Diet Myths and Facts

Lack of sleep can cause your hormones to be out of balanced leading to false hunger. Here’s some ways you can ensure you’re getting enough sleep.

Have you ever wondered if people of certain weights buy certain drinks?

AKA “Things we thought we knew that might be wrong”.

The insulin-makes-you-fat issue is something I’ve come full circle on.

During a recent Interview “Salt” star, Angelina Jolie, said the secret to her beauty was a big juicy steak.

Not only do people have to deal with the issue of being labeled as ‘fat’ or as ‘skinny’, but now it seems there is a new label becoming popular in the world of diet & fitness.

We stumbled on a great graphic that illustrates what the average American eats throughout the course of one year.

Opinions are divided when it comes to the iconic weight loss show.

Ever felt a sense of deja vu when you are reading the latest diet book?

Ever wish you could get the real facts about dieting and health?

While there is no clear definition of what constitutes “unsafe” weight loss, it’s probably fair to say that “The Biggest Loser” flirts with that blurry line at the best of times.

This is a continuation to last months health rant “17 Home Truths Every Health Freak Needs to Hear”.

There’s a lot of buzz surrounding the launch of “Children’s Health Magazine”, Rodale Press’ latest magazine endeavour (whose line-up includes Men’s Health, Women’s Health, and Prevention to name a few).

Naturally, we focus on the wonderful benefits of losing weight (fat) – the health boost, the self-confidence, the ability to move around with more ease and less discomfort.

this is my bookI guess it’s an oxymoron like “jumbo shrimp” or “yeah-no.” But to make America’s obesity problems even worse, our own fitness ads have turned against us!

Before I unveil my list of the most overrated exercise and diet trends, I feel a disclaimer or two is in order:

I’m in favor of anything that helps people become healthy or fit.

In our quests for health, longevity, weight loss, happiness, there is no shortage of people willing to take our money.

Do you ever feel like there is too much to worry about when eating healthy?

More and more evidence is emerging that using artificial sweeteners may be something of a false economy.

Eat fish – it’s full of omega-3′s…

Detoxing and cleansing are big business.

Do we really need to drink 8 glasses of water a day to be healthy? Where did this myth originate and how much water do we really require?

It must be so tempting for unscrupulous entrepreneurs:

Find an obscure weight loss product from somewhere overseas.

In 2004, an estimated 4.8 million Americans bought bogus weight-loss supplements, patches, creams or other products – making it the top rated scam according to the Federal Trade Commission.

Some of the bad chemicals hiding in fast food may surprise you, but then again, maybe not.

So says the propaganda in an old advertisement from “Sugar Information Inc”.

Alcohol consumption and fat loss has long been a controversial subject.

Although it is difficult to ascertain what constitutes a “fad diet”, there are certain shall we say…