Negative Calorie Nonsense
I got a message this morning from a trainer buddy of mine. Here’s what he wrote: “Hey Elissa, I’m in a debate about negative calorie foods. I think you wrote an article about it but couldn’t find it on the forum. I know Celery is claimed to be negative calorie but is the cost of digestion really 146 calories to it’s 5 calorie content?!?” 146 calories to digest a stalk of celery???? Intrigued, I did...
Water and Weight Loss
Just eyeballed this study abstract – Drinking Water Is Associated With Weight Loss in Overweight Dieting Women Independent of Diet and Activity – and figured I’d pass it on. Ok, it’s an epidemiological study, so it’s tough to draw a “cause and effect” conclusion here. But we can speculate…what is there about drinking water that might enhance weight loss? Well, for one thing, water may be...
So Much for “Expert Advice”
Martica Heaner, the exercise “expert” for msn.com is at it again…this time, she’s putting down the benefits of weight training vs. cardio for weight loss. There’s a lot of confusion about exactly what lifting weights can do for you. One thing is for sure, if you’re trying to lose weight, then doing more cardio activities—such as walking, running or using machines like the elliptical trainer—is the...
Sneaky, Rotten, Underhanded, Dirty Tricks Vol II.
A little while ago, I started a series on some of the dirty rotten tricks I’ve seen perpetrated by retailers on a largely unsuspecting and vulnerable audience (if things continue to proceed in the same manner, I suspect this will be a long, and on-going series). Anyhow, one other MAJOR pet peeve of mine is retailers who name their products as close as legally possible to any number of major prescription weight loss drugs, and...
Keeping Sweets Around Builds Willpower?
There are times when studies get over-interpreted. I think this is one of those times. With food, temptation may be a good thing NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While dieters often banish tempting foods from their kitchens, a new study suggests that keeping some sweet treats around might be a good way to build willpower. In three tests that presented female college students with tempting foods, researchers found that the women...
Survey: Fewer Americans are Dieting
According to a recent industry survey, fewer people are dieting now than they were two decades ago. When it comes to dieting, Americans put on a good show, buying millions of diet books, watching TV programs about weight loss, obsessing over celebrities and their baby weight. But in the end, that may be all it is: a show. The number of people on a diet – 26 percent of all women in the United States and 16 percent of men for the...
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