September is Childhood Obesity Awareness month. I’m not going to talk about the statistics. We all know the facts. And I’m not going to dwell into the reasons and causes of childhood obesity. Health professionals and policy makers are still trying to determine the cause, and no one can point the nail to a single […]
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As my HealthyBuzz theme for August revolves around trends in food, health, and fitness, I’ve been asked to write about detox diets. Right on spot. Detox diets are predicted by Mintel firm to be one of the hottest health trends for 2010. While the term “detox” originally referred to the lemon diet–the Master Cleanse promoted
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You have probably heard already: the FTC to Announce Action Against Internet Marketers of Acai Berry Weight-Loss Pills and “Colon Cleansers.” About time! Watch this video from ABC news for the story. When the Center for Science for Public Interest investigated acai berry success weight loss personal blogs, they found that the pictures are all
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As I have mentioned in my last post, I have asked my fellow dietitian, Angela Lamberson, who specializes in diabetes education about artificial sweeteners. She summed it up very nicely. I hope you find it as informative as I did… It’s a controversial subject. Many people have very strong opinions regarding the use of artificial
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I just stumbled upon Runs on Green blog today by Danielle who’s studying to become a dietitian. The post made the point that you can get enough protein on a vegetarian diet, eating real food. I thought it was a great post. She showed that you CAN get more protein than you need without meat,
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Help! It’s confusing!This is one of many examples where a study is broken down into pieces, just like Legos, a catchy title gets stapled on top, and people get a message that is far or deviated from the truth. No wonder we are a confused nation when it comes to nutrition. Learn how to identify
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I heard colleagues talk about these sheets they saw at the American Dietetic Association’s conference a few years ago. I didn’t attend that year–I had my son exactly around the same time–and I missed on the cool products are promoted in the Expo part of the conference. Either ways, this was one of them. I
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Question: is having yogurt three times a day will enable us to lose more weight? and specifically fat? Answer: Maybe. Before I go on with the answer, let me first distinguish between two types of research that give us information about how food can affect health. One type that is commonly performed is called observational
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A study in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association compared the dietary and exercise behaviors of 62 adolescents who lost weight with 68 adolescents who didn’t. While their findings are most applicable to individuals 12 to 20 years old, they can still be applied to adults. What’s preventing you to kiss the extra weight
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