40 Habits That Make You Gain Weight and Feel Sick
View gallery. By Dana Leigh Smith You exercise regularly, eat your fruits and veggies and never miss an annual exam—and it’s paying off. You look and feel great! But even though you’re fit and healthy...
View ArticleNo diet, no detox: how to relearn the art of eating
Our relationship with food has become disordered and obsessive. As the new year brings diet madness, it needn’t be such a struggle to learn good eating habits...
View ArticleProfNet Experts Available on Childhood Obesity, Relationships, Fall Fashion...
NEW YORK, Sept. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Below are experts from the ProfNet network that are available to discuss timely issues in your coverage area. You can also submit a query to the hundreds of...
View ArticleThe 100 Most Influential People in Health and Fitness
There are thousands of people working every day to revolutionize the way people think about health, fitness, and happiness, and every year we recognize those making the biggest impacts (for both good...
View ArticleBinge-beating Banting: Why Tim's take is hard to stomach
Laetitia Vermeulen* slowly closed her white muslin curtains. Tightly, until she was sure no one could see inside. It was around 9pm. She lit the fireplace in her living room, and poured herself a...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Guide to Totally Nailing Every One of Your Resolutions
No matter how you feel about resolutions, chances are most of us are looking to kick off 2016 on a good note. To help you get started, we've compiled 100 (one hundred!) easy-to-implement tips to help...
View ArticleIndustry-paid 'experts' on soda and diabetes
You may wish to check out the July 23, 2014 Sacramento Bee article by Robert Lustig and Michael Goran in the Viepoints section: "Viewpoints: Don't believe industry-paid 'experts' on soda and diabetes,"...
View Article50 Little Things Making You Fatter and Fatter
View gallery. By Dana Leigh Smith&The Editors of Eat This, Not That! Discover the less-than-stellar habits that may be sending the scale upwards—plus, easy fixes for each! We all know the saying...
View ArticleAre carb cravings a red herring or is sugar addiction a thing?
When Kerry Hammerton was offered a chocolate chip muffin at a yoga function, her peers were astonished by her response. “I don’t eat sugar,” she told the waiter. “I’m a sugar addict.” One of her yoga...
View ArticleThe sugar conspiracy
In 1972, a British scientist sounded the alarm that sugar – and not fat – was the greatest danger to our health. But his findings were ridiculed and his reputation ruined. How did the world’s top...
View ArticleIs sugar the world’s most popular drug?
It eases pain, seems to be addictive and shows every sign of causing long-term health problems. Is it time to quit sugar for good?...
View ArticleThe bittersweet agents of sweetness!
There’s a certain dilemma about the sweet knife that is an ‘artificial sweetener’. Does it in reality help us to cut down our weight or add on? How sinful or sinless is an artificial sweetener? The...
View ArticleAspartame and Excess Pregnancy Weight Puts Baby at Risk for Obesity
The decisions you make before your baby is born have a significant impact on his or her health for years to come. It's only been recently that researchers have begun to fully understand the complexity...
View ArticleObesity Is a Biochemical Problem Rooted in Excessive Fructose Consumption
Dr. Robert Lustig’s 2009 video "Sugar: The Bitter Truth," has now garnered nearly 6.5 million views on YouTube. The featured video is a follow-up on that original lecture. In it, he discusses the...
View ArticleFood addiction: Retraining your brain to eat healthily
Why are so many of us hopelessly addicted to fatty and sugary foods that we know are bad for us? Why do we never get the same cravings for fruit, vegetables or brown rice that we do for chocolate,...
View ArticleAll eyes on the plate: Food cravings put on hold
A food craving – or selective hunger – is the desire to eat a certain type of food that is perhaps a signal the body sends when it lacks a particular nutrient. Fingers may have a mind of their own, but...
View ArticleHarmful effects of sugar addiction
Sugar can be addictive, but its excessive consumption can cause health problems. So, as much as you can, avoid a sugar glut! Simran Saini, nutritionist and weight loss consultant, Fortis Hospital,...
View ArticleIncreased Fructose Consumption Poses Risks: Study (University of Guelph)
(Source: University of Guelph) Consuming slightly more fructose can lead to addictive behaviour and potential health risks, according to a new University of Guelph-led study. Researchers at U of G and...
View Article5 Ways to Spring Clean Your Diet (Crozer-Keystone Health System)
(Source: Crozer-Keystone Health System) By Joy Saudargas, MA, RD, LDN When winter turns into spring, we use it as the perfect excuse to throw open the windows, let fresh air in and start cleaning our...
View ArticleSurprise hunger-causing foods that derail dieting and weight loss, spur cravings
Recently, on Jan. 11, weigh loss gurus at Eat This Not That posted a list of 25 surprise foods that make you hungry. To be clear, Eat This Not That didn't call them surprises, but you might be startled...
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