Cutting carbs just 2 days a week can spur weight loss

Dieters who can’t stomach the idea of going hungry seven days a week just got good news: You might be able to drop more weight if you cut back on carbs just two days a week. British researchers found that women who essentially gave up carbs for two days and ate normally the rest of the time dropped...

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Diabetics May Benefit from n-3 Fatty Acids

Use of a margarine fortified with n-3 fatty acids significantly reduced post-myocardial infarction ventricular arrhythmia-related events among diabetic patients, according to a subset analysis of data from a null study. Compared with placebo, patients who used the margarine experienced an 84% reduction in ventricular arrhythmia-related events, Daan Kromhout, MPH, PhD, from Wageningen University in...

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Minute a day 'keeps diabetes away'

Less than one minute of exercise a day could prevent diabetes, researchers have claimed. Performing short cycle sprints three times a week could be enough to prevent and possibly treat type 2 diabetes, a study suggests. Scientists at the University of Bath asked volunteers to perform two 20-second cycle sprints on exercise bikes, three times per week. After six weeks, researchers in the university's...

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