Diet Questions
A Culture of Bad Food: Can it Change?
Recently I spent some time traveling round the United Kingdom. It didn't take long for me to realize how incongruous the message of healthy eating has become. If you are already eating a predominantly healthy diet, you have already made...
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Which is Healthier: Avocado Oil or Olive Oil?
Cold pressed virgin oils are hailed for their excellent health promoting qualities. Olive oil has become the go to oil for the health conscious, but is it indeed the "healthiest" choice. Let's see how olive oil stacks up against the...
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Is Eating Fruit Making You Fat?
If you've read the most popular diet books for the past decade, then the answer is a resounding YES! But is there scientific rationale for the demonization of something we've been told to eat daily?...
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Does Dieting Make You Angry And Stressed?
The idea of reaching for a stick of celery when all you really want is a big slice of chocolate cake, would probably make most people a little grumpy. And, according to results published in the Journal of Consumer...
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Poll: Is HCG Weight Loss A Scam?
Dr. David Katz, the director of Yale University's Prevent Research Center thinks so. He has researched all of the data regarding the recently resurrected HCG diet and found there to be no supporting evidence of it's success. He describes HCG...
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Poll: 90% of Americans Think They Eat Healthy!
Are people in America fooling themselves or is all the health data pumped out by the government a pile of lies? According to a recent Consumer Reports survey, 9 out of 10 Americans said that they eat a healthy...
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Anorexic Model Dies: When Will the Fashion Industry Get It?
Isabelle Caro, a French actress and model, whose emaciated image is a shock Italian ad campaign, has died at the age of 28. In later interviews, Caro said she weighed about 59 pounds when the photos were taken in...
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Should Pro-Eating Disorder Sites be Banned?
You can find information and support groups for just about anything on the world wide web. And, while we've enjoyed unprecedented access to information on issues such as health, gardening, and car maintenance - it's disturbing to think we...
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Fructose: Evil or Misunderstood?
Flickr: toffuttibreak Fructose, particularly in the form of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), has been labelled the devil of all food creations. A video surfaced on youtube this past year by a well-spoken and clearly educated doctor by the name...
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Do You Recognize These 10 Health Fads?
I admit it, I love top 10 lists! And, as this decade draws to a close, I especially love top 10's of the decade. The 2000's certainly had a nice blend of the progressive, the questionable and of course...
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How Do I Stop Eating So Much After Exercise?
This is a follow-up post to the TIME Magazine Rebuttal. My original intention was to follow up with a "How to Make Exercise Work For You" post (which I will get to), but I decided I had lost sight...
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Do You Know How to Stop Food Cravings?
Flickr: obo-bobolina If you try to eat healthy and take regular exercise I think it's possible to allow for all types of food in your diet in moderation. But, sometimes you may find yourself overcome with evil cravings that seem...
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Can Smells Curb Your Appetite?
The New York Times published a piece on various scented "weight loss" or "appetite suppressant" products this week: A Slimmer You May Be a Whiff Away. These products purport to reduce hunger, or help you feel satisfied for longer....
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How Do Those TV People Get So Freaking Skinny?
Flickr: Aaronescobar A post on our Share forums: "i'm 17 years old. i'm very cute and everything. but just too fat. you ever wonder how those people in the t.v get so freaking skinny. i need help. and a LOT...
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Can Parents Healthy Eating Influence Children?
Apparently the apple does fall far from the tree - at least when it comes to eating apples. In what researchers have called a "surprising" study, it seems as though mom and dad's healthy eating doesn't rub off on their...
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Why Do We Eat Fast Food?
Despite everything we know about healthy eating, the obesity epidemic, and even the popularity of cooking shows on TV, America is still obsessed with fast food. After all, it has been one of the recession proof industries during the...
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Does High Protein Help With Fat Loss?
Recently I commented on a study that suggested calories matter most when it comes to weight loss. That may be true, but another new study has shown that a diet moderately high in protein is superior for fat loss and...
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Study: It's All About The Calories
If you've taken your dieting advice from pop diet book authors in recent years, you'd think that calories are not important or at least of secondary importance when it comes to battling the bulge. The largest dietary trial of its...
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Is It Okay to Eat Late at Night?
With the holiday season in full swing, a reference to the classic '80s film "Gremlins" seems most apropos. If you'll recall, owning a gremlin (well, in Gizmo form, that is) required following some very specific rules, chief among them...
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Calories or Insulin: Which is Worse for the Waistline?
Control calories or control insulin... or both? Which is more important when it comes to battling extra pounds? Hint... there's no simple answer. If you've read any diet book released in the past 5-10 years, you are probably convinced...
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