Why the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Are Inappropriate For Most Americans
The 2015-2020 U.S. Dietary Guidelines were recently published,1 and while they include some positive changes, they still contain serious flaws as well. In this interview, Nina Teicholz reviews a number...
View ArticleMyths about 10 ‘healthy foods' busted
Most of us, in a bid to eat healthy and stay fit head straight to the "Health" or the "Diet food" section of supermarkets. These products, which are heavy on the pocket promise to be really light in...
View ArticleEvery 25 Seconds
Summary Neal Scott may die in prison. A 49-year-old Black man from New Orleans, Neal had cycled in and out of prison for drug possession over a number of years. He said he was never offered treatment...
View ArticleGrowing portion sizes a major factor in rising UK obesity, study finds
Retailers could be forced to charge more for bigger servings to counter damage being done, say Cambridge University experts...
View ArticleWeight-Loss Experts Share the Most Common Mistakes Clients Make
Everyone makes mistakes, right? Yep, and, when it comes to weight loss, most of us make the same ones. Here, nutritionists, trainers and weight-loss physicians reveal the biggest flubs in their...
View ArticleIs High Fructose Corn Syrup Really That Bad for You?
High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is an insidious chemical that has crept into our food supply over the past few decades. Today HFCS represents [1] more than 40 percent of caloric sweeteners added to...
View Article19 "Healthy" Foods You Should Reconsider
We're all guilty of picking up a dangerfood every once in a while. They seem innocent enough on the outside, masquerading behind their whole wheat-touting labels or a crunchy bed of lettuce. But a...
View ArticleProvocative Study Points to Humans Being Best Adapted to a High-Fat, Low-Carb...
Chronic metabolic disorders worldwide are linked to a high-carb diet. Our bodies' endocannabinoid systems are not designed for that. Cannabis has been a friend to humankind since before the written...
View ArticleBreakfast: Essential or Overrated?
Click here for reuse options! Some of us never have it. Some of us never skip it. Figuring out who's better off is a tricky business. The idea that breakfast is the most important meal of the day has...
View Article40 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 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 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 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...
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