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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

Grapefruit Diet Plan

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Atkins, Ornish, WeightWatchers: How to Choose a Diet that Works

By Patrika Tsai Health Expert

    Atkins, Beverly Hills, Grapefruit, LEARN, Mediterranean, Ornish, Weight Watchers, Zone.  This list is only a small sampling of popular diets people follow.  The sheer number of options makes it difficult to choose the one that would be best for you.


    What is the best popular diet?  A research study published earlier this month in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) compared four popular diets: Atkins, LEARN, Ornish, and Zone.  Overweight and obese women w...

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Expert & Community Posts

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Anxiety Medications: BuSpar
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

...increase or decrease the amount of grapefruit in your diet before discussing it with your... Read more »

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An Acid Reflux Diet for Teens
By Jan Gambino , Health Expert

...some teens need to make drastic changes in their diet while others can tolerate a variety of... Read more »

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More Trouble with Fructose
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

...increases our risks for heart attacks. High-fructose diets also lead us to secrete more insulin,... Read more »

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Fruit Juice May Interfere With Your Medication
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert

...medication and grapefruit is a regular part of your daily diet.   While orange juice was... Read more »

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Is Grapefruit Safe to Eat When Taking a Statin Drug?
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

...study of 37 people with high cholesterol treated with diet and statin drugs found vitamin A... Read more »

Health Guide

Kidney Stones: Other Treatments
...preventive measures to prevent recurrence. The following are some general observations:The most important dietary recommendations for reducing the risk for calcium stones are increasing fluid... Read more »
Crohn's Disease: Dietary Factors
Dietary FactorsThe role of diet and nutrition is very important in Crohn's disease and should be considered for four separate situations:As important add-on treatment to medical therapies for... Read more »
Ulcerative Colitis: Dietary Considerations
Dietary ConsiderationsMalnutrition is very common in ulcerative colitis (UC), although it tends to be more severe in Crohn's disease. Some experts recommend that children with IBD increase their... Read more »
Psoriasis: Other Medications
...should be as low as possible and should be taken every second or third day.Patients should eat a low-fat diet and get daily aerobic exercise to maintain healthy triglyceride levels. Triglycerides... Read more »
Heart Attack Patient Guide, Part II: Recovery
...stay, you may not receive anything to eat by mouth (i.e., made fasting) or be placed on a clear liquid diet. The reason for these dietary restrictions is to reduce the risk of vomiting after the... Read more »

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