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Dr. John Foreyt, leading obesity expert and a professor at Baylor College of Medicine notes that research published in the Journal of Food Science is encouraging.  Many people slash calories drastically when trying to lose weight and end up missing out on important vitamins and antioxidants.  However, this research demonstrates that...

It seems the old adage “You are what you eat” may not be quite accurate. According to research recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, it isn’t what you eat, but how much. Results from the two-year study, which assigned 811 overweight participants to one of four reduced-calorie...

Have you ever lost weight and then watched the pounds creep back on? Do you think of good-tasting food as something you must avoid when dieting? Are you still searching for that miracle weight-loss plan? 1. When Losing Means Winning More than 186 million American adults – or eight out...

Results from a research study of more than 1,000 adults, published in the Journal of Food Science, found that participants who incorporated reduced-calorie products consumed more vitamins and minerals such as calcium, fiber, iron in their diets.  According to lead researcher Dr. Madeleine Sigman-Grant, Ph.D., R.D., with the University of Nevada,...

Reduced-fat and fat-free foods and beverages continue to soar in popularity, but how helpful are they? That's the question a lot of people have been asking lately, as Americas' girth has been growing right along with the popularity of these products. The answer is: lower fat products can be very...

Functional foods are generally described as foods that provide some health-benefits beyond traditional nutritional values. For example, probiotics and/or prebiotics may be added to foods to increase functionality. The Greek translation of Probiotic is "for life." A probiotic is a microorganism in a food or supplement containing live microorganisms that...