DIET & FITNESS

apple cider vinegar

Is apple cider vinegar good for you? A doctor weighs in

As a practicing physician and professor of medicine, people ask me about the benefits of drinking apple cider vinegar all the time. I enjoy those moments, because we can talk about the (extensive) history of vinegar, and then distill the conversations to how it could, maybe, benefit them.
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Obesity

Australia’s Cambridge Weight Plan craze: Health experts worried over extremely low level of nutrients in diet plan

The Cambridge Weight Plan, Australia’s new fad diet, is now being investigated by a government regulator to find out if the product can be legally sold in Australia. Health experts have already warned of serious side-effects such as general feeling of coldness, rash, nausea, leg cramps, hair loss, halted periods and even unexpected pregnancy from following a diet so low on nutrients.
Paleo Diet

Paleo diet weight loss more effective

Experts from Edith Cowan University (ECU) have suggested that the popular Paleo diet is more effective in losing weight than the recommended Australian dietary guidelines.
How To Encourage Healthy Heart Habits In children

Too much sitting might trigger heart disease in kids

Physical inactivity among children and adults triggers health issues, and to counter this problem,the Heart Foundation has organised a campaign that will deal with issues like poor diet and lack of physical activity.

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