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Dieting: assessing the real worth 8 Articles

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    by Cyd Madsen

    It's interesting to trace the origins of the word "diet." It stems from the Greek word "diatsthai," meaning "to live one's life, and from the Latin word "diaeta," meaning "way of living." All of us are on a diet of one ...read more

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    by Mary Mchugh

    MY CHOCOLATE AND WINE DIET In spite of the fact that I have written a book called "Eat This! 365 Reasons to Stop Dieting," the fact is that I have been on one diet or another since I was 40. When I was a l...read more

  • by Mirjana Pantic

    DIET! The most hated word amongst women. It evokes all those feelings the food was meant to fix at the time, and yet there they were, as alive as ever. Will there ever be a time where that word would lose its meaning and b...read more

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    by Cassandra Simmons

    The word diet means to restrict the intake of specific foods, and fluids, to reduce body weight. What works to reduce body weight for one person will not always work for another, due to metabolic differences and lifestyl...read more

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    by Lalitha

    Everybody have a specific diet plan when they wanted to loose weight. I am a pure vegetarian and I used to take only the vegetables and rice. When I saw my doctor, she said I am over weight and I needed some diet plan and ...read more

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    by marie almond

    Diet. Its a four letter word I'm tired of seeing and hearing. I am constintly on a diet, usually one that I make up myself. The easiest one for me is just calorie restriction, I know its not healthy and don't worry I am ...read more

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    by Kelly Beathard

    I am 42 years old and have had two open heart surgeries and I have Rheumatoid Arthritis. My health was really really bad and I felt terrible all the time and never had any energy at all. My doctor told me that if I sta...read more

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    by Alison Alden

    Could you're latest diet lead to an eating disorder. If you have been looking in the mirror and thinking you fill last years bikini a little to well, think carefully and ask your self a few questions before embarking on a...read more

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