We’re Quite a Few Steps Behind
The title of this NY Times article pretty much says it all: “The Pedometer Test: Americans Take Fewer Steps.” It summarizes the results of a recent study on the number of daily steps taken by American adults. Yeah, as you might have guessed, it’s fairly low. But the kicker is that it’s also lower than the number of steps taken by people in other developed countries. Americans are thousands of steps behind...
What Does the Obesity Society Serve For Lunch?
Lotsa junk, according to Dr. Yoni Freedhoff of “Weighty Matters.” When I wandered through the lunch offerings at this years Obesity Society’s Annual Scientific Assembly in San Diego (one of the world’s largest obesity conferences), what did I find? Giant brownies, pretzels and full sugar soda – an interesting juxtaposition with the 2 abstracts and 2 complete symposia dedicated to sugared soda. Sure could...
“Vanity Sizing” Kicks Guys in the Pants
I’ve long been aware of “vanity sizing” of women’s clothes. For example, I wear the exact same sizes I did in high school… despite the fact that I’m 10 – 15 pounds heavier (sure, it’s muscle, but muscle still adds bulk). As women have gotten bigger, standard women’s clothing sizes have, too. But I didn’t know that men’s clothes were also subject to this. After...
Moving the Goalposts
According to Reuters Health: Chances are slim to none that the U.S. will meet its public health goal of sharply reducing the number of obese adults by this year, according to federal health officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. Since the Healthy People 2010 objective was to reduce the obesity rate to 15%, this may rank as the understatement of the year. As the CDC noted in an August press release,...
So Much For All That Acai…
Funny, I thought that acai was supposed to magically help people lose weight?! If this were true, you’d think the Brazilians – who slurp up the stuff fresh – would be the leanest people in the world. But apparently not… according to Reuters: Nearly half of adult Brazilians are overweight and about 15 percent are obese, Brazil’s IBGE social statistics agency said on Friday, citing the results of a...
The Healthy Skeptic on Green Tea
Chris Woolston, “The Healthy Skeptic,” is a man after my own heart: someone who approaches claims with a skeptical eye, but is capable of evaluating them fairly. In today’s LA Times column, he provides an overview of green tea for weight loss. A sample: But even modest weight loss can be a positive step, says Arpita Basu, assistant professor of nutritional sciences at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. Basu...
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