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Economists Say Pass Fat Tax on Ingredients, Not Foods

There is ongoing discussion about what policies will help to make a dent on the current obesity trend. San Francisco has moved to force McDonalds to stop selling gifts and toys with the Happy Meals. McDonalds' response was to indeed, remove the toys, but to sell them for a dime. So if a fat tax or as some call it a "sin tax" does pass, meaning... Read more Chevron

posted 12/07/2011, comments (0)|

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Habits That Can Get You Into Weight Trouble

A Harvard study has recently revealed that being a couch potato can really harm your health, setting you up for a significantly increased risk of heart disease and diabetes. The actual sitting in front of the TV is bad because when you are sitting, you are often times eating, mindlessly. So you are taking in too many calories in a day because of... Read more Chevron

posted 10/25/2011, comments (0)|

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Office Eating Habits May Sabotage Health, Weight Loss Efforts

I recently received a news release that explored an article written by Sue Shellenbarger on April 12th in The Wall Street Journal. The article explored the concept of office snacking and desk candy bowls. Do they help with morale or do they somehow sabotage your health? Let's start with the concept of what the food in this... Read more Chevron

posted 09/06/2011, comments (0)|

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To Drink Diet Soda or Not to Drink Diet Soda, That is the Question

There has been an ongoing debate in the medical community regardingdiet soda. It would seem that a zero calorie beverage is the perfect answer to the obesity epidemic. After all, most nutritionist and dietary experts do not want you guzzling liquid calories. Liquids are not satiating and frankly, most of us don't even count... Read more Chevron

posted 04/26/2011, comments (0)|

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The Obesity Crisis: Changes to Food Labels and Recipes

There are shake ups going on in the food manufacturing industry. In response to the burgeoning obesity crisis, changes are coming to food labels and food recipes. Some changes have been mandated by local/national government, while others appear to be a sincere effort by manufacturers to hear the cries of health experts, who feel... Read more Chevron

posted 01/05/2011, comments (0)|