Have you heard of the Dukan Diet? This high protein, low fat, low cholesterol weight loss program was created by Dr Pierre Dukan─a general practitioner in Paris─in his efforts to help overweight patients achieve healthy,…
If you were confused by the USDA food pyramid─which for decades was supposed to be America’s primary guide to healthy eating─you were by no means alone. In fact, this outmoded paradigm was almost universally disliked…
For many Americans, appropriate portion control is a challenge, especially when it comes to foods high in fat and sugar. Is scaling down the amount you eat always the answer? There may be another option….
When the level of overweight Americans reaches epidemic proportions, we really must sit up and take notice. According to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index1, more than 6 in 10 adults in the U.S. were either overweight…
Are you familiar with the term “emotional eating?” This can be defined as the practice of consuming food─often rich, fattening choices─in response to feelings rather than hunger. Triggers may include stress, boredom, anger, or sadness….
Are you familiar with the term “health literacy?” It’s a concept we should all be aware of. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, health literacy is the ability to understand health…
Everything in moderation? That seems to contradict the American eating experience, which is reflected in far too many waistlines. It seems that─for better or worse─we tend to build our lifestyles around our daily food choices….
Did you know that lack of physical activity contributes to some 300,000 deaths each year in the United States from heart disease, stroke, diabetes and other conditions? According to the National Center for Health Statistics,…
Are you sitting down right now? Even those of us who exercise regularly may spend the majority of our weekdays sitting in a desk chair. What about after work? As it happens, many people are…
According to a new study from Britain, the most common form of diabetes─type 2─can be reversed by nothing more than a very low-calorie diet. Professor Roy Taylor, head of the magnetic resonance imaging unit at…
