Nutrition
"Healthy Eating Index"
02/08/09 10:50
In a remarkable piece of circular logic, the USDA (which publishes the food "Pyramid" guidelines) reported that diet quality as measured by a heathy eating index (HEI) was highest for people eating high carbohydrate diets. Nevertheless there is very little difference between the BMI of people whose diets basically meet their guideline and those with a "poor" diet. Read More...
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Eat a little less, and more sensibly
26/07/09 11:30
No one diet is better than any other – eat food that you like as long as it is high in fiber and low in calories, saturated fat, fatty meat, “junk food”, and snacks and soft drinks. Take more time eating meals, and chew thoroughly. Increase vegetable intake to help in losing fat. Drink less sugary drinks and be more active. Read More...
It's all about calories
26/07/09 11:27
Eat when you're hungry...
26/07/09 11:23
Many times we eat because it is time to, it’s a mealtime, so we eat whether we are hungry or not. When was the last time your stomach rumbled because you were hungry? We are not conscious of eating when we do so in front of the TV, or a computer, and so we snack too much. We don’t enjoy food, and we may eat “junk” food as a distraction or a release for stress or anxiety. We don’t stop eating until we’ve finished the food – even if the portions are too large. Read More...
Your body, your responsibility
26/07/09 10:11
By now there can’t be anyone who doesn’t know that physical activity is important for health – specifically in lowering the risk of so-called “all-cause mortality”, in other words, death from any cause. So what benefits does a healthy lifestyle give us and what are the 5 healthy lifestyle factors? Read More...
Change the way you think about yourself
25/07/09 17:24
This will get the agri-junk-food industry up in arms, and those who promote the food pyramid - if it is right, why are more than 60% of Americans overweight? Read More...
Why we're fat
19/07/09 22:26
Chronic disease is now affecting children.
More than 65 percent of adults in the United States are overweight or obese, which may increase the likelihood of developing Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke, cancer, osteoarthritis, and fatty liver disease. Many other chronic diseases such as arthritis are worsened by obesity and/or diabetes. Read More...
More than 65 percent of adults in the United States are overweight or obese, which may increase the likelihood of developing Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke, cancer, osteoarthritis, and fatty liver disease. Many other chronic diseases such as arthritis are worsened by obesity and/or diabetes. Read More...
