May 2004
Weighing In On The South Beach Diet
We combed the book cover to cover, allowing for the possibility that the hype used to attract buyers might belie a healthful, scientifically grounded weight-loss plan within. But that was not to be the case.
Did you know…
The term “flexitarian” is used to describe people who follow a mostly vegetarian diet but occasionally eat meat.
Ask Tufts Experts
- I have fish a few times a week but heard about new guidelines warning against eating fish because of high mercury levels. Should I cut back on my fish intake?
- You recently wrote that a calcium build-up in the arteries can signal an impending heart attack. Is the build-up the result of too much calcium in the diet?
Abstracts
- A New Prescription for Pain: Sunlight
- But Would You Exercise to Save Someone Else’s Life?
- Can Eggs Fit Into a Heart-Healthy Diet Or Not?
- Doctors Miss Opportunities to Advise on Weight Loss
- Gaining More Than 20 Pounds Raises Breast Cancer Risk
- Home Blood Pressure Readings Most Accurate
- How Now Mad Cow?
- Losing the Sense of Smell is Common—And Potentially Dangerous
- New Way to Decrease Over-Prescribing of Antibiotics
- Tai Chi May Help the Heart, Too