Overweight? Obese? Or Normal Weight? Americans Have Hard Time Gauging Their Weight

Another interesting study showing that the perception of normal body weight has shifted in society. Harris Interactive: Harris Polls Overweight? Obese? Or Normal Weight? Americans Have Hard Time Gauging Their...

Army revises basic training program to deal with physically unfit recruits

This is a little sad to me. New recruits in the Army are so out of shape, that the Army has to change their basic training progams to accomodate. Army revises basic training program to deal with physically unfit recruits | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Headline | National...

New FDA Requirements

You will soon see calorie and nutritional information on menu’s in many chain resturants. The new guidelines are to help give people the correct information when making their food choices. Many people do not know how to correctly judge their calorie intake, thus causing over consumption and weight gain. This is a great first step...

Dangers of Being a Desk Jockey

By: Eartha Haines Many of us sit in front of a computer all day and unfortunately, these types of jobs also cause many of us to pack on extra pounds. Our bodies were not meant to sit for 8 or more hours a day but that is what many of us do on a daily...

Decode Those Food Labels

Dietitian Bonnie Taub-Dix offers tips from her new book, ‘Read It Before You Eat It’ Food labels can be confusing, even for seasoned shoppers. Does “trans fat-free” mean guilt-free? Is “organic” more healthful? Not always, says Bonnie Taub-Dix, nutrition expert and author of the upcoming book Read It Before You Eat It: How to Decode...

6 Diets You Should NEVER Try

Fad diets never work in the long run, they end up causing more damage than anything. Here is an interesting article talking about 6 different fad diets that you shouldn’t try....

Many Are Clueless About Calories In Food

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/weightloss/2010-07-07-calorieconfusion07_ST_N.htm This is an interesting article about how most people don’t know how many calories are in the foods they consume. A survey shows that 63% of people can’t accurately estimate what their calorie consumption is. While 25% won’t even try to guess. Only 12% can give an accurate answer. Can this be changed in the...

Too Much Sitting Can Cause Health Problems

Not really surprised after reading this. Inactivity is one of the main reasons why so many people are obese....

In The Matter Of Losing Weight, Fitness Matters

By: Reed Humphrey, Ph.D, PT One of the most important messages that is clear from the scientific literature is that increasing the amount of exercise yields health benefits, including losing weight. Health and fitness professionals also understand that the inverse is true; weight loss attempts without exercise are both less healthful and more likely to...