Following pressure to offer healthier foods for kids – McDonald’s announced changes to its Happy Meal boxes, adding apple slices, reducing the serving of french fries, and offering reduced fat or reduced fat chocolate milk. However, are these changes really all that ‘health-conscious’?
Posts Tagged ‘Weight loss’
New Healthier Happy Meal for Kids
Monday, October 10th, 2011Obese, Pear-Shaped Women Can Benefit
Friday, April 15th, 2011
Our obesity links us to diseases, early death; it makes us unhealthy, more susceptible to illness and terrible things in our lives. We know, as a people, that obesity will kill us. We know that people who lose weight reduce the amount of medication that they are on, feel better, work harder, and are stronger, emotionally balanced and overall happier. But, a recent article on CNN.com also suggests that the more you weigh, the more likely you are to have a bad memory. Can this be true? What can we do to make ourselves as healthy as we can be?
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Can our Food Make Humans Extinct?
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
According to a recent article published in the New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/health/06obese.html?ref=health) the rise in the number of Caesarian Sections, untimely deaths and birth defects in newborns might be attributed to the fact that one in five American women are obese when they get pregnant.
According to that article babies that are born to obese women are three times as likely to die in the first month and the problems are not only with the babies. The problems are also with the mothers. Obese women have higher blood pressure, diabetes, and a host of other illnesses that come with being overweight that they are dying, too!
Hospitals are trying to cope by buying larger cots, longer tools, and offering counseling on weight loss, but what does this trend show?
FOOD KEEPS US ALIVE, FOOD CAN MAKE US SICK
Thursday, July 8th, 2010Did you know that 5,000 people a year die from tainted food? From everything from salmonella to e-coli, U.S. food is in danger because it goes unchecked at so many points. And foods that shouldn’t be causing us illnesses are being contaminated, leaving us a very small safety window. Read more hear: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol5no5/mead.htm and http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs237/en/
While the FDA runs around trying to catch up with what is contaminated, and a food safety bill sits stalled in the senate since July, we are left with dangerous foods.
It is almost impossible to keep track of food recalls today. When we worried about mad-cow disease, the whole world seemed to stop and take notice, the tomato scare, a little bit less, the peanut-butter thing, ehhh, what could it really do? It’s how we as a society react to real threats. Unfortunately, media decides how we truly feel about something. Sure, if you look deeply into any subject you will know so much more, but most of us get our information from the evening news, or maybe a newspaper, possibly on our computers during lunch-hour, and if our reporters aren’t covering it, you aren’t hearing it.
Here’s a true story: several years ago, there was a summer when all you heard about was shark attacks. Do you remember? Everyday, there was a shark being spotted here, a person being attacked here. We were suddenly at risk of sharks. Then, all of the sudden, they disappeared. Truth was, that the year before, there were actually way more shark attacks than the year it was covered in the news, but you never would have known it. Here’s why. It was simply a boring summer. There were no elections, race riots, no stars being arrested. Media still has to fill an hour of TV time. They still need to get you to read their paper instead of someone else’s. And the way to do it is fear. Oh my gosh, I might be attacked by a shark. I should buy that paper and read how I can protect myself.
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Can Splenda Be More Harmful Than Helpful?
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
There was a lot of excitement when Splenda was first released on the market. But pretty soon, you can see the faults in the synthetic sweetener. Some even go so far as to call it toxic.
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Is Obesity Your Own Fault
Friday, August 7th, 2009
Obesity is on the list of things we can change if you want to get rid of a problem, you need to first look for the cause. Rather than treat the symptoms, which can last a lifetime, getting to the root of it can eliminate the problem, its symptoms and help you to lead a healthier lifestyle.
Danger of weight loss products by Hydroxycut revealed
Friday, June 12th, 2009
There is no doubt, that weight loss is very important for people with extra ponds to stay healthy. And any products to help achieve weight loss are potentially good money making machines. And that is what Hydroxycut was using to make money: people’s natural desire to stay healthy. Continue reading “Danger of weight loss products by Hydroxycut revealed” »
The Danger of OTC weight loss products
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
Sure, over the counter (OTC) weight loss pills look tempting. You see the pictures, you hear the commercials about how much he or she lost in as little as a week. Inches off, pounds shed, looking and feeling younger. All natural. Sounds great. Sign me up.
But hold on there!
How to look sexy : weight loss
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
We all crave unconditional love, and while we may be in a satisfying relationship, we still would do everything possible to look attractive to our significant other. Why bother? Because you want to be in control. It feels good to have your significant other look at you with desire. It feels great to feel sexy.. However, feeling sexy may not come that easy especially if you need to lose some pounds. Continue reading “How to look sexy : weight loss” »
Explaining Oprah's Recent Weight Gain
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
And it’s understandable considering since the feud between them started, Oprah’s gained about 40 pounds and now weighs around 200 pounds. It’s obvious to anyone Michelle Obama is not the cause of the Daytime Diva’s weight gain. Chances are, Oprah’s stress levels are through the roof, but how would that make someone gain weight?
What Hollywood stars do to loose weight
Thursday, January 8th, 2009
Even though they have more resources, they face the same problems, as we, ordinary people do. Too much weight for example. Like re Alley or Kate Winslet or Star Jones. So what are they doing about their weight management? Continue reading “What Hollywood stars do to loose weight” »
How to loose weight: diet or medications?
Monday, October 27th, 2008
Why? Because nobody likes dieting. That is why everyone was very excited when a new anti obesity drug named Tesofensine appeared on the market. But what does this drug do?
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The Effects of Drugs and Weight Gain
Saturday, September 27th, 2008
No doubt, that some drugs are linked to weight gain. Among them: almost all diabetic medications except Glucophage, Prozac, Elavil etc. But are they really the cause of weight gain? Or there is some other cause?
Meal Planning: Do We Need Breakfast To Lose Weight
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
According to the majority of experts we need to eat breakfast. Somebody even suggests, that breakfast should be the most important meal of the day. Remember: eat breakfast as a king, lunch as a prince, and dinner as a pauper. But when I tried to apply this to my weight loss program I found out that eating breakfast may be not a good idea. What I found was
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Diet planning to lose weight
Saturday, July 19th, 2008
According to common sense to loose weight you need to consume less calories. Therefore it was proposed to cut down on fat because it contains a lot of calories. Therefore low fat foods were created. However the results of consuming low fat food were disappointing. Therefore they came up with another idea: low carb diet. The result? Which approach is better?
More On Meal Planning and Weight Loss
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
A few days ago I decided to eat a steak for Saturday dinner. It was about 200 g., or about 7 ounces. Very tasty! However, I only ate about the half of the steak! I couldn’t finish it because I was full. I couldn’t believe it! A few years ago I would eat the whole steak with a side dish and asked for more.
Daily Meal Planning May Be the Key for Weight Loss
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Recently, I saw a patient who was suffering from multiple medical problems. One of them and perhaps the most important problem was obesity. And my patient understands this. Continue reading “Daily Meal Planning May Be the Key for Weight Loss” »
Obesity: is it our own fault?
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
In my understanding ther are 3 major causes of increased appetite