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Friday, October, 30, 2009

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Artificial sweeteners may cause weight gain

October 03, 2008
Food and drinks made with artificial sweeteners are indeed lower in calories, but a new study suggests that they may lead to overeating. A recent animal study found that rats ate more artificially-sweetened food than food that used table sugar. Researchers believe that a sweet taste may make the body 'anticipate' a calorie count, which may lead to overeating and weight gain. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Stick with it!
By Maggie , Health Expert

...nutrition program. Most importantly, keeping track of calories or food groups allows you to... Read more »

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In Your Face Calorie Counts Show Up In NY
By The HealthGal , Health Expert

  Live in New York and there is no dodging the calorie bullet if you choose to eat outside your... Read more »

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Weighing In: What protein drink and diet are recommend to bulk up?
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

...However, these drinks are also very high in sugar and calories and so they can actually lead to... Read more »

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Weighing In: kilocalorie vs. Calorie
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

Question: What is the corrolation between KCalories as presented on my heart rate monitor and... Read more »

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Fast Food Rations
By Cathy Hamilton , Health Expert

...mall food court. He asked them to estimate how many calories were contained in the combo meal... Read more »

Health Guide

Serving size
...foods and beverages, wrongly assuming it is only one serving -- this is an easy way to over-consume calories! For example, a small package of pretzels that you would find in a deli can have as... Read more »
Tips for a Heart Healthy Low Cholesterol Diet
...TipsSaturated fats should be avoided or reduced, and trans fats should be cut out if possible. Fats are high in calories, but you don’t need to scrutinize your diet by counting calories.... Read more »
Calories
There are two types of calories listed on all food labels: total calories and calories from fat. The total calories tell you how many calories are in one serving of the food item – be sure to... Read more »
Percent Daily Value
These numbers tell you how much of the daily recommended intake the food item meets for a 2,000 calorie diet. For example, if a food label has 18 percent daily value of total fat, than one serving of... Read more »
Fat
...fats (monounsaturated, polyunsaturated) as well as unhealthy fats (saturated, transfat). Fat has 9 calories per gram, more than twice the calories per gram of carbohydrates and proteins. If you... Read more »

Medications

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...medication is used along with a doctor-approved reduced-calorie diet, exercise, and behavior... Read more »

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...medication is used along with a doctor-approved reduced-calorie diet, exercise, and behavior... Read more »

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...Consuming large quantities of alcohol, not getting enough calories from food, or doing unusually... Read more »

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...(sye-BYOU-truh-meen)Uses This medication is used along with a low-calorie diet to help... Read more »

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...This effect may occur if you do not consume enough calories (from food, juices, fruit, etc.).... Read more »

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