August 5, 2012 • 5:26 am 1
Two groundbreaking new studies address the irksome question of why so many of us who work out remain so heavy, a concern that carries special resonance at the moment, as lean Olympians slip through the air and water, inspiring countless viewers to …
MORE via Dieting vs. Exercise for Weight Loss – NYTimes.com.
Filed under: Blogosphere, consumers, Culture Think, Health Literacy, Health Policy, Healthcare Reform, Diet and health, weight loss; diet; dieting; obesity; obese kids; overweight seniors;
May 17, 2012 • 4:05 am 0
The name alone sounds so encouraging: HDL, the “good cholesterol.” The more of it in your blood, the lower your risk of heart disease. So bringing up HDL levels has got to be …
MORE via HDL ‘Good Cholesterol’ Found Not to Cut Heart Risk – NYTimes.com.
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March 14, 2012 • 4:02 am 0
Eating red meat is associated with a sharply increased risk of death from cancer and heart disease, according to a new …
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February 8, 2012 • 6:17 pm 0
TRY this: place a forkful of food in your mouth. It doesn’t matter what the food is, but make it something you love — let’s say it’s that first nibble from three hot, fragrant, perfectly …
MORE via Mindful Eating as Way to Fight Bingeing – NYTimes.com.
Filed under: Blogosphere, Culture Think, Health Literacy, Health Policy, News, WeSeeReason, diet and a healthy life, exercise and health, weight loss; diet; dieting; obesity; obese kids; overweight seniors;
February 2, 2012 • 5:01 am 0
When ticking off the benefits of physical activity, few of us would include intracellular housecleaning. But a new study suggests that the ability of exercise to speed the removal of garbage from inside our body’s cells may be one of its most …
MORE via Phys Ed: Exercise as Housecleaning for the Body – NYTimes.com.
Filed under: Behavioral Health Outcomes, Blogosphere, Health Literacy, Health Policy, News, WeSeeReason, exercise and health, weight loss; diet; dieting; obesity; obese kids; overweight seniors;
January 25, 2012 • 5:48 am 0
Fat people have less than thin people. Older people have less than younger people. Men have less than younger women.
MORE via Brown Fat Burns Ordinary Fat, Study Finds – NYTimes.com.
Filed under: Behavioral Health Outcomes, Blogosphere, Health Literacy, Health Policy, Parenting, WeSeeReason, weight loss; diet; dieting; obesity; obese kids; overweight seniors;
January 18, 2012 • 8:08 am 0
FOR 10 years, wielding slabs of cream cheese and mounds of mayonnaise, Paula Deen has become television’s self-crowned queen of Southern cuisine and one of the country’s most popular chefs, with an empire built on layers of gooey butter cake, fried chicken and …
MORE via Paula Deen Says She Has Type 2 Diabetes – NYTimes.com.
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January 11, 2012 • 5:35 am 0
Losing weight is simple: Eat less and exercise more. Why that’s so difficult for so many people is embedded deep in the …
MORE via Is Your Personality Making You Put on Pounds? – WSJ.com.
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January 11, 2012 • 5:32 am 0
Hostess Brands Inc. is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as soon as this week, said people familiar with the matter, a move that would mark the second significant court restructuring for the Twinkies and Wonder Bread baker in the …
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January 10, 2012 • 2:46 pm 0
AFTER the binge of the holidays, many stumble into January with a hangover, some fragile resolutions and a desire to shed a few pounds. Alas, few will benefit from rigid calorie-counting or cabbage-soup slurping. In a recent study of 31 long-term diet plans, the American Psychological Association found that …
MORE via A history of dieting: Binge and purge | The Economist.
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January 9, 2012 • 4:31 am 0
This is the time of year when even people who hate the gym think about going to the gym. Many of us are still digesting whole floors of gingerbread houses, and jeans that fit comfortably in October are now a …
MORE via Jason Gay: The 27 Rules of Conquering the Gym – WSJ.com.
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