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Summer Reading

laurel — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:15:56 +0000

Ever since I moved to New York, I’ve been blazing through books. I have lots of spare reading time when I take the subway to dance class, the gym, or my favorite health food stores. So, the latest book I read is called Women, Food, and God by Geneen Roth. I had the opportunity to [...]

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Unhealthy Ingredients to Avoid

laurel — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:28:57 +0000

Reading labels can be pretty tricky, especially when it comes to ingredients. But it’s important to read the list of ingredients in the foods we purchase, because we can’t trust the health claims advertised on the box. It’s easy for a company to say their food is “heart healthy” or “natural” without having any real [...]

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Top 7 Health Foods for Losing Weight

laurel — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:13:19 +0000

How many weight-loss strategies have you heard? Probably dozens, if not more. To me, weight loss is all about food, stress management, and exercise. Until you get those factors in order, you are likely to have trouble losing weight. As far as food goes, there is no perfect diet that will work for everyone, but [...]

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Jamie Oliver Makes a Wish

laurel — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:58:25 +0000

TED.com just posted Jamie Oliver’s TED Prize Wish video: Teach every child about food. It’s an incredibly inspiring and passionate talk, and I recommend that everyone watch it. Here’s the summary: “Sharing powerful stories from his anti-obesity project in Huntington, W. Va., TED Prize winner Jamie Oliver makes the case for an all-out assault on [...]

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Cheaper Produce = Slimmer Americans?

laurel — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:13:38 +0000

A group of scientists at the University of Illinois conducted a study on how food prices affect the body weight of Americans. They found that raising the prices of unhealthy foods and lowering the prices of healthy foods is associated with lower body weight and a reduced risk of obesity. (ScienceDaily) Here’s an interesting distinction…the [...]

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Research Roundup

laurel — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:21:06 +0000

Here’s a summary of some recent research on eating for your health: A study from the University of South Florida in Tampa found that food is very important to the body when trying to fight off illness. In a mice study, researchers concluded that reducing food intake by 30% made the immune system less effective [...]

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Mushrooms and Weight Loss

laurel — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:24:57 +0000

A preliminary study found that eating large quantities of mushrooms may help prevent and treat obesity. The Dr. Cheskin-led study found that people can increase their intake of low-energy density (low calorie) foods, especially mushrooms, and decrease their intake of high-energy density foods, such as lean ground beef, to help avoid obesity and weight gain. [...]

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Are You Made of Corn?

laurel — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:10:40 +0000

Most Americans are made of corn. Why? Well, it’s not because we eat a lot of corn on the cob or corn tortilla chips during football games and cookouts. Instead, remember that beef is generally fed a grain-based diet (see my post from last week). But, the real reason we’re becoming corn toxic is that [...]

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LSU Study Promotes Eggs for Weight Loss

laurel — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:48:36 +0000

Self Magazine reported on an egg study from researchers at Louisiana State University. The results showed that dieters who eat two eggs a day for breakfast lost 65% more weight and 83% more in waist circumference than people who eat bagels containing the same amount of calories. LSU’s researchers said the high protein content in [...]

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CLA Fights Obesity and Diabetes

laurel — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 14:12:58 +0000

EatingFabulous.com reports that a compound in milk called conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) may fight obesity. In a study from the British Journal of Nutrition, overweight or obese people who took CLA supplements had significantly less body fat mass. They also increased their lean body mass measurements. EatingFabulous.com also reports that CLA may treat diabetes. Vanden [...]

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