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Flying in the face of the massively popular low carb Atkins diet, controversy linked to the efficacy of the regime looks set to continue with new evidence suggesting the precise opposite - a high carbohydrate, low fat diet - is 'better than counting...
Obesity-related US medical costs reached $75 billion in 2003 with taxpayers paying up to $175 annually to foot the bill, reports a new study. According to weight-loss-diet-i.com, sales of diet pills and related supplements have been increasing 10 to...
With 60 enquiries in one week for a new franchise 'low carb' food shop, the popularity of low carbs is going at full steam. Pure Foods also reports a 300 per cent rise on a new low carb product line.
Degussa BioActives has obtained a court injunction against creatine manufacturer Muscle Marketing USA that will prevent it from making false statements and claims about its creatine serum and its stability and effectiveness.
Dietary lycopene may significantly reduce the risk of heart disease, suggests new research, which found that women with the highest levels of the antioxidant in their blood had a 34 per cent reduced risk of the disease compared to those with lower...