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Nutrition Nazis
Came across this blog that talks about the author’s experience with FiberOne, a breakfast cereal. In March of last year, Slate magazine ran an article in which they criticized “faux fibers” such as the inulin in FiberOne. Will Truman, the blogger, addresses the problem of well meaning experts who feel compelled to kick dirt on [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Smoking or Obesity – Which is worse?
The CDC just published the results of the most recent Behavioural Risk Factor Survelliance System. For the past 25 years, the CDC has conducted a survey of risky behaviours and their affect on public health. No surprise – smoking has greatest impact on mortality. Even with massive public health campaigns, smoking and its associated diseases [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Hitting the Wall
The first couple of weeks are great – weight is coming off steadily, people start to notice that something is different (did you get a new haircut?), and you are convinced that this time you are going to make to size 8. Then it happens – the plateau. Might take a couple of weeks or [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Plain talk about Leptin – Part 1
Leptin is the most important hormone that you have never heard of. Most people have some knowledge of insulin and know that it affects blood sugar. OTOH, leptin wasn’t even discovered til 1994 and most folks in the general public have never heard of it. Short history In 1994, researchers at Rockefeller University discover that [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Five lessons I learned from Kimkins
Yup, the diet scam of 2007. I picked Kimkins as my “perfect” diet. For the uninitiated among you, here is a link to the whole sad story. Google “Kimkins scam” – you’ll get about a million hits. Before I start my contrarian list, please note that I am in no way promoting Kimkins. Your Google search [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Choosing a Diet
I had three weeks til my daughter’s wedding. One hundred pounds overweight – desperate to lose some weight before I had to parade in front of the photographer (could you airbrush the chipmunk cheeks and size 28 hips, please?). Had been obese ALL of my adult life – ALL of my immediate family members are [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Chipmunk Cheeks
I was mortified. I actually thought that I looked pretty good til I saw the photograph. You know why fat people don’t want their picture taken? Because we don’t want to face the ugly truth about ourselves. It’s too easy to laugh off the extra pounds, make excuses (lots of excuses), and pretend that it’s [...]
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