New Fasting Study Not So Fastinating
When people ask me about fasting–intermittent or other–I quote my friend Fred Nietzche who once said “Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker.” When they look at me like I’ve lost my marbles, I
Continue Reading | Add CommentIs working out for weight loss a waste of time?
The New York Times took a swipe at exercise yesterday, claiming that it “may not” be effective in weight loss. The accusation, featured in the paper’s Well blog, stems from a recent study in The Journal of Str
Continue Reading | Add CommentStudy confirms Americans eat crap, yet probably have a hard time taking one
Americans consume too many calories. We all know that. But a new study out of the University of Illinois shows that our diets may also be dreadfully low in several key nutrients. In other words, we got quantity down, but quality?
Continue Reading | Add CommentDo Crash Diets Get The Green Light?
If you’re willing to swallow a new study from Down Under, it looks like “crash diet” is no longer a dirty word. (Technically, it’s two words, but you get my point.) Researchers at the University of Melbour
Continue Reading | Add CommentArtificial Sweetener Smackdown
Although I’m a man of science—or at least a sciency man-child—my dislike of artificial sweeteners has always defied logic. Sure, the government considers them “Generally Recognized as Safe”, but as saccharin’s
Continue Reading | Add CommentGetting wishy washy about breakfast!
Ever since civilization entered beta testing, we’ve been pondering certain fitness and nutrition questions. If I drink just a little more of this fermented fruit juice, what could possibly go wrong? Does this animal skin/to
Continue Reading | Add CommentStudy: Tetris reduces food cravings. But does it work with Candy Crush?
Next time you’re hankering for a hunk of cheese, reach for your joystick instead. A recent study in the journal Appetite instructed people to play a game of Tetris every time they had a craving. The study was set up so tha
Continue Reading | Add CommentStudy says organic produce has more antioxidants! Um, so what?
The words “antioxidants” and “organic” seem to hog plenty o’ headlines nowadays. The only thing is, for all the print space (or pixel space) they take up, does anyone really know if they’re g
Continue Reading | Add CommentAuto-Cannibal Dieting: Eat yourself thin, literally
I like to fantasize that people read my blog and follow the nutrition plans I create because, like OMG, good food is totally awesome! Seriously, you don’t care about building muscle, dropping a few el bees, hammering w
Continue Reading | Add CommentDisempowering “Powerhouse” Fruits and Veggies
It appears that “powerhouse produce” are the new “super foods.” Last week, a study appearing the journal Preventing Chronic Disease determined 41 fruits and vegetables that had an especially high nutrient-t
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