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Would Supermarket Traffic Lights Encourage Healthier Choices?

A new study done at Massachusetts General Hospital suggests that if supermarkets were willing to use "color-coded labels" and re-arrange products and aisle offerings, then consumers might have an easier time making healthier food choices. You think??   The study used green to signify "healthy and eat abundantly," yellow to "provoke thought"... Read moreChevron
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Paula Deen Gets Some Flack, Some Applause

Paula Deen has gone public, confirming reports that she was diagnosed with diabetes three years ago. Reports first surfaced in The National Enquirer in April of 2010, but she decided she was going to keep the diagnosis "close to her chest" till she figured out some things. I guess one of those "things" was the need to reckon with the diagnosis and... Read moreChevron
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Should obese teens have bariatric surgery?

Weight loss surgeries now amount to $6 billion a year, accounting for about 220,000 surgeries and aftercare. One to two percent of these procedures are performed on patients under age 21. Allergan, the makers of the lap band are now seeking FDA approval to market the procedure to patients as young as 14. Currently age 16 is the cut off. Studies... Read moreChevron
posted 01/17/2012, comments (0)|
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More Information to Help Stop Weight Creep

Some other things you can do once you lose pounds and hit your goal weight is to "not let up." Yes, you do have to keep working your program and you also have to realize that someone who weighs less needs less food, especially if you are not staying consistent with fitness and exercise activities. You might need to: (1) Keep a food journal so you... Read moreChevron
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Can You Taste the Fat in your Food?

During a recent IFT (Institute of Food Technologies) Annual Meeting and Food Expo panelists discussed the fact that though individuals are suspected to mostly detect fat in their food through smell and texture, studies are beginning to suggest fat and fatty foods can actually be tasted. And these studies also suggest that some people cannot taste... Read moreChevron
posted 01/04/2012, comments (0)|

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