Does calorie-burning underwear actually work?
- Wed Sep 07 2011
- James Fell
I’ve written about the Shake Weight, which I believe owes its high sales to gag-gift purchases for bridal showers. I’ve also written about rocker shoes, and how they’re not really going to help you burn any additional calories — and could cause injury.
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What are the unhealthiest foods in North America?
- Mon Jul 25 2011
- Vanessa Milne
What are the worst foods in North America? The Center for Science in the Public Interest revealed their 2011 list yesterday, and it has some doozies: desserts with two and a half days' worth of saturated fat, drinks with more than half a day's calories.
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What's the connection between diet soda and obesity?
- Mon Jul 04 2011
- James Fell
A recent health post at the Los Angeles Times looked at brand new research about the causal role that diet pop may have in obesity. It’s very interesting stuff, because it reminds me of another phenomenon: How exercise can lead to weight gain.
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How to make Indian food lower in fat and calories
- Tue Jun 14 2011
- Terri Coles
Some of what makes Indian cuisine so delicious — rich and creamy sauces, ghee — also makes it heavy on calories. But Indian food also has a lot to offer for good health: fibre-rich lentils and beans, spices full of antioxidants, lots of fresh veggies. Bal Arneson, star of the Food Network show Spice Goddess, balances these two factors in her Indian cooking, and you can do that yourself with her new book, Bal's Quick and Healthy Indian.
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Is your job making you fat?
- Fri Jun 03 2011
- James Fell
According to a new study out of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Louisiana, our jobs are contributing to rising obesity rates. According to the study, “Over the last 50 years in the U.S. we estimate that daily occupation-related energy expenditure has decreased by more than 100 calories, and this reduction in energy expenditure accounts for a significant portion of the increase in mean U.S. body weights for women and men.”
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