Post a CommentAre Meal Replacements Safe for Weight Loss?
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Sun, Nov 22, 2009, 11:57 pm PSTAre you familiar with all of these pre-packaged bars, shakes, and special entrees that are being marketed these days as nutritious stand-ins for genuine meals? Are they any good? Can they help us lose weight?…Read More
Eat Like a Brazilian to Slim Down
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Thu, Nov 19, 2009, 10:32 pm PSTI was in Brazil last August, my second visit there, and while on that trip remembered something that had puzzled me when I had lived in Curitiba for a year in 1994: Why, despite my eating 3 hearty Brazilian…Read More
A Fast Food King's Healthier Choices
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Tue, Nov 10, 2009, 4:33 pm PSTFast foods are not ordinarily among my top recommendations as a dietitian. But it might be possible for today's family on the run to eat nutritiously at eateries like Burger King.I've noticed that for a while…Read More
Should Restaurants Include Food Labels on Their Menus?
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Tue, Oct 27, 2009, 5:14 pm PDTOur country is facing an economic crisis and we're all aflutter about that. But meanwhile, what about the U.S. obesity crisis?* Obesity and the diseases associated with it--heart disease, diabetes, and…Read More
Are Food Marketers Being Honest?
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Wed, Oct 21, 2009, 12:16 pm PDTResearchers at Yale University and the University of Michigan closely examined the marketing strategies of today's food industry, and guess what? The scientists say that the tactics being used these days to…Read More
Mushrooms and Green Tea May Lower Breast-Cancer Risk
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Tue, Oct 06, 2009, 5:06 pm PDTA recent study reported in the International Journal of Cancer suggests that women who eat large amounts of mushrooms and drink a lot of green tea may be at lower risk for developing breast cancer. The research…Read More
Agave Nectar: Healthy Sweetener or Health Disaster?
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Wed, Sep 02, 2009, 10:46 pm PDTAgave nectar, also called agave syrup, seems to be a darling of the health-food set nowadays. In its most natural form, agave nectar is a healthy sugar alternative; however, most of the agave nectars you and I…Read More
Healthiest Food Choices at Ethnic Restaurants
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Tue, Aug 25, 2009, 5:54 pm PDTSome high-fat, high-calorie items found in restaurants are obvious, and I've mentioned them previously. (See: Watch Your Waistline While Dining Out.) Others, however, can be deceptive, and most restaurants…Read More
Fuel Your Body for Exercise
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 5:17 pm PDTHave you ever wondered what to eat to maximize your physical activity performance? Nancy Clark's Food Guide for New Runners is the latest book by Nancy Clark, MS, RD, a dietitian/nutritionist/author who…Read More
The "Pistachio Principle" of Weight Loss
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Wed, Aug 12, 2009, 2:29 pm PDTJames Painter, PhD, RD, has come up with a new, non-dieting approach to weight loss that he calls the "Pistachio Principle." He says his experiments have shown that people can consume fewer calories without…Read More
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