Is 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 CommentFight the flu with fitness!
Usually, I’m all “blah, blah, blah, veggies, blah, blah, blah omega-3 fatty acids,” but today let’s shout-out to another mondo importanto aspecto of health: exercise. A British survey shows that people w
Continue Reading | Add CommentWHO’s new sugar rules, reviewed
The World Health Organization came out with new guidelines for free sugar consumption. Sort of. From their website: “WHO’s current recommendation, from 2002, is that sugars should make up less than 10% of total energy inta
Continue Reading | Add CommentDo you like the FDA’s new proposed food labels? Let me answer that for you.
The FDA has proposed a complete makeover for nutrition labels. Hooray! At the risk of supporting a government agency that usually frustrates the hell out of me, they’re pretty good recommendations–provided the food
Continue Reading | Add CommentWearable Coffee?
My faith in coffee can occasionally be problematic in the crowd I run with. I’m not talking about my cycling buddies, given not only the cultural connection between the bike and barista, but also the venté-sized amount of r
Continue Reading | Add CommentMore McDonald’s Misinformation
Before all you Ron McDirty fans out there start shouting from the rooftops about the high school science teacher who lost 37 pounds in three months eating only McDonald’s, here are a few things to keep in mind. He limited hi
Continue Reading | Add CommentThe FDA’s lame livestock antibiotics anti-recommendations
This weeks big non-news item comes courtesy of everyone’s favorite toothless watchdog, the FDA, who announced new recommendations regarding the use of antibiotics–and by “new” I mean “worthless.”
Continue Reading | Add CommentTelevision you can taste?
Last night, millions of Americans porked out on enough Thanksgiving turkey, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie to make an ancient Roman orgy look like fat camp. Today on Black Friday, those same overindulging souls have shifted from
Continue Reading | Add CommentPuttin’ in the Ritz, eh?
Showing that America isn’t alone in its rampant nutritional stupidity, a Canadian mom violating Manitoba Government’s Early Learning and Child Care lunch regulations was fined $10 for not including a serving of grains
Continue Reading | Add CommentPharmaceuticals: The Elvis Presley Weight Loss Solution
For years, the pharmaceutical industry has scrambled to be relevant when it comes to addressing the obesity epidemic. Let’s take orlistat, a pill that inhibits lipase, the digestive enzymes that breakdown fat, so that when y
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