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Could Diet Sodas Be Making You Fat?
Recent studies have shown that the diet soda you drink hoping to lose weight may in fact be doing the opposite. Though diet sodas have little or no calories, they can still increase your waist size up to five times because of the artificial sweeteners contained in the drinks. A study done at the Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio tracked over 450 people ages 65 to 74 for around a decade measuring their height, weight, and waist circumference. The results have shown that drinking one diet soda every day could increase your waist size up to 70% over three years.
Drinking Coffee May Lower Women’s Stroke Risk
Love coffee? Well, you could possibly be lowering your risk of stroke when you drink it, according to study of nearly 35,000 women published Thursday in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. The study found that those who drank more than one cup of coffee a day had a 22% to 25% lowered risk of stroke, compared with women who drank less than that amount. In fact, NOT drinking coffee could be more harmful than helpful — the study also found that drinking little or no coffee was actually associated with a slight increase in stroke risk.
Balanced Baby Diet
Feeding your baby for the first time is exciting. Many parents even record the event for posterity. For some mothers, the anticipation quickly turns to worry about whether the baby is getting enough nutrients. It’s sometimes difficult to know just what and how much your baby should eat. Luckily, a balanced diet for babies is not that much different from a balanced diet for adults. The portions are just a lot smaller.
The 5 Most Dangerous Fad Diets of All Time
The idea of a fad diet doesnt really sound healthy, when you think about it. Shouldnt a diet be something that you do for the long term, and not some fleeting pop culture idea? Being able to stay consistent with your eating habits, along with making sure you can enjoy yourself from time to time, is the key to staying in shape and looking great. So, lets take a look at some of the most dangerous diets to avoid. 1. Low Fat Diet
Herbalife Weight Loss
You’ve probably seen a sign on a community bulletin board that read, “Lose Weight Now, Ask Me How” or seen someone with a pin or bumper sticker that read the same. The person is most likely selling Herbalife, a company that makes supplements and weight loss products and that has been around since 1980.