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400 Calorie Fix

Prevention Editor-in-Chief Liz Vaccariello (remember the Flat Belly Diet?) is back with the 400 Calorie Fix.

If you read Prevention you are probably aware of the 400 Calorie column - which focuses on menus and meals that total up to 400 Calories.

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8 comments · November 19, 2009

5 Factor World Diet

Looking for a new diet? Diet season is almost upon us, and as silly as it seems, January is the month where people go and buy diet books. Publishers know this and hold back releases until January.

The 5 Factor World Diet is on its way. It follows on from 5 Factor Fitness and the 5 Factor Diet (I guess it follows that you keep writing sequels every few years to hit all the repeat dieters).

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2 comments · November 19, 2009

What's Your Diet Type?

It seems personality tests are being used for everything these days.

From dating services to employment, people are using these tests to determine if their personality type is a good fit with their potential partner or job.

Now it appears these types of tests are being used to evaluate not only what motivates people to loose weight according to their personality type, but also what things could help determine one's success on a particular diet.

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4 comments · November 13, 2009

French Women ARE Getting Fatter

The idea that French woman could live in the land of wine, cheese, and those mouth-watering pastries without gaining so much as an inch was such a phenomenon that it even spawned a best-selling book, French Women Don't Get Fat. And, yes, it may have created a little envy, too.

But as it turns out, French women do get fat, as do French men. According to Reuters, their obesity rates are very similar to those in the United States ... forty years ago.

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8 comments · November 12, 2009

Book Review: My Diva Diet

I don't know if I'm the best person to review a book that is "for Women only" although in reality, the fairer sex is the prime target for marketing of diet books/products.

Henceforth, I have toted this rather large pink-coloured book around with a certain degree of inconspicuousness - determined to unravel the secrets of "a women's last diet book".

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5 comments · July 21, 2009

You Don't Have to Be Diabetic to Love This Cookbook

This book is the brainchild of Tom Valenti - a man who is aptly qualified, being both a chef and a type II diabetic - and was borne out of experimenting with dishes to accommodate his condition. Eventually the modified meals become second nature to him, and he noticed weight loss, more energy, and better skin as a result.

The book rests on the premise there is no "diabetic diet," meaning every diabetic has differing needs based on individual factors.

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2 comments · July 15, 2009

Book Review: The Good Life

Taking a small detour from my usual reading material of diet, exercise, and cookbooks, I tackled a book called "The Good Life". A collaborative effort headlined by author and radio personality Jesse Dylan.

The book centers on a meaning of "health" that goes well beyond exercise and nutrition - keying in on the physical, spiritual and mental aspects of health, and the interconnectedness of the three.

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2 comments · July 6, 2009

The End of Overeating

To say that overeating is a bit of a problem in North America would be like saying Jimmy Hendrix played a little guitar. Dr David Kessler (MD) explores the world of food addiction, food companies' secrets, and how to break free of the vices that compel us to eat.

Kessler uses sound research, interviews, as well as personal and professional experience to create a convincing and riveting account of why we crave certain foods. He takes us through the biology and psychology of overeating - exploring the circuitry that compels us to eat too much of the wrong foods.

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8 comments · June 19, 2009

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