NEXT TIME someone behind a counter asks, “Do you want cheese on that?” think about this: One ounce of full-fat cheese contains six grains of saturated fat or a third of your recommended maximum daily intake, based on a 2,000-calorie-a-day diet. That’s 1 1/2 slices of processed cheese, a 1 1/4 inch cube of cheddar, […]
YOU DON’T need a Ph.D. in nutrition science to decipher a food label, but in case you’re label-challenged like most of us, just keep the following in mind, and you’ll be navigating your way to better health in no time.
Serving size: Be careful here, because even a small package may contain two or more servings. […]
YOU KNOW the old joke about Chinese food? An hour after eating it you’re ready for a pizza. We’ve found its opposite.
As reported in the International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders researchers at Purdue University have determined which food keeps you feeling full the longest after you’ve left the table: peanut butter. Twenty-four […]
There’s a lazy caveman inside your head telling you to keep packing down that fat and to skip that workout. Here’s how to outsmart him.
Nature is unfair. According to evolutionary psychologists- scientists who study how natural selection has turned us into the people we are-our basic desires aren’t made for healthful living in the […]
IT MAY NOT be the most appealing food you’ve ever eaten, but cabbage, despite its Dickensian connotation is extremely good for you. Just dont cook it. Unlike many other vegetables whose nutrients are activated when cooked, cabbage loses half of the nutritional value of its two most beneficial substances when prepared over the stove. Indole-3-carbinol […]
FROM LOS ANGELES to Luxembourg, Tourists always pay too much to eat, and for food that’s rarely good for them. The solution is to eat like a local: Stop in at a local gym to get a recommendation on where to lunch, or ask the guy you net dodging great whites while surfing off Australia’s […]
CONSIDERING how much stupidity has been perpetrated under the influence of alcohol, it may come as a surprise to learn that Japanese researchers recently reported that moderate drinking is associated with a higher IQ.
Scientists at Japan’s National Institute for Longevity Sciences tested the loss of 2,000 people. They found a slight increase in 10 among […]
YOU COULD SAY that hemp is where soy was 15 years age, an offbeat product with an exotic, even illicit reputation and an overlooked nutritional reservoir. Hemp is rich in protein (a higher concentration than in beef, fish or poultry), and hempseed oil contains lots of omega-3 and omega-6 essential fatty acids, including gamma linoleic […]
If you are trying to lose weight, aren’t getting the results you want and want to give up….stop! Take stock and see if you have fallen foul of these ‘diet traps’.
1. If no one sees you eat it, it has no calories
This might sound ridiculous, but you might be surprised to find that many people […]
Sweets may decrease production of glucocorticoid, a stress-related hormone that has been linked to obesity and decreased immune response, researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found.
“Glucocorticoids are produced when psychological or physical stressors activate a part of the brain called the ’stress axis,’” says Yvonne Ulrich-Lai, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the […]
