Comments (7) | Post a CommentShould 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
Bad Eating Habits Can Alter Your DNA
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Fri, Aug 07, 2009, 4:30 am PDTEating a single chocolate bar might cause harmful genetic changes or mutations that could have serious effects on your DNA, changes that could last for up to a couple of weeks. That's according to a recent…Read More
Stress and Your Weight: Men vs. Women
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Wed, Aug 05, 2009, 10:18 am PDTA new study reports that men and women gain weight very differently when they are exposed to stressful situations. Researchers found that women gained weight when subjected to a much wider variety of stressors…Read More
Eat to Increase Your Lifespan
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Wed, Jul 29, 2009, 4:24 pm PDTSome health experts have long held that eating a Mediterranean diet increases lifespan and promotes optimal health. (This diet, if you remember, is mostly plant-based and is modeled after the traditional eating…Read More
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