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Posted Vegetarians - You Are What You Eat to Diet Blog
Although I don't agree with the sentiment behind this advertisement from the International Vegetarian Union (click for a larger image) -- that vegetables are all your body needs -- I still think it's a kick-ass, creative picture....
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Posted French Women ARE Getting Fatter to Diet Blog
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...
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Posted Plus-Sized Nightclubs: Rattle and Rolls? to Diet Blog
The name says it all - Club Bounce. And Long Beach, California folks looking to shake and rattle their rolls think that a dance club for the obese is just what doctor ordered -- for their social lives at least. Long unable to get past the velvet ropes at traditional nightclubs because of their weight, Californians with a few...
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Posted Hate Climbing Stairs? These People Don't to Diet Blog
These are the piano stairs, a fun little experiment by -- who else? -- TheFunTheory.com. The basic idea behind their initiative is that making something fun is the most effective way to change someone's behavior. Before the stairs were altered, we clearly see the majority of people using the escalator. But when the stairs become a giant, working piano,...
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Posted Fox NFL and Burger King Make Jessica Simpson Fat Jokes to Diet Blog
Jessica Simpson is yet again the butt of fat jokes, this time at the hand of Fox NFL and Burger King. During a recent pre-game show, an animated skit was aired that featured cartoon versions of Dallas Cowboy players and plenty of "boy is Jessica fat" jokes. "Man, I still can't believe Tony (Romo) dated Jessica Simpson, even after...
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Posted Michael Pollan's Rules to Eat By to Diet Blog
The interior aisles of the supermarket scare Michael Pollen. That's where the "new" food resides. Processed versions of what humans used to eat--Splenda with fiber, Froot Loops (now a Smart Choice!), frozen meals that are more chemicals than calories. Since we clearly can no longer count on manufacturers having our best interest or our health at heart, Pollan turned...
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Posted Middle-Age Spread May Reduce Chance of Long Life to Diet Blog
Lots of people think it's okay, normal even, to pack on 10 pounds or more a decade. We call it middle-age spread. But, those extra pounds may decrease a woman's risk of leading a long, healthy life free of chronic disease. Published in the British Medical Journal, this latest study to tackle the connection between weight gain and life...
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Posted Track Your Fitness Progress and See Results to Diet Blog
It takes about six weeks for a bonafide couch potato to see real results from a fitness program, though feeling the results starts to happen immediately. Unfortunately, many people just aren't that patient, and quit long before they've really even begun. Going from flab to fit can seem like a long, overwhelming process. But the truth is, every day you...
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Posted SNL's Casey Wilson Denies Being Fired Due to Her Weight to Diet Blog
imbd.com For some reason, people are mean to Casey Wilson. As a fan of Saturday Night Live, I could never figure that out. SNL might not have been the best format for her, and she wasn't always given the best roles, but she's one funny lady. Casey showed grace this week when Lorne Michaels fired her from his show, sparking...
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Posted Skinny Thighs Linked to Heart Disease to Diet Blog
Flickr: Lorena Cupcake Just when you thought the advice on protecting your heart from cardiovascular disease couldn't get any more standard, here comes a wild card study out of nowhere: People with skinny thighs are more likely to develop, and die from, heart disease. So much for that skinny jeans workout!...
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Posted Back-to-School: 3 Ways It Can Help You Get In Shape to Diet Blog
School buses, backpacks, and new lunch boxes--these are the things that mark the end of long, lazy summer days, and a return to that more structured routine of waking up early, homework every night, and early bedtimes. While many of us are busier in the fall with scheduled activities than we are in the summer months, there are ways...
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Posted Swine Flu Bringing Fitness Back to the U.K. to Diet Blog
For years, health experts warned us to wash our hands. But, up to a quarter of us didn't, even after leaving a public restroom. Then swine flu came along, and suddenly stores can't seem to keep hand sanitizer on the shelves. Swine flu's no good for anyone, but the healthy respect we have for it may end up being...
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Posted Get Back In Skinny Jeans With This Workout to Diet Blog
hillary h What motivates you to get to the gym: Weight loss? Strong muscles? Longevity? Or maybe you're just tired of not fitting into your jeans? If that's the case, then check out the Skinny Jeans Workout, programmed to specifically work on the core, butt, and thighs--or as instructor Lisa Grimmer told CNN, "anything placed in your jeans." The Skinny...
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Posted Can You Undo a 'Cankle?' to Diet Blog
The Urban Dictionary defines the slang word 'cankle' as: "The absence of a defined ankle on a person - whereby the calf of the leg merges directly into the foot. The calf appears to replace the ankle - hence the term 'cankle'." It's a clever word, but what comes after isn't so funny!...
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Posted Active Kids Sleep Better to Diet Blog
Bedtime - it's every parent's favorite time of day. But, when your tiny tot refuses to fall asleep, bedtime can become a nightmare for everyone. Kids need their sleep, and parents need some downtime every day too. So, here's the solution: exercise -- no, not for you (though that's a good idea, too), but for your child....
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Posted Obesity and Urban Planning: Bronx Vs. Manhattan to Diet Blog
Flickr: @marco If New York is the city that never sleeps, then the Bronx is an insomniac that raids the refrigerator at midnight for a late-night snack. When the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System analyzed data from 2003, they discovered that of NYC's five boroughs, the Bronx had the highest percentage of overweight and obese citizens at over 62...
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Posted Less Than 20 Percent Actively Commute to Work to Diet Blog
Flickr: richardmasoner I get a hard time from my husband's co-workers -- especially on rainy days and all winter long. That's because he bikes to work every day, even in inclement weather, while our car stays home sitting in the driveway. They think I'm mean, mean, mean. But in reality, he just likes to ride his bike. But, he's a...
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Posted Clever Kids Put Pedometers on Their Dogs to Diet Blog
It would be horrible, if it wasn't so funny. Or, maybe it would be funny, if it wasn't so horrible - children in an east London borough tricked researchers when they took the pedometers they'd been assigned to measure their activity levels, and put them on their dogs. Baffled at why some of the obese children, who were obviously...
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Posted HALT! Your Emotional Eating Habits to Diet Blog
Are you an emotional eater? I am, and I know that overeating for me, rarely has anything to do with actual hunger. Those same tips and tricks that help keep non-emotional eaters' hunger cravings at bay, can help people like us. But, we need to have a few mental tricks in our toolbox as well....
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Posted Dogs: Man's Best Fitness Friend to Diet Blog
You can look far and wide, but you won't find a more enthusiastic walking buddy than man's best friend: your dog. In our house, it's not even smart to say the word "walk" before you've laced up your shoes. A handful of studies have tried to measure what dog lovers have known all along -- dogs like to walk,...
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Posted Asthma: The Benefits of Yoga and Other Exercises to Diet Blog
Until recently, the link between yoga and improved asthma was anecdotal, but unproven. But, a recent study out of New York University School of Medicine/Bellevue Medical Center has made a pretty good case. Researchers there found that asthmatics who practised Hatha yoga regularly (or three times a week) for ten weeks reported a significant improvement in asthma symptoms and...
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Posted How to Break Your Soda Habit TODAY to Diet Blog
Researchers reporting in the International Journal of Clinical Practice noted that heavy cola drinkers (two to four liters of cola every day) are at risk of hypokalaemia, or low potassium levels. This is a serious condition which leads to muscle weakness, fatigue, vomiting, diarrhea and even heart problems....
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Posted Exercise Stress Test: Measure of Fitness and Mortality Risk to Diet Blog
A 10-minute walking stress test can give important information about health risks to those middle aged and older. The test measures cardiorespiratory fitness, or how well the lungs, heart, and blood vessels work together. Preventative medicine expert Dr Timothy Church, recently told CNN, "Fitness is just simply as powerful a risk factor as there is." I think that's a...
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Posted It's Time to Panic...About Obesity to Diet Blog
Swine flu fever is spreading and it seems to have everyone jumping up and down in a panic. So, when the CDC and the WHO shrug their shoulders and tell the world, "Hey, we're not really sure what's going to happen," the future can feel a little uncertain to say the least. But, should we all panic? Yes, say...
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Posted Feel Good in Your Swimsuit This Summer to Diet Blog
If you live in one of the northern states, like me, then you've probably noticed two things: The sun -- which hasn't been around for about six months. And the swimsuits, which have been popping up at local stores since January. Believe me, trying on swimsuits under a bright fluorescent light after a long winter buried under heavy sweaters...
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Posted Fat Fliers: Charge Them or Accomodate Them? to Diet Blog
Heavy travelers flying United Airlines might find themselves paying for an extra seat. United is the third and latest airline to charge obese passengers for two seats instead of one. The guidelines are clear: Passengers need to be able to put the armrest between the seats down, and they need to be able to buckle their seat belt without...
