December 18th, 2007
A few years back, the news was abuzz with a study done at the University of Tennessee that showed those who consumed three low-fat servings of dairy a day lost more weight and body fat than those who didn’t. Remember the name Michael Zemel? He led the study and the dairy industry had a field […]
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November 30th, 2007
MSNBC has a great article online right now about seven foods that may seem healthy, but actually are not. One in particular, granola bars, made me think: Do people really still consider granola as healthy?
I personally love granola, and would eat it all day if I could. But the fact is, it’s loaded with fat, […]
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November 7th, 2007
There is a kind of chopped salad I get at an Italian place I like to go to here in Tennessee. After eating it a few times, I wondered if I could make it at home. It’s a fairly simple recipe that I’ve made a couple modifications to - and I think you’ll enjoy it.
You […]
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November 5th, 2007
I’ve been doing Atkins for seven months now, and I’ve reached a stall that has lasted at least four. I’ve heard some good things about the South Beach diet, so I’ve decided to start Phase 1 on Monday.
The South Beach diet is focused on “good” fats and carbs and is broken up into three […]
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September 28th, 2007
You may remember a post I did around the time I started this blog touting Kimkins as a “miracle diet.” Indeed, you will lose weight fast on Kimkins, named for founder Kimmer, because it cuts out both carbs and fat, leaving you with an essentially all-protein diet. It’s also extremely low-calorie - as low as […]
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September 10th, 2007
In Britain, there is a food-labeling “traffic light” system that consists of either a green, yellow or red dot to signal that the food is low, medium, or high in fat, sugar, etc. The FDA has just opened a 2-day-long meeting to decided whether simliar measures will be taken in the U.S. (MSNBC)
This won’t happen […]
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September 5th, 2007
I discovered the original Muscle Milk protein drink at my local gym while getting a smoothie. They had these ready-to-drink shakes in flavors like Vanilla, Chocolate and Mocha. On a whim, I decided to buy one and loved it.
The idea is that it will prevent muscle loss and optimize your body to burn fat based […]
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August 9th, 2007
Talk about spin: A Reuters article mentions the following statistics as a reason why Americans think being fat is normal:
-In 1994, the average woman weighed 147 pounds but wanted to be 132
-Less than 10 years later, the average weight climbed to 153 but the ideal became 135
Can someone explain to me the leap from 135 […]
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