No 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 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 ArticleSugar Is Not Only a Drug but a Poison Too
Sugar -- we all crave it. How could we not? It's sweet and makes basically everything taste better. If you're one of the many people who have tried to cut back on sugar, you know how difficult it can...
View ArticleStudy shows that food may be addictive: research indicates food craving is...
(Source: Monash University) 31 August 2015 An international group of researchers have found that food craving activates different brain networks between obese and normal weight patients. This indicates...
View ArticleSugar addiction grips Taiwanese
Living in an era of abundant food, many people do not have the time to prepare food for themselves. Modern people often choose to dine out and even if they eat at home, their diet is full of...
View ArticleA Healthier Child in Just 10 Days
New research has found that, for children with obesity, cutting back on added sugar has more of an impact on their health than ever expected.Added Sugar and the Childhood Obesity Epidemic Childhood...
View ArticleThe Surprising Fat Trigger You Eat Every Day
View gallery. We humans have the same neurobiology as we did hundreds of thousands of years ago, but we now live in a much different environment. This has led us to eat more food without even being...
View ArticleFoods that a nutritionist would never eat
If you thought that you had a pretty good idea about which foods are unhealthy than you’d be surprised to know that you are mistaken. Apparently, there are certain food options that are not as harmless...
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 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 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 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 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...
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,...
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