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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 moreChevron
posted 09/06/2011, comments (0)|
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Reasons to Lose Weight

The most common reasons you are told to lose weight include: To help you to lose weight or maintain your weight To reduce the risk of disease   The current guidelines for exercise are a bit confusing.  Some experts say that just 30 minutes of exercise most days of the week is enough to reduce the risk of some chronic... Read moreChevron
posted 11/18/2010, comments (0)|
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Junk Food Started with Cracker Jacks

Yes, according to a recent New York Times article, junk food began with Cracker Jacks. Apparently back in 1896, two street vendors created this concoction and found a way to mass produce it and sell it in bags that would preserve freshness. The rest of the story is history and....America's growing waistline!!   Tootsie Rolls came next in... Read moreChevron
posted 10/18/2010, comments (0)|
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Obesity and Junk Food Addiction

The word food and addiction has been cautiously avoided by most nutrition experts until recently.  A new study published in late March seems to point to the validity of this association.  In fact, the study suggests that binging on high-calorie foods may be "as addictive" as cocaine or nicotine.  And that behavior could actually... Read moreChevron
posted 06/08/2010, comments (0)|
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The Difference Between Muscular Weight Gain and Fat

U.S. ice dancer Tanith Belbin looks a bit different than the competitor we saw four years ago at the 2006 Olympics in Turin.  She looks a bit curvier and wholesome.  What happened?  She gained ten pounds.  And she is now sharing her own private struggle with eating.   She was apparently feeling incredibly challenged to... Read moreChevron
posted 03/31/2010, comments (0)|
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