Diet Articles

Sanjay Gupta About HFCS Sanjay Gupta - a doctor with CNN talked about corn in our diets. Not so much natural corn - like corn on the cob, but - my favorite thing lately - high fructose corn syrup! He had a carbon test done on himself to find out how much high fructose corn syrup in his system (they used some of his hair) - and he had 69% in his … [Read more...] about Sanjay Gupta About HFCS

What Are Carbohydrates? A carbohydrate is defined as: Any of a group of organic compounds that includes sugars, starches, celluloses, and gums and serves as a major energy source in the diet of animals. You hear the phrase low carb diets, bad carbs, good carbs, and what have you. But what precisely are carbohydrates? Let's talk about them in … [Read more...] about What Are Carbohydrates?

Childhood Obesity And Abuse Well, duh! They're just now coming up with this? Apparently, not one of them has had a kid with a weight problem. "The stigmatization directed at obese children by their peers, parents, educators and others is pervasive and often unrelenting," researchers with Yale University and the University of Hawaii at Manatoa … [Read more...] about Childhood Obesity And Abuse

Reduce Tummy Bloating Causes of Bloating For many women, abdominal bloating can be painful, uncomfortable, or just annoying. Bloating is when your tummy feels tight or full, and is usually caused by excess gas. Often bloating is caused by overeating, but if you’re exercising portion control and still feeling tight; here are some other … [Read more...] about Reduce Tummy Bloating

Milk and Weight Loss There's an interesting article about the benefits of milk and weight loss at Misleading Ads I'm not sure if milk does help, I've never been a huge milk drinker, except when I was pregnant, and that's another story all together. But if any dairy product would help with weight loss,my opinion is that it would have to … [Read more...] about Milk and Weight Loss

Drinking Water We know water is good for us, but with soda, juice, coffee, tea, energy drinks, and other drinks so readily available, it's hard to make the decision to drink water. Here are 7 great reasons to drink more water. Keeps skin looking great. If your skin looks tired and unhealthy, so do you. Staying properly hydrated removes all … [Read more...] about Drinking Water

Healthy Meals at School We all want our children to be safe and healthy, even when we can't watch them 24/7. One way to keep them healthy is to make sure they eat right, but if we don't prepare all their meals ourselves, that's hard to do. Schools are taking steps towards making healthy meals for kids, but you still may need to step in to make … [Read more...] about Healthy Meals at School