I’m Speechless…
NJ Woman Attempting to Become World’s Fattest Lady Dream big! A New Jersey woman, who now tips the scales at 604 pounds, said it’d be a “fantasy” to gobble her way to fame and someday weigh 1,000 pounds. “When you have a 3-year-old daughter and you’re trying to run a household, things like this tend to be a fantasy,” Simpson told The Post today. The 42-year-old Old Bridge resident insists she has no...
More Baby Steps…
Yesterday, I noted PepsiCo’s pledge to eliminate sales of sugary soft drinks in primary and secondary schools across the world by 2012. Today, yet another mega-food conglomerate stepped up to the plate… sorta. Kraft Foods Plans to Reduce Sodium in North American Products an Average of 10 Percent by 2012 More Than 10 Million Pounds of Salt to be Eliminated NORTHFIELD, Ill., March 17, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ —...
PepsiCo. Does the Right Thing
PepsiCo. is pledging to eliminate all sales of “full sugar soft drinks” to primary and secondary schools worldwide by 2012. PURCHASE, N.Y., March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) announced today it is voluntarily adopting a new global policy to stop sales of full-sugar soft drinks to primary and secondary schools by 2012. The industry-leading policy establishes for the first time a consistent global...
Small Angry People II
I have to admit, I was tempted to call this post “B***h Right 4 Your Type,” in honor of the review (”Eat Right 4 Your Type“) – and subsequent comment by “Elizabeth Victoria” – that inspired it. But since I already have a post titled “Small, Angry People,” I figured I’d turn this one into a sequel. It’s not as clevah, perhaps, but the shoe (definitely) fits. So what’s the deal? Here’s the background: Like most sensible...
Intensity vs. Time
Hot off the presses: another study confirming the benefits of high-intensity cardio vs. traditional, low-moderate intensity aerobics… The usual excuse of “lack of time” for not doing enough exercise is blown away by new research published in The Journal of Physiology. The study, from scientists at Canada’s McMaster University, adds to the growing evidence for the benefits of short term high-intensity interval...
Quit Harping on the Scale, Jennifer!
I get health and fitness e-mail updates from the Washington Post, so I can’t help but be aware of columnist Jennifer LaRue Huget’s “Me Minus 10” quest to lose 10 pounds. She’s using her column for motivation, which is cool, in a way. Nothing like having a nation-wide audience to help you stay accountable. She’s apparently following Brian Wansink’s advice, and starting with small, do-able...
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