The Worst Diets Ever
The WebMD site has a nice little article on crash diets, called “The Worst Diets Ever: Diets That Don’t Work.” While it doesn’t call out very many diets by name, it provides a good set of guidelines on how to evaluate a diet program. What does a bad diet look like? The author, Kathleen Zelman, offers 5 criteria to ID which ones to avoid: Diets that focus on only a few foods or food groups “Detox”...
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If you’re considering getting a spa body wrap done to “tone and firm” your body, read this first. 😀
How to Get Fat by Drinking Water
Is such a thing possible? Sure…if the water in question is “Vitamin Water.” Despite the sophisticated-looking bottles and claims that “…each one of our grab-health-by-the-horns varieties offers a unique blend of nutrients…” the reality is that it’s just “value added” sugar water. You get a few random vites and electrolytes for show, but that’s about it. It’s...
More on the Placebo Effect
The Washington Post has an article on the results of an interesting…and somewhat odd study presented at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting. The study focused on the effects of human growth hormone (HGH) injections on athletic performance – but with a twist. The researchers gave either HGH or a placebo to a group of 64 men and women who were recreational athletes between 20 – 40 years of age. At the end...
Supplement Ad Claims of the Month: “Patented” & “Patent Pending”
I see these terms used in a lot of dietary supplement ads, especially “patent pending.” The implicit assumption is – if a patent has been applied for or granted – it must be effective. Not so. A patent is simply a legally-recognized grant of property rights over an invention, formula, or design. According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), a patent represents: “…the grant...
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
The LA Times has a nice little photo montage, illustrating the “thin” line between eating a 1600 calorie weight loss diet vs. a fat-inducing 3000 calorie one. Now, in my view, the line really isn’t that thin…the difference between the meals is pretty obvious. The 1600 calorie day meals are all low fat and high in fiber: veggies or fruits are featured in each meal. What I find interesting about the 3000...
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