I’m Speechless…
NJ Woman Attempting to Become World’s Fattest Lady Dream big! A New Jersey woman, who now tips the scales at 604 pounds, said it’d be a “fantasy” to gobble her way to fame and someday weigh 1,000 pounds. “When you have a 3-year-old daughter and you’re...
read moreMove Over, Alli?
According to new research, alginate – a viscous fiber extracted from seaweed – reduces fat absorption. Seaweed to tackle rising tide of obesity Seaweed could hold the key to tackling obesity after it was found it reduces fat uptake by more than 75 per cent, new...
read moreMore Baby Steps…
Yesterday, I noted PepsiCo’s pledge to eliminate sales of sugary soft drinks in primary and secondary schools across the world by 2012. Today, yet another mega-food conglomerate stepped up to the plate… sorta. Kraft Foods Plans to Reduce Sodium in North American...
read morePepsiCo. Does the Right Thing
PepsiCo. is pledging to eliminate all sales of “full sugar soft drinks” to primary and secondary schools worldwide by 2012. PURCHASE, N.Y., March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) announced today it is voluntarily adopting a new global policy to...
read moreSmall Angry People II
I have to admit, I was tempted to call this post “B***h Right 4 Your Type,” in honor of the review (”Eat Right 4 Your Type“) – and subsequent comment by “Elizabeth Victoria” – that inspired it. But since I already have a post titled “Small, Angry People,” I figured...
read moreIntensity vs. Time
Hot off the presses: another study confirming the benefits of high-intensity cardio vs. traditional, low-moderate intensity aerobics… The usual excuse of “lack of time” for not doing enough exercise is blown away by new research published in The Journal of...
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