Diets in Review
How often do you see or how often do you grab that salt shaker and start pouring salt all over your food as soon as the plate is set in front of you? Sodium intake in our nation is extremely … Continue reading
There’s a slight discrepancy in estimates of how much food and beverage marketers spend targeting kids. A mere $8.4 billion. An FTC report says food and beverage companies spent $1.6 billion marketing to children under 17 in 2006. But $10 … Continue reading
When I was growing up my mother would often say; “you are who you hangout with.” It was her way of making sure that I was surrounding myself with people who wouldn’t get me into trouble. It was sound advice … Continue reading
This doesn’t seem to be a real shocking discovery, but a new study suggests that the very low rates of coronary heart disease among the Japanese may be due to their lifelong high consumption of fish. We’ve known for a … Continue reading
Isometric training (static strength training) consist of constant muscle contraction without joint movement. This type of exercise is good for general strength training and rehabilitation. Isometric training is also an excellent way to strengthen muscles without putting too much stress on the joints. … Continue reading
Back to school isn’t too far away.
Stepping into our Food Fight ring this week are two rich, fudgy and decadent contenders- No Pudge Original Fat Free Fudge Brownie and Betty Crocker Low-Fat Fudge Brownie. Are brownies a health food? No! Do you need to indulge occasionally? … Continue reading
With childhood obesity out of control, there comes some nasty baggage. Adult health problems such as Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol are all now on the rise with kids. So, now children are taking obesity-related drugs … Continue reading
A new study insinuates that a high BMI (body mass index) is linked to a higher mortality rate for women who suffer from breast cancer. This article at Yahoo.com on the study is a little confusing because after making the … Continue reading
The New York Times published this week a new study examining how the sugars glucose and fructose metabolize differently in the body, with fructose quickly converting to fat. This study, with a very small sample size, consisted of only six … Continue reading
For those of you out there who feel like you are doing all the right steps to lose weight by eating right and exercising often, but you can’t seem to lose any weight, there may a secret solution to your … Continue reading