June 20th, 2007
The regulation that was going to require most New York City restaurants to post their nutritional information by July 1 has been postponed until October. Apparently, since the rule requires the info to be posted “prominently” (especially calories), restaurants are complaining that it will clutter up their menu boards.
Restaurant chains such as Burger King and […]
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June 18th, 2007
A company called Skinny Nutritional Corp. has come out with a drink they call “Skinny Water.” It’s a flavored water that contains garcinia cambogia and chromium - which they call “Super Citrimax and ChromeMate” (cutesy, huh?). These two ingredients are supposed to help you suppress your appetite and lose 3 times the weight you would […]
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June 17th, 2007
So, it seems like for a long time that portions at restaurants have gotten bigger and bigger - as have Americans (Sigh). Yes, we live in a country where the average restaurant meals runs you about 2000 calories - roughly the amount that any person would need on a given DAY.
I guess TGI Friday’s listened, […]
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June 16th, 2007
After being threatened with lawsuits from child advocacy groups, Kellogg Co. announced Thursday that they will be making the products they target at children “healthier” - or stop targeting them at children completely.
Kellogg products include Special K, Fruit Loops and Pop Tarts - some of the most sugary trash marketed as food that you can […]
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June 15th, 2007
You may have heard of the diet pill Lean System 7, by Isatori. There have actually been studies showing that it can decrease stomach fat as well as reducing overall body fat. However, you can buy the active ingredient in Lean System 7 without all the caffeine and frills (who likes to be jittery and […]
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June 14th, 2007
I started dieting at the tender age of fourteen (mind you, I wasn’t overweight in the slightest - just insecure). One day I went to the drugstore to pick up a few things and I came across a brand I now know well - SlimFast. I found that the chocolate shakes were delicious, and […]
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June 13th, 2007
Hey guys, I have been so busy in the past couple of days with wedding plans that when I got tagged on Monday I didn’t have time to post. Well, I just got tagged again so here goes!
Here are the rules:
The Rules of the Game:
Each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who […]
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June 12th, 2007
A committee of medical experts chosen by the American Medical Association have put forth some recommendations about how doctors classify overweight kids(Associated Press). They are urged to stop using vague terms like “at risk for overweight” and actually come out and say they’re overweight or even obese.
Apparently not being clear or using vague terms about […]
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June 9th, 2007
PepsiCo has released a new soda just in time for summer. Diet Pepsi Max is an “invigorating” cola with ginseng and 69 mg caffeine per can - 1/3 more than in Mountain Dew. Apparently targeted at 25-34 year olds, it will give you the boost of energy to get things done during the day.
Of course […]
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June 9th, 2007
Word is getting out about a gym in Denver, run by a man named Michael Karolchyk, called the Anti-Gym. It’s a gym where chubby people or “Chubbies” as Karolchyk calls them, are ridiculed (he throws cupcakes at them!) and gymgoers are encouraged to push themselves as hard as they can (there’s a “barf bucket” […]
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