Shake Weight Study: It Barely Works!
Lord, how I HATE misleading headlines! Yesterday, I was surfing around teh internets, and a headline at MSNBC caught my eye: “Turns out, the Shake Weight actually does work.” Naturally, I did a double-take on that one! Like most professionals, I viewed the thing as little more than just a goofy gimmick… could it be that I was wrong? Nope… although I had to read through the bulk of the article in order to...
Merry Day-After-Christmas!
Been away from the blog for a few days, thanks to my other “job” – Executive Chef at Chez Lowe. And since my kids have outgrown more traditional holiday fare, I had (by request) a set of rather challenging Xmas Eve/Xmas menus to create. Specifically, a range of Asian-themed hors d’oeuvres for Xmas Eve; followed by an elaborate Xmas brunch (eggs benedict) + dinner (seafood newburg in puff pastry; w/homemade...
Greater Weight Loss When Carbs Saved for Dinner?
Dr. Arya Sharma, of “Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes” flagged a rather interesting Israeli study on overweight police officers. According to Dr. Sharma: A study by Sigal Sofer and colleagues from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, published in OBESITY, suggests that eating most of your carbs at dinner may have beneficial effects on hormonal patterns, metabolism, and lead to more weight loss than eating a...
Making Calorie Information Meaningful
Now here’s an idea for communicating the caloric consequences of eating/drinking junk! Displaying the amount of time you’d need to jog in order to burn off the calories from a sugary drink, rather than showing a calorie count, may be more effective in dissuading you from consuming those beverages, new research suggests. Researchers observed teenagers at stores in West Baltimore, where signs displayed either calorie counts,...
The 10 Worst Children’s Cereals
The Environmental Working Group has a new report out: “Sugar in Children’s Cereals: Popular Brands Pack More Sugar Than Snack Cakes and Cookies.” The title doesn’t leave much to the imagination, does it? Ditto the teaser on the cover: “Most parents say no to dessert for breakfast, but many children’s cereals have just as much sugar as a dessert – or more.” With that kind of lead, you...
The Right Move…For The Wrong Reasons
After signalling its intention to act, the FDA finally made it official: warning letters have been sent to several manufacturers of homeopathic HCG weight loss supps. In today’s announcement, the FDA described it as the “first step” towards getting them off the online and retail market. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today issued seven Warning Letters to companies...
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