Archive for October, 2009
Skip The Diet Pills Xenical And Alli
There are recent reports that have been released and are encouraging women to skip the fad diet pills such as Xenical and Alli. The FDA (the food and drug administration) has not declared people should discontinue use of these pills however. There is going to be an investigation into the side effects and causes of [...]
Middle Age Is Not Too Late To Lose Weight
It is not too late to lose weight for the middle aged female dieters if they make right changes and follow them. Karen Foster-Schubert of the Fred Hutchinson, Cancer Research Center in Seattle, says that women who are committed to make changes can lose up to 20 pounds. Lead investigator Anne McTiernan, director of the [...]
America’s Fattest States – 2009
Mississippi had the highest rate of adult obesity at 32.5 percent, making it the fifth year in a row that the state topped the list. Colorado continued to have the lowest percentage of obese adults at 18.9 percent. Mississippi also had the highest rate of obese and overweight children (ages 10 to 17) at 44.4 [...]
The 10 Absolute Worst Foods
They are fattening and bad for your heart plus they offer absolutely no nutritional value at all. Marie Callender’s Chicken Pot Pie is absolutely artery crust in a box. Just half of the pie has 520 calories and 12 grams of saturated fat. That is just half the pie and the pie is marketed as [...]
A Manageable Diet: Compromise
Dieting is extremely difficult and down right impossible for some people. If you take it day by day it is much easier than thinking to yourself “I can never eat French silk pie again”. Instead think about portion control and cutting down on things, not depriving yourself of foods you love. [Dieting Tips] For example [...]
Weight Loss Shake Recipes To Maximize Your Weight Loss
Weight loss shake recipes provide an easy way to have a filling, nourishing and nutritious snack or meal replacement. You just need some basic equipment, a few ingredients and away you go. How do shakes help you lose weight? Firstly, a shake can be used as a meal replacement to cut down your calorie intake [...]
Are Energy Drinks Good For Your Diet?
Many people think that energy drinks such as Red Bull, Monster and even the Starbucks Double Shots are good while you are dieting because they do at least one of two things for you. They either raise your metabolism so whatever you eat assuming you eat regularly and not indulging, will be burnt off or [...]
“The Fat Smash Diet”: Learn Healthy Habits While You Lose Weight
The Fat Smash Diet was devised and published by Dr. Ian K. Smith in 2006, after he appeared as a judge on “Celebrity Fit Club.” It is a diet program that is divided into four phases to allow time for the body and mind to adapt to new eating and exercise habits. One of the [...]
Eating Often Throughout The Day: Does This Really Work?
I had heard that eating small portions throughout the day helps you to lose weight for two reasons. [portion control] One, because it keeps your metabolism going throughout the day and two, you are less likely to binge. I thought it very odd that eating frequently would help me to lose weight. And then I [...]
Omega 3 Fish Oil Brings The Body Into Balance And Protects From Disease
Considerable research has been done on the effects of Omega 3 fish oil on the body, and the conditions it helps to prevent. In the 1970s, scientists began to investigate why the Inuit people of Greenland suffered very little heart disease and rheumatoid arthritis, despite their diets being high in fats. The link proved to [...]
