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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Can't lose weight on a low-fat diet? Maybe you need to cut carbs instead, and a new genetic test may point the way, maker Interleukin Genetics Inc reported on Wednesday. The small study of about 140 overweight or obese women showed that those on diets "appropriate" for their genetic makeup lost more weight than those on less appropriate diets, researchers told an American Heart Association meeting.

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URBANA – A new University of Illinois study touts the benefits of soluble fiber—found in oats, apples, and nuts, for starters—saying that it reduces the inflammation associated with obesity-related diseases and strengthens the immune system. "Soluble fiber changes the personality of immune cells—they go from being pro-inflammatory, angry cells to anti-inflammatory, healing cells that help us recover faster from infection," said Gregory Freund, a professor in the U of I's College of Medicine and a faculty member in the College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences' Division of Nutritional Sciences. This happens because soluble fiber causes increased production of an...

U.S. President Barack Obama is served fried chicken as he visits Mrs. Wilkes' Dining Room in Savannah, Georgia March 2, 2010. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS FOOD)

Hardly a week goes by without a new health claim being made of eating oily fish. But is it really as magical as we are told?If there were a top 40 of good foods, a chart rundown of the right things to eat, then anything containing omega-3 fatty acids would have been number one for years. They even have their own international awareness day, which takes place this Wednesday. Omega-3 is the name given to a family of unsaturated fatty acids found mainly in oily fish, such as salmon, herring, sardines and anchovies, and also in eggs, meat, milk and...

Egyptian priests lived on junk food diet The food of the gods in Ancient Egypt was more likely to guarantee an early grave than immortality, scientists have discovered. Published: 7:30AM GMT 26 Feb 2010 Delicious and bountiful banquets offered to the gods and eaten by Egyptian priests and their families were laden with artery-clogging saturated fat, research shows. The evidence comes from hieroglyphic inscriptions on temple walls and the priests' mummified remains - which bear the unmistakable signs of damaged arteries and heart disease. Sumptuous meals of beef, wild fowl, bread, fruit, vegetables, cake, wine and beer were given up...

Nothing against the quality of Subway,but five dollars for a sub sounds a little expensive. For the average "hungry man",two subs and a medium pepsi is a meal. Now comparing that for what you can get for five dollars at Burger King or Wendy's, I would rather have three double cheeseburgers or Whoppers! I like subway,but that commercial with the three construction workers has got to go!

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Severely obese teens who had surgery to limit what they could eat lost more weight and enjoyed more health benefits than those who did an intensive lifestyle program, researchers said on Tuesday. They said 21 of 25 severely obese teens aged 14 to 18 who underwent a form of gastric banding lost more than half of their excess weight compared with just 3 out of 25 who did a diet, exercise and behavior modification program. "In this study, gastric banding proved to be an effective intervention leading to a substantial and durable reduction in obesity and to...