How to Eat Less Candy
How to Eat Less Candy
Use an opaque (not transparent) candy bowl, have a lid on it, and keep it out of easy reach. Anecdotal? No - this is from a study of 40 women at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The candy bowls were placed in the women's workplaces, and each day, the bowl was topped up, and various locations were tested....
Sinners and Saints
Women's Health Magazine has an article in it's nutrition section - "the cheetos diet - the right foods to eaten when you've eaten the wrong ones". The article then goes on to describe various food "sins" - followed by their "salvation". THE SIN: The all-day graze Toast for breakfast, a handful of M&M's at noon, a few cookies, an apple,...
New Anti-obesity Pill Helps Weight Loss
The study said the weight loss drug, plus diet and exercise, promoted modest but sustained reductions in weight and waist circumference.
Superbowl Fast Food Ads: Overkill
Common Sense Media has carried out a nutritional analysis of each food product promoted during the Superbowl. The totals are: 3325 calories; 178 grams of fat (that's about 270 percent of the FDA's recommended daily intake; 1665 calories from fat; and 6910 mg of sodium (288 percent of the FDA's recommended daily intake)....
Olive Oil and Breast Cancer - The Mediterranean Diet is Looking Better all the Time
Low-Carbohydrate Diets Appear Effective, but May Raise Cholesterol Levels
Both low fat and low carbohydrate diets appear to be effective for weight loss up to one year, but low carbohydrate diets may be linked to higher LDL.
McDonald's Global Decline: Too Uncool?
Over the last year I have watched as two local McDonald's outlets have closed - no reason given. I was waiting for big refurbished McDonald's to appear - but they didn't. In my area, there are now an equal number of Subway and McDonald's outlets. This anecdotal evidence is hardly an indication of global decline. McDonald's revenue is as healthy...
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