Flavoring Food Can Assist With Weight Loss
…According to research presented at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in San Francisco. Subjects using special savory and/or sweet “tastant” crystals on their food for 6 months lost an average of 30.5 lbs., while a small control group lost only 2...
read moreThe “Test” Test: Final Results
Got the blood test results back…here are John’s final numbers from April 9th through May 30: Weight: 214 lbs. to 208 lbs. (-6 lbs.) Body Fat Percentage: 17.8% to 16.3% (-1.5%) Total Testosterone: 722 ng/dl (1st test) and 651 ng/dl (2nd test). This is within normal...
read moreSelf Acceptance – Not “Fat Acceptance”
I’ve been aware of the “Fat Acceptance” (FA) movement for some time now…on occasion, I’ve dropped in to look around on sites like BigFatBlog or Fatshionista. Sometimes it feels like visiting another planet — I have a hard time getting into these...
read moreWeighing in on Artificial Sweeteners
A lot of the discussion on artificial sweeteners is focused on safety issues…many people feel uneasy about the “artificial” aspect of aspartame, acesulfame K, sucralose, etc., which – in turn – has increased the popularity of “natural”...
read moreHaving it Their Way
Just finished a recent article on trends in fast food marketing: Fat Profits, by Joe Keohane. An excerpt: In an age when other chains have been forced to at least pretend that they care about the health of their customers and have started offering packets of apples and things...
read moreStudy: Parents Can Hinder Teen Weight Loss
The subject of adolescent obesity came up in the comments yesterday – and it just so happens that the discussion coincides with the publication of a new study on the subject. The study authors looked at the families of overweight teenagers participating in Project EAT,...
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