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...
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...
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...
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...
Diet Foods That Exaggerate Claims
Diet Foods That Exaggerate Claims Click on the link above for a video from the Today Show. It talks about how food makers label their products with false claims of helping you lose weight. If you took the time to really look at the labels, you would know that eating...
High Protein Diets
Some of the most frequently asked questions deal with high- protein and fat diets that brand carbohydrates as evil and the reason for the prevalence of obesity in our society today. Such diets are not new. They have waxed and waned in popularity over the years, with the previous crescendo occurring in the...
Increase Your Bone Health
Chere A. Lucett, NASM CPT, PES, CES When it comes to keeping your body healthy, your bones may not be receiving enough attention. Their functional counterparts, the muscles, always seem to benefit from our focus because of our ability to view them. Meanwhile, our bones go unnoticed and untreated, abused by...
Performance Nutrition
Nutrition Makes a Difference Optimal athletic performance requires food and nutrient intake that is tailored to each athlete’s sport, training schedule and individual needs. Many athletes, especially younger ones, gravitate toward typical eating patterns which can significantly decrease their chances to reach their peak performance. The basics of performance nutrition...
How You Could Be Sabotaging Your Weight
Weight Control Basics Your weight is determined by the calories you take in and the calories you burn on a daily basis. If you’re like most adults, you’ve been taking in more calories than you burn and you have excess body fat that you’d like to get rid of. If...
