Researchers at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada are gearing up to begin a study to determine whether or not diet plays in pregnant and postpartum women’s mental health, according to a news report in the Calgary Herald.   The study will be headed up by a PhD student and is expected to begin January 2008. The project is ...

Former 90210 actress and Tori and Dean: Inn Love star Tori Spelling is excited about her new son Liam, but not about her post pregnancy pounds. According to People magazine, Tori put on 40 pounds during her pregnancy and is eager to take it off.   Entertainment news reports reveal that Tori has signed up for NutriSystem food ...

A Canadian university study proves that eating just one high fat meal can cause a spike in blood pressure. Researchers at the University of Calgary recently recruited 30 healthy undergraduate students to test their theory about the relationship between foods that are high in saturated fat and the body’s physical reaction during stress. The ...

The growing obesity rate is putting a strain on the health care system in Ontario, Canada and some individuals in need of weight loss surgery may be forced to go to the United States to have the procedure.   The reason for this is that the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) cannot keep up for the growing demand for surgery, ...

A New Zealand woman is fuming after learning that a photograph of her is being used to sell a brand of diet pills in the United States. According to the New Zealand Herald the woman, Maree Briggs, came across the advertisement for Metabo-Speed XXX on the Internet. The distributor, Lab 88, touts the product as the “diet pill of the ...

A long-term study into the affects of salt-intake on the body proves that the substance greatly increases the risk for serious health problems, scientists report. The 15-year study was headed up by Harvard Medical School and published in the British Medical Journal.   According to the study, individuals who consumed lower amounts ...

Rocker Courtney Love is finally speaking out about her dramatic weight loss. Love squashed rumors of weight loss surgery by announcing on HBO that she went on a strict diet in order to fit into a pair of designer jeans.   Over the past several days numerous gossip magazines and entertainment news programs have speculated that the ...

People who consume more omega-6 fatty acids than omega-3 fatty acids are more prone to depression, a university study has found. Researchers at Ohio State University College of Medicine studied 43 three men and women to determine the link between their consumption of fatty acids and depression and inflammation. Six study participants who ...

Are you concerned with the quality of our food? Does it seem as though there's nothing that you can safely eat? Between the food choices that nutritionists shun to the items the FDA finds contaminated, it's really no wonder people are uneasy making safe and healthy food choices. The FDA sent out a warning this week to alert consumers about a ...

Women who frequently eat red meat and processed meat are more likely to develop breast cancer, a British study has found. Women who are postmenopausal have an even greater risk of developing the cancer if they eat a lot of meat. The findings were published in the British Journal of Cancer.   Researchers at the University of ...