Low Fat Diet Debunked?
Low Fat Diet Debunked?
Bewilderment and confusion strikes again. The NY Times reports that a low-fat diet has no effect on reducing cancer and heart disease risk. The study is the largest ever conducted (49,000 women followed for 8 years). The results, the study investigators agreed, do not justify recommending low-fat diets to the public to reduce their heart disease and cancer risk. Given...
Fast Food Cereal Restaurants
Cereality is a cereal bar plus cafe. They serve brand-name cereals (hot and cold). You can add as much milk as you like (including soy and lactose-free). Cereality cafes are currently located in Arizona, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. I wonder if they serve oats?...
Diet of Kremlin Politicians Now Available for Anyone
The book tells about a low carbohydrate diet that helps the Kremlin elite be in good form.
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....
Medication Shows Modest Benefit in Reducing Weight
Use of the weight loss medication rimonabant produced modest yet sustained weight loss after 2 years.
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...
More Americans Consume Soy in Their Daily Diet
Their Daily Diet: ease and taste of current soyfoods considered major factors according to a recent supermarket guru survey.
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