Who Would Have Thought?
The USDA & the Dept. of Health and Human Services just released a new, updated set of dietary guidelines. Except that they aren’t new, unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for – say – the last 20 years. Seriously: the recommendations are things like: Eat fewer calories. Exercise more. Cut back on sodium. Eat less sugar, saturated fat/solid fat and refined grains. Eat more veggies, fruits, whole grains,...
eXfuze Review Part II: Seven+ Hours of My Life That I’ll Never Get Back
This is a continuation of two earlier posts: “I Love the Smell of Plagiarism in the Morning,” and “eXfuze Review Part I: Some Background.” As you can tell from the title, this post concerns eXfuze’s “Seven+ Classic” drink. You can probably also tell that I did not particularly enjoy writing it. I had to sort through a lot of literature in the process – a time-and-brain sucking task. Now...
eXfuze Review Part I: Some Background
Ok, let’s take a closer look at the eXfuze line of antioxidant drinks, as I promised in an earlier post. Due to time constraints, I’m going to string this out over several posts, so that I can cover everything in depth… there are some points I’ll be making that pertain to more than just the eXfuze products, so bear with me. Before digging into the nitty-gritty, let’s “set the stage,” so to...
BBC: “French Fight Flab With Cooking Lessons”
Via “Weighty Matters,” here’s a weight loss idea that’s near and dear to my heart. According to the BBC… A leading public hospital in Paris is teaching patients being treated for obesity how to cook. And instead of being put on a diet, they are told it’s OK to sit down to a three-course meal – especially with family or friends. “Enjoying food, variety in food, the culture of food are the...
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Yale Report: Fast Food Marketing to Kids Has Increased
The Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at Yale University recently released a detailed report on fast food nutrition and marketing to kids. The conclusions aren’t pretty: New Haven, Conn. — Children as young as age 2 are seeing more fast food ads than ever before, and restaurants rarely offer parents the healthy kids’ meal choices, according to a new study from Yale’s Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity. The new...
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