London: Spicing up the daily diet with some red pepper can curb appetite and help burn unwanted calories, a study says. "We found that consuming red pepper can help manage appetite and burn more calories after a meal, especially for individuals who do not consume the spice regularly," said Richard Mattes, professor of foods and nutrition at Purdue University, who led the study. "Dietary changes that don't require great effort...
01:17 PM, Apr 27, 2011
London: Struggling to shed those extra kilos? If yes, try to have a good night's sleep besides sticking to your diet and daily exercise, scientists suggest. Researchers have found that those who get between six and eight hours of sleep a night are twice as likely to reduce their desired weight when put on a diet for six months. The study also found that people trying to lose at least...
02:16 PM, Mar 30, 2011
New Delhi: Everytime you say no to calories, you say no to energy. Celebrity nutritionist and fitness trainer Rujuta Diwekar, who coached the likes of Kareena Kapoor into fabulous bodies is back with a new guide that shows women what and how to eat from puberty to marriage and from pregnancy to menopause. Building on her four principles of eating right from her first book "Don't lose your Mind, Lose...
05:08 PM, Feb 22, 2011
New York: Losing weight is often touted as a way to improve health, but many weight-loss programs may not help stave off disease since people tend to gain the weight back, Australian researchers say. In a report in the International Journal of Obesity, they note the focus of such programs may need to change if they're really going to have a lasting effect. To test the potential impact of different...
05:37 PM, Jan 26, 2011
London: Are you a reluctant dieter? Then, it would be a perfect excuse for you, as scientists have claimed that staying fat may be better for your health. The researchers said the idea that weight is harmful has been "exaggerated" and people who are little heavier may actually live longer. The California University (CU) study that looked at about 350,000 people in the US also suggested that the obese put...
04:22 PM, Jan 24, 2011
Rome: Luxury shoemaker Tod's will fund the restoration of Rome's Colosseum with a 25 million euro ($ 34 million) sponsorship campaign, the biggest to rescue Italy's crumbling archaeological treasures with private money. "I won't put Tod's shoes on the Colosseum," the company's chief executive, Diego Della Valle, promised at a news conference when asked if huge advertising billboards would appear on the almost 2,000-year-old monument. Officials said the branding will...
05:28 PM, Jan 22, 2011
New York: A lawyer for a man charged with stalking Caroline Kennedy's daughter says his client believes he was only offering his love when he showered her with flowers, balloons and romantic e-mails. Attorney Gerald Hertz says his client was not trying to threaten Tatiana Schlossberg. Hertz said his client "just didn't get it." A judge yesterday ordered a psychiatric examination for 41-year-old Naeem Ahmed to determine his mental fitness...
11:28 AM, Jan 22, 2011
London: Food scientists have created friendly bugs that can help you shed pounds when added to yogurt. They found they could alter a gut bacteria to produce a type of molecule that has been shown to reduce levels of fat tissue in the body. The scientists from the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority (IAFDA) and Cork University, Ireland, hope they will be able to produce new types of probiotic...
07:35 PM, Jan 17, 2011
London: Far from ensuring weight loss, a hearty breakfast could be a sure recipe for piling on the pounds, say researchers. The study, which contradicts the dieting mantra that a big breakfast takes the edge off appetite, found that those who gorge in the morning continue to eat heartily throughout the day. The German researchers say those who want to lose weight should start watching what they eat from the...
04:04 PM, Jan 17, 2011
New Delhi: State-owned Indian Oil Corp, the nation's largest fuel retailer, on Monday said it is losing Rs 1.22 per litre on petrol despite last week's Rs 2.50 a litre hike in prices, as crude oil rules at two-year high levels. "Based on current price levels in the international oil market, the desired increase in the retail selling prices of petrol in a market like New Delhi should have been...
12:29 PM, Jan 17, 2011
New Delhi: Terming telecom minister Kapil Sibal's claim of zero loss to the exchequer in 2G spectrum scam as bizarre arithmetic, Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday said this would backfire and people of India will severely reject it. "Sibal is badly misreading the mood of the people and the nation in the face of this scam. The correct thing for the government would be address the scam squarely...
06:13 PM, Jan 12, 2011
New Delhi: Terming as "highly objectionable" Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal's remarks on CAG's projection of the loss in 2G spectrum allocation, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy on Saturday alleged that it was an attempt to influence investigations into the scam. Swamy said the court should take suo motu notice of the contempt of court committed by the Minister, who made statements about the case when the Supreme Court had passed...
01:37 PM, Jan 08, 2011
London: The key to successful slimming is to begin dieting at the age of 28. Women in the late 20s shed weight faster because they have more time and willpower than those of other ages, a survey said. Twenty-somethings are also more concerned about their weight and so remain focused on their weight loss goals. Conversely, those in their 30s are often too busy to watch their weight while many...
05:54 PM, Jan 06, 2011
New York: Boys have been more likely than girls to show signs of a particular type of hearing loss, but girls are catching up - and the ubiquity of portable audio players may be to blame, new research suggests. Hearing tests conducted on a national sample of teenage girls and boys showed that now roughly 17 percent - or 1 in 6 - of teens of both sexes have hearing...
10:20 AM, Dec 28, 2010
New York: Fish oil capsules won't help boost weight loss if you're already dieting and exercising, new research in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows. Among a group of overweight and obese adults enrolled in a diet and exercise program, those who took omega-3 fatty acids didn't lose any more weight than those given placebo capsules, Dr. Laura F. DeFina of The Cooper Institute in Dallas and her colleagues...
10:51 AM, Dec 26, 2010
London: Taking tea may prevent weight gain caused by junk food, according to a new study. Researchers found regular consumption of tea also suppressed damaging changes in the blood linked to fatty foods that can lead to type-2 diabetes, reports dailymail.co.uk. They said the research on mice could signal another set of health benefits from tea if they are confirmed in trials on humans. In the study some mice were...
12:52 PM, Dec 20, 2010
Silver Spring Maryland: The first new weight-loss pill in a decade moved closer to US approval on Tuesday, when a panel of expert advisers backed Orexigen Therapeutics's Contrave despite heart risk concerns. It was the third new weight-loss drug to come before U.S. regulators this year, the Food and Drug Administration having rejected two rival medicines in October. Orexigen's stock more than doubled to USD 12.20 from Monday's close of...
04:09 PM, Dec 08, 2010
In a new way to keep students interested in class, teachers in Canada have allowed the students to let them use their cellphones and iPods. ...
09:46 AM, Oct 18, 2010
Srinagar: Repeated incidents of violence and turmoil have damaged the economy in the Kashmir valley – and the industry which has been worst hit by the unrest is tourism. The loss is estimated to be touching Rs 21,000 crores and more than a lakh people have been rendered jobless. Shutdowns due to violence for close to three months has hit Kashmir hotelier Mushtaq Ahmad Chava and Jammu based industrialist Rahul...
12:24 PM, Sep 06, 2010
At a meeting, the US President said jumpstarting clean energy industry would create millions of new jobs in future. ...
11:30 AM, Aug 05, 2010
