Y! Health Weight Loss News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ Y! Health Weight Loss News, updated continuously. en-us Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:00:06 PST Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. 5 Yahoo! Health 142 18 http://health.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/he/b/he_144.gif Selenium, Omega-3s May Stave Off Colorectal Cancer (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/seleniumomega3smaystaveoffcolorectalcancer.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/seleniumomega3smaystaveoffcolorectalcancerTue, 08 Dec 2009 20:49:02 PSTHealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Certain dietary supplements appear to affect the development of colorectal cancer or its recurrence, two new studies suggest.Teens Lose More Weight Using Healthy Strategies (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/teenslosemoreweightusinghealthystrategies.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/teenslosemoreweightusinghealthystrategiesFri, 04 Dec 2009 20:49:31 PSTHealthDay - FRIDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Increased exercise, reduced soda consumption and self-weighing are among the most effective weight control strategies for adolescents, a new study shows.Antioxidants could help preserve muscle strength (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_antioxidants_muscle.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_antioxidants_muscleTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:16:16 PSTReuters - In a study in older adults, dietary intake of vitamins C and E was linked with muscle strength, leading the researchers to suggest at a meeting in Atlanta this past weekend that a diet high in antioxidants could play an important role in preserving muscle function in older adultsDiet, Cognitive Ability May Play Role in Heart Disease (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/dietcognitiveabilitymayplayroleinheartdisease.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/dietcognitiveabilitymayplayroleinheartdiseaseSun, 22 Nov 2009 22:39:05 PSTHealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Seniors who eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and who have good cognitive function are much less likely to die from heart disease than those who have poorer cognitive function and eat fewer fruits and vegetables, a new study has found.Low-carb, high-carb diet both help keep weight off (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_carb_diet.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_carb_dietThu, 19 Nov 2009 11:57:32 PSTReuters - Low-carb and high-carb diets work equally well for maintaining weight loss, Australian researchers report.Study Links Yo-Yo Dieting to Addiction (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/studylinksyoyodietingtoaddiction.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/studylinksyoyodietingtoaddictionThu, 12 Nov 2009 20:49:42 PSTHealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Not a big fan of dieting? Join the club. But new research in rats hints at why weight loss is so tough -- perhaps as tough as kicking drug addiction.On-off fasting helps obese adults shed pounds (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_fasting_obese.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_fasting_obeseThu, 12 Nov 2009 11:09:11 PSTReuters - Fasting every other day can help obese people lose weight, a small study hints.Fasting on Alternate Days May Make Dieting Easier (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/fastingonalternatedaysmaymakedietingeasier.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/fastingonalternatedaysmaymakedietingeasierWed, 11 Nov 2009 20:48:43 PSTHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- To get down to a healthy weight, obese and overweight people often struggle to cut their daily caloric intake by a necessary 15 percent to 40 percent.Gut Bacteria Might Be Making People Fat (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/gutbacteriamightbemakingpeoplefat.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/gutbacteriamightbemakingpeoplefatWed, 11 Nov 2009 20:48:42 PSTHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Eating a Westernized diet with lots of sugar and carbohydrates caused almost instantaneous changes in the gut flora of mice -- changes that caused the mice to become obese, researchers have found.To Feel Better, Low-Fat Diet May Be Best (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/tofeelbetterlowfatdietmaybebest.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/tofeelbetterlowfatdietmaybebestMon, 09 Nov 2009 20:49:52 PSTHealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Both a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet such as the popular Atkins program and a low-fat, high-carb diet appear to help people lose pounds over the course of a year.