Comments (1) | Post a CommentWill a Low-Carb Diet Lower Blood Pressure?
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Fri, Feb 05, 2010, 3:32 pm PSTIt's well known that I'm partial to vegetables and whole foods and against most types of fat and too many carbohydrates. This means that I will usually recommend a low-fat diet over a low-carb diet. So I was…Read More
High Fat Intake Might Decrease Muscle Mass
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Wed, Feb 03, 2010, 4:20 pm PSTAnimal studies have shown that a diet high in fat can keep muscles from growing bigger during exercise. Not good. In the study, from the University of California at Davis, male mice were fed either a low-fat,…Read More
Physical Hunger vs. Cravings
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 4:18 pm PSTI teach a 6-month class for my clients who are working toward having bariatric/weight-loss surgery. One of the topics I love to teach is how to tell the difference between physical hunger and psychological…Read More
The Crispy-Cracker Fat Test
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Sat, Jan 23, 2010, 1:04 am PSTFood labels are great but not everyone wants to take the time to decipher whether a food is healthy or not. A quick way to find out if a cracker, for example, is high in fat is to do the "crispy-cracker…Read More
Junk Food Changes Your Digestion for the Worse
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Wed, Jan 20, 2010, 5:53 pm PSTThe November 11, 2009, issue of Translational Medicine included a research study indicating that eating junk food for even a single day can encourage the growth of a bad type of bacteria in your gut. Compared…Read More
More Curcumin, Less Weight?
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Fri, Jan 15, 2010, 6:05 pm PSTCurcumin, the major antioxidant compound (aka polyphenol) found in the spice turmeric, just might help you manage your weight. Turmeric provides the flavor in curry, and it's also present in plain old yellow…Read More
Redefining Success in the New Year
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Mon, Jan 11, 2010, 4:00 pm PSTThe New Year is already here again--a time to start over and perhaps renew our commitment to a healthier lifestyle or weight, or both. So many of us, however, set goals for ourselves that are elusive or…Read More
Weight-Friendly Dining at the Buffet
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Sat, Jan 02, 2010, 1:01 am PSTDid you know that people who have a weight issue sometimes display a set of unconscious eating habits quite different from those of normal-weight people? A report in the journal Obesity describes how the eating…Read More
A More User-Friendly Food Label?
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Mon, Dec 28, 2009, 2:52 am PSTAlthough food labels seem to have been around forever, Congress passed the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act only 19 years ago. That act mandated that all packaged foods carry a nutrition facts label with…Read More
Eating For 2 the Healthy Way
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Thu, Dec 24, 2009, 11:42 am PSTAccording to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a pregnant woman who eats about 500 extra calories a day increases by10 percent her chances of exceeding a 35-pound maximum while…Read More
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