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Between Meal Snacking If you ever needed a reason to eat between meals, here it is, folks! I eat, if not constantly, near constantly. For yesterdays food log (not up yet so don't look for it), I kept track of the times I ate, and even though there is a gap in the afternoon, the evening hours pretty much represent how I eat. Right up until I … [Read more...] about Between Meal Snacking

Obesity Map Check out CNN's obesity map which shows the U.S. increase of obesity since 1985. … [Read more...] about Obesity Map

I read about this at Cranky Fitness and went on to read the 2 articles she posted. USAToday "Both obesity and thinness are socially contagious," says study co-author James Fowler, an associate professor of political science at the University of California-San Diego. Not for the faint of heart: Scientific Paper: … [Read more...] about Who You Hang With May Affect Obesity

Although I think your average american has this one figured out. It's official: A recent study confirms that healthy diets really do cost more. Read more about the study at the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition: http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/79/1/6 … [Read more...] about Healthy Diets Cost More

Here's one for you. One <cough>expert panel<cough> is suggesting that we not couch references regarding childhood obesity in sensitive terms. The blunter terms make sense if they motivate doctors to work with more kids who need help, "but you have to be real careful about labeling or saying it in front of a child," Belamarich … [Read more...] about Just Call Them Fat

Poptarts Gone Healthy! Kelloggs is making some of it's products more healthy. I'm a huge Poptart fan - I've always loved the brown sugar poptarts, without frosting, toasted and slathered with butter - I love Poptarts any way they come. I'm glad to see the large companies taking note of this, but that's not all there is to it. There's an … [Read more...] about Poptarts Gone Healthy

I think I'd rather take Hoodia. I know for a fact - I could give myself a shot for a certain amount of time - I did do it twice a day for 9 months while pregnant, but those last 2 months were nightmarish. I had lumps every spot I gave myself a shot in. I dreaded the shots every day. How diabetics can do it day in and day out amazes me. "We are … [Read more...] about Weight Loss Shot