Stealth Salt Hidden salt — 470 mg in a Starbucks bran muffin — is the next big health issue and here's the long list of reasons why. Read more...

Toronto Star "Lots to lose on $20 a day ". Finally, the key to this man's healthy heart Portion control, precooked meals, variety, the answer. Read more...

"Forget Fad Diets, Physicians Group warns" Forget fad diets for weight control. They're potentially dangerous and ultimately ineffective. That's the advice of the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM), Read more...

WebMed - Strict diets 'cut heart disease' Nutritious food improves health Stringent dieting can dramatically reduce the risk of heart disease, a study shows. Looking to tack a few years on to the end of your life, or enjoy your golden years with vigor, good health, and youthfulness? Research on animals shows a restricted-calorie diet may have these effects and slow the hands of time. Read more...

Pacific Health Research Institute/Kuaikinni Medical Center releases first ever long-term human study showing link between decreased calorie intake and longevity. On August 31, 2004, a groundbreaking scientific article by Dr. Bradley Willcox and colleagues at Pacific Health Research Institute and Kuakini Medical Center, titled "How Much Should We Eat: The Association Between Energy Intake and Mortality in a 36-Year Follow-Up Study of Japanese American Men" will appear in the Journal of Gerontology: Biological Sciences--the highest impact factor journal in aging research. Read more...

Medical Mutual - Restrict Calories, Revive Your Life Looking to tack a few years on to the end of your life, or enjoy your golden years with vigor, good health, and youthfulness? Research on animals shows a restricted-calorie diet may have these effects and slow the hands of time. Read more...

Medical News Today - "Portion control Induces Greatest Weight Loss, Suma Study finds" According to lead Summa researcher Everett E. Logue, Ph.D., the greatest weight loss in the study was related to portion control. "Although we saw similar patterns of weight loss related to reduced dietary fat consumption, increased fruit and vegetable consumption, increased physical activity and increased planned exercise, the target behaviour that induced the greatest weight loss was portion control." Read more...