1,000 Calories a Day is Torture
Literally… In an effort to rationalize the use of dietary manipulation on detainees, Bush administration officials turned to Slim Fast and Jenny Craig. In a footnote to a May 10, 2005, memorandum from the Office of Legal Council, the Bush attorney general’s office argued that restricting the caloric intake of terrorist suspects to 1000 calories a day was medically safe because people in the United States were dieting along...
Acai Berry Weight Loss Scam Attracts Mainstream Attention. Finally!
Acai, if you haven’t heard, is another one of those trendy, exotic “super fruits” that are all the rage these days. And while acai is a great source of anthocyanins (antioxidants) and does have a high ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) “score”— it’s being marketed by some unscrupulous folks as being a cure all for just about everything. The greatest offenders are on the Internet, who hawk...
Men’s Health: Best Fast Food Meals
Fast food doesn’t have to be 100% off limits if you’re trying to lose weight or get healthier…but it will help to have an idea of what you’re going to order before you walk in the door (or pull up at the drive-thru menu). To that end, Men’s Health has a good feature on the mag site, on the “Best Fast Food Meals Under 500 Calories.” Check it out. You can put together other suitable meals in...
Is One Diet as Good as Another?
NOT! Back at the beginning of the month, I commented on a recent study that’s been making the rounds, about how calorie intake – and not diet composition – is the main determinant of weight loss. In my opinion, this was kind of a “duuuuhhhh” sort of conclusion, as ALL successful diets work this way, whether calories are actually counted or not. I did, however, add a caveat…diet composition CAN make...
Reflections From Montreal…
Last weekend my girlfriend and I were in Montreal for the annual SiteSell company dinner. Of course, we took this as an opportunity to spend an extra couple of days in one of my favorite cities, doing a little sight-seeing, and taking a nice break from the daily grind. Of course, what I do here is never far from my mind – even if I am taking a break – so it’s not surprising that a visit to our hotel’s...
Counting Calories for Cooked vs. Raw Foods
I get questions on this all the time on the forums I moderate, so I figured this was worth discussing…it seems like a common point of confusion. Simply put, foods change in volume/weight during cooking. Certain foods, like meat or fish, shrink. Others, like pasta or oatmeal, expand. But what’s important to remember, is that the difference between cooked vs. raw is mainly due to changes in water content. Meat shrinks...
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