Comments (1355) | Post a CommentThe "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
The Surprising Ingredient Causing Weight Gain
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Mon, Jul 27, 2009, 12:23 am PDTSay it isn't so! A recent study out of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill cites what animal studies have hinted at for years: MSG (aka monosodium glutamate) could be a factor in weight gain.The…Read More
Best Snacks for Weight Loss
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Thu, Jul 23, 2009, 1:18 pm PDTIf you've started skipping meals or snacks because you're struggling with your weight, please reconsider: You might actually be better off opting for a snack. According to more than a few research studies I've…Read More
Are Eggs Healthy for Weight Loss?
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Fri, Jul 17, 2009, 2:26 pm PDTA new study in the online journal entitled Risk Analysis reports that eating one egg a day accounts for less than 1 percent of the risk of heart disease, the leading killer of American men and women. This, in…Read More
White Tea: Good for You and Your Weight
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Fri, Jul 10, 2009, 4:25 pm PDTNew research from Germany, published in the open-access journal Nutrition and Metabolism, reveals that white tea apparently has potential anti-obesity effects. White tea is manufactured from the new buds and…Read More
Healthy Fast Foods
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Sun, Jul 05, 2009, 1:42 pm PDTFast food—two words that connote high-calorie, fat-laden, salty, not-good-for-you foods in many people's minds (okay, I admit it, in my mind as well). However, I was pleasantly surprised recently when I…Read More
Can Money Make You Lose Weight?
Posted By Margaret Furtado, M.S., R.D. - Thu, Jul 02, 2009, 1:34 pm PDTA recent study published in the December 9, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), reveals that an incentive-based approach may help people lose weight more effectively than do…Read More
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