There are plenty of diets that advertise quick ways to lose weight. It is not that difficult to design a diet that will mean you lose 7-10 pounds in a short time (1-2 weeks). Most people who have excess weight to lose could do this.

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Despite significant improvements in animal hygiene over the past
several decades, unpasteurized milk can still be contaminated with
germs that make people sick, researchers warn in a report in the
journal Food Safety.

Death rates soon after anti-obesity or “bariatric” surgery in
Sweden are low, statistics show.

A large waist circumference, which is known to raise the risk of
cardiovascular disease, may also raise the risk of stroke or
mini-stroke, researchers from Germany report.

Having the so-called metabolic syndrome may raise the risk of
chronic kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes, researchers
from China report.

Each serving of whole-grains may lessen heart failure risk by 7
percent among middle-aged African-American and white men and women,
according to findings from a long-term study.

Researchers say that late-night eating won’t make you fatter, and sugar isn’t likely to make your children more hyper, either.

Compared with other overweight children, overweight siblings of
children with type 2 diabetes mellitus have a significantly higher
prevalence of abnormal glucose tolerance, a risk factor for
diabetes, according to researchers at the Children’s Hospital of
Philadelphia.

UK researchers have identified a type of treatment that can help
most people with eating disorders, with lasting results.

Men who manage to stay lean and active as they age may lower their
risk of developing heart failure, researchers reported Monday.