New Study Says HFCS is Lipogenic – Who Knew?
I’m being sarcastic, of course. It was just a few short weeks ago that members of the Corn Refiners Association were high-fiving each other over a statement by the American Medical Association: WASHINGTON, DC – The Corn Refiners Association today applauded a decision by the American Medical Association (AMA) that concluded “high fructose corn syrup does not contribute to obesity more than other caloric sweeteners.” The decision...
Looks Can Be Deceiving
Paul and I had an e-mail exchange concerning his recent review of a diet supp called “Prescopodene“. He sent me a link to the site – to me, it looked just like dozens of other internet supp sites I’ve seen. Y’know, the hottie in a bikini; claims of scientific validation; big, eye-catching display fonts, testimonials – the usual stuff. And – of course – there was a picture of a smiling...
This Looks Like Fun…
Check these out: getjumpingstilts.com/post.html (scroll down to check out the vid – lol) I haven’t written about exercise gimmicks in a while, so I went looking around to see what I could find. I stumbled over “Powerskips” – which were developed in Germany. They’ve been around for a few years (long enough to garner a Wikipedia entry), but this is the first that I’ve heard of them. I gotta...
“Minimalist Fitness”
Another great post from “Zen Habits” – “How to Get in Lean Shape with Little or No Equipment.” Although I use a gym, I’ve always used bodyweight exercises…they’re useful all by themselves, and indispensable when I’m away from home and/or too frantically busy to get to the...
Eggs Get a Break
Are eggs healthy or unhealthy? For years, doctors and dieticians told us that eggs should be avoided or severely limited, as they were loaded with artery-clogging cholesterol. That attitude has softened in recent years, after researchers determined that there’s no clear cut association between egg consumption and cardiovascular risk for healthy individuals. Still, eggs haven’t been given a pass: one recent study, for...
Newsweek Article: A Drink’s Purple Reign
It’s all about Mona Vie – a multi-level marketing product that’s really just expensive fruit juice. I don’t doubt that it’s nutritious or contains some useful antioxidants, but natural products almost invariably need to be taken in either a) highly concentrated form or b) in volume for the user to obtain significant amounts of the active compounds. Drinking a glass of orange juice, for example, will...
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