The Scarlett Letter
Scarlett Johansson tells it like it is: Since dedicating myself to getting into “superhero shape,” several articles regarding my weight have been brought to my attention. Claims have been made that I’ve been on a strict workout routine regulated by co-stars, whipped into shape by trainers I’ve never met, eating sprouted grains I can’t pronounce and ultimately losing 14 pounds off my 5’3″...
It Must Be Snowing in Hell Today!
I just read a surprisingly decent fitness article from Prevention this morning. No stereotypes, no hidden assumptions, no over-interpretation of research…just straight-up, useful information for your average “Jane” looking to shed a few pounds and optimize her workout time in the gym. Kudos to Liz Plosser, author of “6 Workout Mistakes that Slow Down Results“. Click the link and...
What’s it Like to be Part of a Clinical Trial?
I thought this video from MedPage Today was rather interesting…It’s about the experiences of a subject in a placebo-controlled clinical trial for a new obesity drug. The subject also happens to be the staff member who wrote the accompanying article: contributing writer Joe Sussman. Several points leaped out from the vid… 1. How powerful the placebo effect can be. He still has no idea whether he was given the...
QVC to Pay 7.5 Million Fine for Deceptive Supplement Claims
Another FTC action against unsubstantiated claims… “QVC aired ads that weren’t true and violated an FTC order,” said Eileen Harrington, Acting Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “Simply put, we aren’t going to let QVC get away with this. The company is responsible for the product claims made on its programs, and we expect that going forward, QVC will do a better job for its audience and make sure that its...
Exercise and Calories: Reality Check
WebMD has a nice little online feature: the Fit-O-Meter, which calculates the calories burned for 600 different activities. You pick the activity, plug in your weight and the duration, and voila: you get an estimate of the number of calories you’ve burned. There are a few caveats, of course…for one thing, this sort of calculator can’t account for the metabolic benefits of exercise (such as improvements in insulin...
Everything I Loathe About Women’s Magazines…
…is captured in a slide show – “10 Reasons You’re Not Losing That Weight” – from “Women’s Health.” For starters, it was trite and poorly thought out… For example: Roadblock number 1: Always a go-getter, you work out at 6 a.m. This made no sense to me…I know plenty of very lean people who workout at the crack of dawn. Sure, there are a few precautions they take,...
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