 8 percent saturated fat and the 20 percent pistachio diet had 34 percent total fat and 8 percent saturated fat.

The actual amounts of pistachios included in each diet were 1.5 ounces and 3 ounces for the 10 and 20 percent diets, respectively.

Both pistachio diets produced higher blood serum levels of beta-carotene, lutein and gamma-tocopherol than the typical American diet. Compared to the pistachio free Step I Diet, the pistachio-enhanced diets produced greater blood plasma levels of lutein and gamma-tocopherol. After eating both pistachio-enriched diets, the participants had lower oxidized-LDL concentrations in their blood than after the control Step I Diet.

When the researchers controlled for the change in LDL-cholesterol produced by the pistachio-enhanced diets, increases in beta-carotene and gamma-tocopherol were still associated with decreased oxidized-LDL for the 3-ounce pistachio-enhanced diet.

“Our results suggest that a heart-healthy diet including pistachios contributes to a decrease in serum oxidized-LDL levels, in part through cholesterol lowering, and also due to an added benefit of the antioxidants in the pistachios,” said Kris-Etherton.

Other researchers in the study include Sheila West, associate professor of biobehavioral health, Penn State; Sarah Gebauer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Md. and Colin D. Kay, lecturer, University of East Anglia.

The Western Pistachio Association supported this work. Partial support also came from the NIH- supported General Clinical Research Center at Penn State.

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Public Health Officials Cite Value Of USP's Work, Call For Stronger Partnerships

May 2nd, 2010 by codbxiqnop

Four of the nation's leading public health officials laid out opportunities and challenges in the diverse area of patient care in the 21st century at the recently concluded U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention's (USP) 2010 Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C., emphasizing the critical nature of partnerships and the evolving role of quality standards to meet modern threats…

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May 1st, 2010 by codbxiqnop



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December is hell for dieters– all that gorgeous Christmas grub and you’re expected to show self-restraint? Life ain’t fair.

Not so, says nutritionist Linda Foster. ‘The run-up to the 25th – and the day itself – doesn’t have to mean a stark choice between complete denial or a pig out you’ll regret come January 1,’ she explains.

‘If you stick to a few simple rules and choose the right meals and treats, you can make the final 12 days before Christmas really count in your quest for a slimmer, trimmer you.’

To show you how, we’ve designed a diet plan that will ensure your slimmest Christmas ever – without spoiling your fun…

The festive food rules..

(1) Have a big – and we mean BIG – breakfast

Unless you start the day by refuelling and stabilising your blood sugar levels, you are leaving yourself open to all the sugar-packed festive treats that will come your way. A filling breakfast that contains some wholegrain carbs (granary bread or cereal) plus protein in the form of eggs or low-fat dairy will keep you full until lunchtime – stopping you from picking at Quality Street and mince pies all morning.

Have two courses, one of cereal and one egg-based to really load up – studies show that the bigger breakfast people eat, the fewer calories they consume during the rest of the day.

(2)Eat before EVERY social occasion

Heading to a party straight from the office? Unless you eat beforehand you won’t be able to resist wrecking your diet by helping yourself to every canape-loaded dish that comes

your way.

(3)Pass on the cocktails

Seasonal drinks may look like fun but eggnog, mulled wine and snowballs are all laden with fat and a whole load of calories.

Stick to a glass or two of white wine soda (not lemonade)

spritzers, or a simple Screwdriver (vodka and orange). And alternate each alcoholic drink with water to slash your booze calorie intake in half.

(4)Dodge the stodge

Aside from the main Christmas meal, family get-togethers over the holidays often mean fat-laden comfort food and puddings. Offer to cook or bring a dish yourself, so you can create a tasty but healthy meal and know exactly how much fat it contains. Or suggest a meal out and stick to healthy options, such as pasta or chicken with tomato-based sauces and grilled white meat or fish with veg.

(5)Plump for protein power

When your blood sugar is high you produce more of the hormone insulin, which encourages you to store fat.

Eating more protein helps stabilise your blood sugar levels, reducing fat storage and also keeping food cravings at bay. Good sources include fish, lean meat, nuts, low-fat dairy and eggs.

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FIGHT YOUR FESTIVE FOOD DEMONS

Here’s how to beat some of the common Christmas diet downfalls…

‘I’m bound to gain weight at Christmas, so I might as well do it in style.’

If you convince yourself that you’re sure to pile on the pounds then it will become a self-fulfilling prophecy. What you’re actually doing is letting yourself off the hook and giving yourself the go-ahead to gorge without guilt.

Fight it: Don’t cave in – devise a plan of action and follow a couple of easy food rules to stop you overeating. For example, you could decide to allow yourself one treat a day, or to promise that whatever happens you’ll fit in a 20-minute brisk walk every day.

‘It’s impossible not to overeat at parties’

Whether out of politeness, habit or too much wine you fill your plate again, again and again – then wake

up feeling bloated and guilty the next day.

Fight it: Don’t turn up starving. Eat before you get there – have something light and healthy but filling, like poached egg on toast, before you go and you’ll find it much easier to exercise self-control.

Once there, you only need one rule regarding the buffet spread: only fill your plate once.

‘It’s Christmas, which means chocolates and a cheese board every day until every leftover is finished.’

Christmas Day is one thing but letting that indulgent food pattern seep into the rest of the holidays is just asking to pile on weight.

Fight it: Give away all but a small box of chocs and send guests home with doggie bags containing cheese and cake, so you won’t be tempted every time you open the fridge.

‘I can’t say no to Auntie Jane’s food – it’s rude’

You eat everything you’re given over the holidays – including seconds – and can’t wriggle your oversized hips into your jeans come January.

Fight it: Don’t be afraid to say ‘no thanks’. If you’re polite, the hostess won’t take offence. It’s fine to say: ‘That was absolutely delicious but

I’m full.’

‘My diet starts in January, so I should make the most of Christmas’

Knowing there’s a restrictive eating plan on the horizon encourages you to binge, as feast-or-famine mode takes over.

Fight it: Aim to eat generally healthily but with a few treats over Christmas, so you get most of the fun without the weight gain, and your life will be so much easier come the New Year. Because let’s face it, January is a tough month…

TRAFFIC LIGHT PARTY TRICKS

Green light: Go right ahead

● Vegetable sticks and dips are a good option, so long as you choose salsa, yoghurt or humous dips

● Chicken bites are also a good choice as the protein hit will keep you fuller for longer

Amber light: Eat with caution

● Mini sandwiches can be a healthy choice but avoid fillings with mayonnaise and try to stick to wholemeal bread

● Keep crisps and nuts to a minimum, as you need a lot to feel satisfied and the salt will make you drink more

Red light: Stop now!

● Avoid high-fat finger foods like cheese sticks, cocktail sausages or mini-pork pies

● Watch anything with pastry, which is usually 50% fat

● Skip fatty dips. Just one tablespoon of sour cream has around 172 calories and 18g of fat

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Your guide to the ultimate body-con dress diet

May 1st, 2010 by codbxiqnop



Carol Vorderman (Pic:Rex)

When Carol Vorderman sashayed on stage to present Pride of Britain last week, all eyes were glued to her amazing floorlength body-con frock.

Forty-eight but looking 20 years younger, the former Countdown star showed off a tiny waist and curves in all the right places.

Just two days later, Carol stepped out in another skin-tight black frock – this time from Victoria Beckham's collection, with a topto-bottom zip at the back.

Body-con dresses such as these are in all the shops now but, unlike some celebrity fashions, this is one style you'll want to copy.

And curvy girls can raise a cheer – this style looks better on a womanly figure than a size zero.

Which explains why buxom girls like J-Lo, Kelly Brook and Katherine Jenkins are wearing it.

This season's must-have

As every celeb knows – body-con (standing for body-conscious) is the only dress to wear this season.

Made from stretchy, clinging fabric, it's a look straight out of the 1980s and can be found everywhere from Prada to Primark.

But all body-cons are not equal. Choose badly and it is the least forgiving style you'll ever wear.

But get it right – like Ms Vorderman – and it becomes the sexiest, curve-flattering dress money can buy.

How to pull it off

The great thing about a body-con dress is that it pulls the two most important areas in and up – your chest and backside – making your boobs and bum look fabulous.

However, there are two other hotspots that can let the whole look down: a big tum ruins the entire dress shape, while flabby arms will also rub off some of its magic.

But don't panic, help is at hand.

Our easy-to-follow and effective plan will help reduce bloating and shift a few excess pounds so you really notice a difference when you slip on your slinky dress.

your diet plan

The best way to shift, belly fat, trim your arms and lose inches all over is by eating lean protein (fish and chicken) and low GI (wholegrain) carbs. The great thing about this diet is that you don't eat any less and don't count every calorie. Stick to it and you'll soon see small changes make a big difference.

The rules

(1) THROW OUT THE READY MEALS: Cooking fresh foods instead of processed will reduce your daily intake of salt, sugar and saturated fat and help beat the bloat for a trimmer tum.

(2) PLUMP FOR PROTEIN POWER: Eat more energy-providing fish, chicken, nuts, and pulses. Eating even a little bit of protein with each meal can help suppress food cravings.

(3) MINI-SIZE ME: Make sure you're eating the right portion sizes. At lunch or dinner your serving of meat or fish should be no bigger than the palm of your hand, carbs no more than a fistful, and the rest of your plate should be filled with veg.

(4) EAT GOOD CARBS: Research in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that the waistlines of people who ate white carbs (like white bread) expanded three times more than those who ate the same number of daily calories from wholegrains. Swap to wholegrain cereal, bread and pasta.

(5) DITCH DAILY DESSERTS: Your evening meal should leave you feeling full. Don't eat a dessert simply out of habit and become uncomfortably bloated. Allow yourself one a week as a treat and really savour it.

Dress yourself slim

The great thing about the body-con dress is that it comes in a variety of fabrics and styles and can suit every body shape. Here's how to pick the right one for you…

Big Busted: The bandage dress is the perfect shape for you as the sculpted top half of the dress will make the most of your cleavage. Avoid strapless styles, as they won't provide enough support.

No Curves: If you have a boyish straight up and down shape, go for styles with high necklines and big shoulder detailing as seen on the likes of Kate Moss and Anna Friel. They will draw the eye away from your bust.

Big Tummy: If your stomach is your problem area, go for double-layered body-con dresses in thicker fabrics and with panelling at the front, to help flatten out any bulges.

Pear-SHAPED: Go for dark, block colours which will flatter a bigger bottom half, and steer clear of patterned or pale coloured dresses.

Chunky Thighs: Go for longer styles finishing no higher than just above the knee or have a fishtail to add balance.

The menus

Breakfasts

Porridge with semi-skimmed milk and fresh raspberries

Poached egg on granary toast – no butter

Banana smoothie made with semi-skimmed milk and an apple

Low fat yoghurt with fresh fruit salad and chopped nuts

Reference: http://www.myfundmakingniche.info/the-advantages-of-the-medifast-diet-plan