Simple tips to end yo-yo dieting: "Many women work or are busy all day with children, so we do not take the time to eat enough during the day -- our most active time, a time when we should be fuelling our bodies. By 4 or 5 p.m., we are so hungry that we're shaking, irritable and fighting headaches.
Creating a massive calorie deficit during the day also causes us to overeat later on. Most women need to eat at least four times a day to keep energy high and to prevent 4 p.m. chocolate binges. After snacking on high-calorie, high- fat or high-sugar foods, we feel guilty. That guilt makes us eat more than if we were to eat slowly and with real pleasure.
Snacking on fruit or a vegetable is generally not enough; add a protein to your snack. Research shows protein-rich foods send signals to your brain, which indicate you have eaten. Combining an apple with cheese or with 12 almonds will leave you satisfied longer than simply eating an apple.
Go no more than four hours without eating to prevent hunger and cravings. If you keep your blood sugar up, you'll make better food choices and lose more weight."
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
BBC NEWS | Health | Hour's exercise 'to lose weight'
BBC NEWS | Health | Hour's exercise 'to lose weight': "Research points to a combination of exercise and calorie control as having the best chance of success in weight loss - although the majority of people who attempt these diets fail to keep the weight off.
The latest research, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine journal, confirms that plenty of exercise is a key ingredient of success.
The Pittsburgh researchers looked at a group of overweight and obese women over a four year period.
They were all told to eat between 1,200 and 1,500 calories a day, and split into four different exercise programmes, varying the intensity and amount of exercise carried out.
After six months, women in all four groups had lost up to 10% of their body weight - but most could not keep this going.
The women who did maintain the 10% loss were those who reported doing more exercise, on average 275 minutes per week."
The latest research, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine journal, confirms that plenty of exercise is a key ingredient of success.
The Pittsburgh researchers looked at a group of overweight and obese women over a four year period.
They were all told to eat between 1,200 and 1,500 calories a day, and split into four different exercise programmes, varying the intensity and amount of exercise carried out.
After six months, women in all four groups had lost up to 10% of their body weight - but most could not keep this going.
The women who did maintain the 10% loss were those who reported doing more exercise, on average 275 minutes per week."
Monday, July 28, 2008
Try cutting fruit sugar to lose weight | Booster Shots | Los Angeles Times
Try cutting fruit sugar to lose weight | Booster Shots | Los Angeles Times: "The long reign of trans fats as worst dietary substance may be nearing an end. Trans fats are still very, very bad, mind you. But lately, researchers have pointed to a new culprit in the country's battle with obesity: fructose. A study published in the new issue of the Journal of Nutrition suggests that one of the reasons people on low-carbohydrate diets lose weight is that they reduce their intake of fructose. Fructose, a type of sugar found in fruit, can be made into body fat with stunning speed."
Health and Beauty: The light way to lose weight - Halifax Today
Health and Beauty: The light way to lose weight - Halifax Today: "It's a case of waist not want not for Kingsley Lambert. The 46-year-old yo-yo dieter has gone from one extreme to another on the trouser front...
WHENEVER Kingsley Lambert has had a problem in his life he would use food to get by.
When his older brother Kim died in a road accident at the age of 17, Kingsley dropped out of school and his weight ballooned.
Years later when he discovered his mum Sheila had cancer at the age of 51, he went on a starvation diet and lived off coffee, diet coke and cigarettes, almost becoming anorexic."
WHENEVER Kingsley Lambert has had a problem in his life he would use food to get by.
When his older brother Kim died in a road accident at the age of 17, Kingsley dropped out of school and his weight ballooned.
Years later when he discovered his mum Sheila had cancer at the age of 51, he went on a starvation diet and lived off coffee, diet coke and cigarettes, almost becoming anorexic."
Sunday, July 27, 2008
http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/traceback-problem-salmonella-saintpaul-outbreak/ :
"Disputing these calls are the facts: Yesterday the Minnesota Star Tribune reported that the Minnesota Department of Health had traced the source of their outbreak in less than two weeks. According to the article, Minnesota health officials "were on the phone July 9 with their federal counterparts making it 'crystal clear' it was not tomatoes but jalapenos that were the likely source."
"Traceback is not the issue here," says Western Growers' President and CEO Tom Nassif. "The FDA and CDC initially claimed that tomatoes were the culprit. Now they are focusing on jalapenos. Were they looking in the wrong place? If so, no system of traceback, no matter how sophisticated would have made a difference in this two-month-long investigation." Corroborating this point, in an Associated Press article published today, Dr. David Acheson of the FDA was reported to dispute that an electronic records system would have helped investigators. "
"Disputing these calls are the facts: Yesterday the Minnesota Star Tribune reported that the Minnesota Department of Health had traced the source of their outbreak in less than two weeks. According to the article, Minnesota health officials "were on the phone July 9 with their federal counterparts making it 'crystal clear' it was not tomatoes but jalapenos that were the likely source."
"Traceback is not the issue here," says Western Growers' President and CEO Tom Nassif. "The FDA and CDC initially claimed that tomatoes were the culprit. Now they are focusing on jalapenos. Were they looking in the wrong place? If so, no system of traceback, no matter how sophisticated would have made a difference in this two-month-long investigation." Corroborating this point, in an Associated Press article published today, Dr. David Acheson of the FDA was reported to dispute that an electronic records system would have helped investigators. "
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/on-men/2008/07/25/michael-savage-at-odds-with-the-science.html :
"I searched for studies linking dads or their parenting skills to autism, a developmental disorder that affects a child's ability to communicate effectively, and couldn't find much. (Please E-mail or post a comment if you're aware of evidence I missed). In decades past, some psychologists did put the blame on "refrigerator mothers," who were accused of causing autism by being emotionally distant and cold to their children. But that's an idea that researchers have debunked. Most researchers believe there is no one simple cause but that a complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors come together to cause the disease in most cases. Studies of identical twins have shown a clear genetic component, but there's also plenty of strong evidence that prenatal exposure to certain chemicals or infectious agents—such as thalidomide or the rubella virus—causes some cases of autism, too.
I found it ironic that Savage called for parents to chide a child with autistic tendencies to "act like a man," given that many leading researchers consider autism to be an extreme manifestation of the male brain. In fact, one theory that's attracting attention is that fetuses that produce high levels of testosterone in the womb have a tendency to exhibit autistic behavior as young children. And it seems to me that the messages society directs toward boys about "sucking it up" could actually exacerbate any tendencies to withdraw. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's latest count, the prevalence of autism among boys is between 2.8 and 5 times that of girls."
"I searched for studies linking dads or their parenting skills to autism, a developmental disorder that affects a child's ability to communicate effectively, and couldn't find much. (Please E-mail or post a comment if you're aware of evidence I missed). In decades past, some psychologists did put the blame on "refrigerator mothers," who were accused of causing autism by being emotionally distant and cold to their children. But that's an idea that researchers have debunked. Most researchers believe there is no one simple cause but that a complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors come together to cause the disease in most cases. Studies of identical twins have shown a clear genetic component, but there's also plenty of strong evidence that prenatal exposure to certain chemicals or infectious agents—such as thalidomide or the rubella virus—causes some cases of autism, too.
I found it ironic that Savage called for parents to chide a child with autistic tendencies to "act like a man," given that many leading researchers consider autism to be an extreme manifestation of the male brain. In fact, one theory that's attracting attention is that fetuses that produce high levels of testosterone in the womb have a tendency to exhibit autistic behavior as young children. And it seems to me that the messages society directs toward boys about "sucking it up" could actually exacerbate any tendencies to withdraw. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's latest count, the prevalence of autism among boys is between 2.8 and 5 times that of girls."
CA Ban Fat
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20080726-9999-1n26transfat.html :
"The ban comes after a steady drumbeat of studies showing trans fat, which is used in foods ranging from french fries to cookies, can raise levels of bad cholesterol and lower good cholesterol, leading to hardened arteries and heart disease, and contributing to diabetes.
The ban was the result of a bill introduced by Assemblyman Tony Mendoza, D-Artesia, which passed the Assembly last year and cleared the state Senate earlier this month. Violations of the ban could result in fines of $25 to $1,000.
Anti-trans-fat crusader Stephen L. Johnson, founder of bantransfat.com and the attorney who sued Kraft and McDonald's over the issue, was jubilant."
"The ban comes after a steady drumbeat of studies showing trans fat, which is used in foods ranging from french fries to cookies, can raise levels of bad cholesterol and lower good cholesterol, leading to hardened arteries and heart disease, and contributing to diabetes.
The ban was the result of a bill introduced by Assemblyman Tony Mendoza, D-Artesia, which passed the Assembly last year and cleared the state Senate earlier this month. Violations of the ban could result in fines of $25 to $1,000.
Anti-trans-fat crusader Stephen L. Johnson, founder of bantransfat.com and the attorney who sued Kraft and McDonald's over the issue, was jubilant."
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