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Here is a comparison of 4 breakfasts from fast food outlets, along with 6 home-made breakfasts. Each breakfast was actually prepared (or purchased) and photographed. Calorie counts are listed (full nutritional details also available). Ranae (who compiled this list) lost 137 pounds by eating around 1400-1500 Calories per day (divided into 3 meals and 2 snacks). All meals were around...

A simple scan could save millions from the crippling pain of arthritis. The test, a form of the MRI scan used in hospitals every day, could catch osteoarthritis when it is still in the early stages.

A simple scan could save millions from the crippling pain of arthritis. The test, a form of the MRI scan used in hospitals every day, could catch osteoarthritis when it is still in the early stages.

Commercial testing for food intolerances is 'feeding on fear' and could endanger people's health, a major inquiry says.

Commercial testing for food intolerances is 'feeding on fear' and could endanger people's health, a major inquiry says.

MILITARY personnel and sporting professionals could soon be ensuring a far longer period of career success, thanks to a landmark study commissioned in Suffolk. The first ever randomised trial of its kind* has proven that injury rate among military professionals can be predicted and reduced, as a result of special technology. A total of 400 new entry trainees were assessed at the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth in a study led by Dr Andrew Franklyn-Miller.

The prevalence of obesity and overweight in the United States coupled by the increased risk of gastrointestinal diseases related to obesity raises serious implications for the health of Americans. Several scientific studies in the August issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology examine the association between obesity and the risk of colorectal cancer and gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD. Dr. Frank K.

The discovery of a taste bud for calcium could help us to keep osteoporosis at bay. Scientists found that a mouse's mouth is programmed to pick out the taste of calcium and it is likely our taste buds are similarly primed.

Eating reheated spaghetti bolognese could reduce your risk of cancer. Scientists have discovered that multiple rounds of heating enhance the benefits of processed tomatoes.

Eating reheated spaghetti bolognese could reduce your risk of cancer. Scientists have discovered that multiple rounds of heating enhance the benefits of processed tomatoes.

A 61-year-old Japanese woman has given birth to her own grandchild using an egg donated by her daughter.

When Abhinav Bindra took home the gold medal in the 10 metres air rifle event at the Beijing Olympics, he not only earned the first individual medal ever for India, he also demonstrated how biofeedback training can be an integral part of performance optimization at the highest level. Skills of a Shooter Dead aim is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the skills needed to excel at shooting.

Research by scientists at the MRC Epidemiology Resource Centre at the University of Southampton, in collaboration with colleagues at the universities of Bristol, Oxford and Keele, has shown that there is no justification for denying obese patients knee replacement surgery.

Are you crazy about puns and low calorie cooking? If so, you will like Eat, Shrink & Be Merry - a healthy cookbook from Janet & Greta Podleski. ...

The first drive-through pharmacy in Britain has opened in a former McDonald's store.

The first drive-through pharmacy in Britain has opened in a former McDonald's store.

Handed out like sweets by clinics, they offer desperate women the promise of instant weight loss. In fact, appetite suppressing pills are often a waste of money - with horrific side effects.

Two teams of researchers have discovered clues to the way mammals make and use white and brown fat cells that could lead to treatments for obesity and weight loss; for instance it could be that boosting brown fat cell production at the expense of white cells could increase the calorie burning as opposed to the calorie storing side of the body's energy balancing system.

oceaqngrrl6 added an entry about lose weight : I lost in all over 50lbs! I still have 10 more to go!!!