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May 19th, 2012 | 
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Study: Eat 300 fewer calories daily to prevent weight regain
Dieters need to eat at least 300 fewer calories daily to avoid regaining the weight they lost, according to a study presented at the European Congress on Obesity. "The number of calories you are going to have to eat to maintain that weight loss falls by 22%. That's 300 calories or more a day less than someone who looks exactly like they do," said researcher Michael Rosenbaum of Columbia University.
Lab Notes: Sugar Sours Memory, Fish Oil Trumps
Rats fed a sugary diet forgot how to run a maze they had previously mastered, but the effect was countered by omega-3 fatty acid supplements.
CDC: Drowning is a leading cause of child deaths in U.S.
Drowning killed more children aged 1 to 4 than any other cause except birth defects between 2005 and 2009, CDC researchers wrote in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Most fatal and nonfatal drownings involving children took place at swimming pools.
Diabetes Can Take a Toll on Your Emotions
Many people know diabetes — both type 1 and type 2 — can take a serious toll on physical health. But these blood-sugar disorders also can affect your emotions and, in turn, your emotions can wreak havoc on your diabetes control…recent research in people with type 1 diabetes has found that long periods of high blood-sugar levels can trigger the production of a hormone linked to the development of depression.
VA Uses More “Last-Resort” Antibiotics
The use of "last resort" antibiotics by the nation’s largest medical system has been increasing in recent years, a likely indication of a growing problem with drug-resistant pathogens, researchers reported.